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Dionne Foster

Position 9 · Citywide

Dionne Foster

Member · 2026–2029

Serving now Official Council page

2026 so far LegisRate points

53.0

Introduced Jan 1, 2026–Oct 8, 2026

16 sponsored measures adopted in this timeframe.

Largest policy area: Housing & Homelessness.

How scoring works

Tabs below show the full available 2015–2026 record. Longer service allows more time to accumulate points. Sources checked Oct 8, 2026.

Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

Serving now · recorded terms: 2026–2029. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.

Dionne Foster is a Seattle politician representing citywide Position 9 on the City Council. Raised in Virginia, she moved to Seattle for graduate school and worked in utility assistance, nonprofit grants, and progressive policy advocacy before her election. She campaigned on affordable housing, rent stabilization, public safety, denser housing, and climate policy.

Foster was elected to Position 9 in 2025 after defeating incumbent council president Sara Nelson. Her campaign focused on affordable housing, rent stabilization, public safety, denser housing, and climate change, following work in utility assistance, philanthropy, and progressive advocacy.

Background summary adapted from Wikipedia; it is separate from the LegisRate record and score.

Full available record · 2015–2026

Activity record

16 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 33 of 34 Full Council attendance records.

Outcome, voting, and attendance describe the record; they do not add to or subtract from the LegisRate score.

Sponsored measures adopted 16 passed

100.0% passage rate

Recorded votes in favor 113 in favor

0 opposed · 1 abstained

Full Council attendance 97.1% present or late

33 of 34 records

Sponsorship record12 prime · 4 co-sponsor · 16 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes0 unsuccessful · 0 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices114 recorded decisions0.0% opposed · 0.9% abstained · 0 not voting
Votes on contested matters4 recorded choices3 supported · 0 opposed · 1 abstained
Attendance detail32 present · 1 late1 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing16 early · 0 after committee · 0 after passageFirst appearance in the official sponsor record.
Council-wide voting context93.4% without recorded opposition or abstention2912 of 3119 eligible final tallies; 207 contested.

Only the latest recorded legislative vote per matter is used; a missing structured tally is not counted as an absence.

Separate public records · non-scoring context

Financial information

Sources checked independently

Campaign contributions show money given to a campaign. Personal disclosure filings list reported income, investments and financial interests, often in broad ranges. These records do not estimate personal wealth or establish donor influence.

Campaign contributions

Reviewed

2025 Council Position 9 · Citywide

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

Checked Oct 10, 2026

Official SEEC campaign record

Donor list ranks reported donor names by direct private cash and in-kind contributions, net of audited corrections. Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and independent expenditures are separate.

Top 20 reported donor names · 83 names including ties

Equal amounts share a rank; names are alphabetical within a tie. The list includes ties at the cutoff.

  1. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · 34th District Democrats $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Aisling Kerins $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Alfred Lee $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Alyx Fier $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Ananda Valenzuela $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Andrea Sanderson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Andrew Lewis $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Brian Jacobson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Bryan Kirschner $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Carl Hiltbrunner $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Carma Clark $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Cathy Habib $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Chris Anderson Also reported as: Chris L Anderson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Chuan T Nguyen $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Cynthia Whitaker $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Dan Carmichael $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Daniel Glick $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Daniel Goodman $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  19. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Darya Khalili $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · David Habib $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
Show 63 more names, including every tie at the cutoff
  1. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Donna Caditz $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Elect Opportunity PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Ellen Ferguson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Ethan Babcock $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · FairVote Washington PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Fuse Votes $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Garland McQuinn $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Grace Nordhoff $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Irene Basloe Saraf Also reported as: Irene Saraf $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · J. Bradley Brickman $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Jabez Blumenthal $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · JC Wright $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · John Sprouse $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Karen Kalish $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Khia Johnson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Kobie Hatcher $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Kraig Peck $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Lenox Brassell $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  19. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Lisa Bontje $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Margaret Seward $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  21. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Mark Butler $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  22. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Mason Bryant $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  23. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Medicare for All PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  24. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Megan Anderson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  25. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Michelle Quackenbush $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  26. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · MLK Jr. County Labor Council COPE $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  27. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Ondraus Jenkins $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  28. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · OneAmerica Votes Justice Fund $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  29. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · OPEIU Local 8 PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  30. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Peter Sagerson $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  31. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Philip Weiss $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  32. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Professional & Technical Employees Local 17 PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  33. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Rebecca Hamburg-Cappy $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  34. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Rebecca Liebman $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  35. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Robin Engle $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  36. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Rory O'Sullivan $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  37. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Ruth Lipscomb $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  38. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Sally Goodwin $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  39. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Sally Ketcham $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  40. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Sarah Esch $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  41. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Sarah Sumadi $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  42. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Sean Vanaman $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  43. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  44. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · SEIU Committee of Interns & Resident Physicians PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  45. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · SEIU Healthcare 1199NW PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  46. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · SEIU Local 6 PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  47. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · SEIU Local 925 Public Service PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  48. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Srilakshmi Remala $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  49. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Srilata Remala $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  50. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Stefanie Brendler $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  51. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Susan Brickman $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  52. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Takayo Ederer $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  53. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Teamsters Local 117 Working Families PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  54. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · The Queer Agenda $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  55. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Theodore W Hastings $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  56. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · UAW Region 6 Western States PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  57. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · UFCW Active Ballot Club $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  58. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · UNITE HERE Local 8 PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  59. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Vincent A O'Halloran, Sr $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  60. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Vivian Song $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  61. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · WA Housing Alliance Action Fund PAC $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  62. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Washington Bikes $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  63. Tied rank 1 (83 names) · Working Washington $650.00 total Cash $650.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00

Names are grouped only by official contributor ID. Similar names, households and employers are not combined based on assumptions.

Campaign funding breakdown
  • Candidate self-financing$350.00
  • Ordinary Democracy Vouchers$356,025.00
  • Direct private cash and in-kind, net of audited corrections$225,390.87
Sources and coverage

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

One election cycle; primary and general are combined. This is not a lifetime total.

Contributor names follow public campaign filing IDs; reported names are not inferred identities.

Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and other receipts are separate from the donor ranking.

Independent expenditures are outside the candidate donor list.

This is a dated snapshot; later filings or amendments can change amounts.

Independent expenditures are not included in this donor list; this does not mean none were reported. Separate from direct candidate donors; deferred in this pilot. Check the separate SEEC record

Personal financial disclosure

Reviewed

Latest received publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of the check date.

Checked Oct 10, 2026

Washington PDC Personal Financial Affairs (F-1) · official statement viewer

Coverage year 2025 · Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 · received Apr 14, 2026

View 22 disclosed entries

Disclosed income · 3

  • Washington Progress Alliance EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Filer
    • Reported income range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
  • Sunbreak Strategies SELF EMPLOYED Filer
    • Reported income rangeLess than $30,000.00
  • University of Washington FACULTY Filer
    • Reported income rangeLess than $30,000.00

Financial assets and investment income · 14

  • BECU Checking Filer
    • Reported value range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
    • Reported income rangeLess than $30,000.00
  • Wealthfront Savings Filer
    • Reported value range$60,000.00 - $99,999.99
  • Capital Group / American Funds Retirement Account Filer
    • Reported value range$60,000.00 - $99,999.99
  • Nationwide Retirement Account Filer
    • Reported value range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
  • Stocks Wealthfront Individual Investment Account Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: (No ticker)

  • Stocks Individual Investment Account Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: (No ticker)

  • Stocks Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: VTSAX

  • Stocks Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: VTI

  • Stocks Google Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: GOOG

  • Stocks Intel Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: INTC

  • Stocks NVIDIA Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: NVDA

  • Stocks Shopify Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: SHOP

  • Stocks Soundhound Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: SOUN

  • Stocks Spotify Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: SPOT

Business and organizational interests · 2

  • Sunbreak Strategies owner Filer

    Reported ownership: 100

    An organizational role does not imply ownership or personal income.
  • Climate Solutions Action Fund Board Director Filer An organizational role does not imply ownership or personal income.

Washington real estate · 1

  • Washington real estate Reported property; location omitted Filer
    • Reported value range$500,000.00 - $749,999.99
    Assessed-value band; not market value, equity or net worth.

Disclosed creditors · 2

  • LoanCare Real-estate creditor Filer
    • Original debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    • Current debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    Original and current bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • Loancare Real-estate creditor Filer
    • Original debt range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
    • Current debt range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
    Original and current bands are separate; amounts are not added.
Sources and coverage

Latest received publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of the check date.

Self-reported personal disclosure, separate from campaign contributions, government finance and LegisRate scores. Bands are not exact income or net worth. Asset values describe the reporting period, not present holdings. An entry does not establish a conflict, misconduct or donor influence. Blank amount fields remain unspecified.

Includes filer and explicitly joint entries only. Family-only entries, all addresses, parcel identifiers, contacts, signatures, account identifiers, loan terms/security and unnecessary personal descriptions are omitted. Joint bands are not divided into a personal share.

Manual category/identity review of actual official source JSON; no net-worth calculation.

No included row is not evidence of no income, no assets, no liabilities or no business role.

Mortgages are drawn from the real-estate section as well as the separate debt section.

Repeated source rows are preserved; account labels or repeated bands are not deduplicated.

SEEC separate local F-1 statements · checked Oct 10, 2026: SEEC directs readers to contact its office for statement copies. No request made. Source

What the work concerns

Policy-area mix

Housing & Homelessness accounts for the largest share of points in the full 2015–2026 record: 31.4 points (59.2%).

Dionne Foster's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 53.0 points

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Housing & Homelessness

31.4 points · 59.2%

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By year

Annual work

In 2026, 16 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 53.0 points.

Full annual history · 2015–2026. Points use the measure’s introduction year.

YearPointsSponsored measures adopted
202653.016
Total in available record53.016
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
202653.016100.01640.00.997.1
Total in available record53.016100.01640.00.997.1

Rates are shown only when the relevant official record exists. Vote and attendance measures describe participation; they do not affect points.

Council roles

Committees & positions

11 committee assignments available for current service.

  • ChairHousing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee
  • Vice ChairHuman Services, Labor, and Economic Development Committee
  • MemberLand Use and Sustainability Committee
  • MemberLibraries, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee
  • MemberTransportation, Waterfront, and Seattle Center Committee
  • MemberSelect Budget Committee
  • MemberSelect Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes
  • MemberSelect Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District
  • MemberSelect Committee on the Comprehensive Plan
  • MemberSelect Committee on the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy 6-Yr. Implementation and Evaluation Plan
  • MemberSelect Committee on the Library Levy

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

16 adopted measures contribute to the full 2015–2026 total. Bills are listed by credited points.

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Approves proposed charter changes governing Seattle's voter-created Social Housing Developer.Res 32209 · Resolution (Res) · 2026 · Housing & HomelessnessAffordable Housing +7.0 pts

Official titleA resolution approving the proposed charter amendments recommended by the board of the Seattle Social Housing Developer.

Affordable Housing

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 2: implementation crosses departments or affects a core citywide governmental function.

Factors [2, 0, 2, 2]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(6 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned resolution 32209
Creates a do-not-solicit list protecting homeowners from unwanted residential-property offers.CB 121259 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Housing & Homelessness +6.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to unfair housing practices; adding new protections for homeowners from unwanted solicitation of residential property by establishing a Do Not Solicit List; providing an enforcement process; prescribing penalties; amending Section 14.08.020 and 14.08.190 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 14.08.042 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding reporting requirements.

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $369,500. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [2, 0, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127491
Regulates rental fees, expands disclosure and recordkeeping requirements, and strengthens enforcement.CB 121254 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Housing & HomelessnessProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to rental agreement regulation; requiring disclosure of fees, prohibiting and limiting certain fees, requiring retention of compliance records, expanding investigation authority, and establishing new enforcement mechanisms; amending Section 7.24.020, 7.24.050, 7.24.060, 7.24.120, and 7.24.130 of, and adding new Sections 7.24.039, 7.24.040, 7.24.045, 7.24.170, 7.24.180, 7.24.190, 7.24.200, 7.24.210, 7.24.220, 7.24.230, and 7.24.240 to, the Seattle Municipal Code.

Procurement & Contracts

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $1,435,200. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127497
Creates an official Arts and Cultural District in the Columbia and Hillman City neighborhoods.Res 32200 · Resolution (Res) · 2026 · Arts, Culture & CommunityArts & CultureNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleA resolution creating an Arts and Cultural District in the Columbia Hillman City neighborhood of Seattle.

Arts & CultureNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $110,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned resolution 32200
Creates an official Arts and Cultural District in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood.Res 32201 · Resolution (Res) · 2026 · Arts, Culture & CommunityArts & CultureNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleA resolution creating an Arts and Cultural District in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle.

Arts & CultureNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $110,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned resolution 32201
Temporarily expands how much capacity transitional homeless encampments may provide under Seattle's land-use code.CB 121195 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoning +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to land use and zoning; adopting interim provisions to expand the capacity of transitional encampments; and amending Sections 23.42.054 and 23.42.056 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Zoning

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $4,066. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127436
Places Montlake property under the Housing Office and opens a competitive process to choose its developer.CB 121237 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Housing & HomelessnessNeighborhoodsProcurement & ContractsCity Property +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the Seattle Office of Housing (OH); placing acquired real property in the Montlake neighborhood under the jurisdiction of OH; authorizing OH to issue a competitive request for proposals for selection of a preferred developer and to execute and deliver a contract for transfer of land, deed, and related documents to the selected developer; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

NeighborhoodsProcurement & ContractsCity Property

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $6,050,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127462
Renews Seattle’s lease with the U.S. Army for interim use of 33.95 acres at Fort Lawton.CB 121295 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Government Operations & FinanceProcurement & ContractsCity Property +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services or the Director’s designee to negotiate and execute a real property lease renewal with the United States Army for The City of Seattle’s continued interim use and occupancy of 33.95 acres at the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center.

Procurement & ContractsCity Property

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $1,401,638. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical fund, property, debt, or administrative actionSigned ordinance 127513
Orders a review of city data practices and stronger privacy standards for future contracts.Res 32194 · Resolution (Res) · 2026 · Civil Rights & Democracy +3.0 pts

Official titleA RESOLUTION reaffirming data and privacy protections for any person seeking or accessing City programs or services; requesting a review of the City’s data collection and sharing practices to limit data exposure to the federal government and to other local, regional, and state jurisdictions; and requesting that departments incorporate privacy standards into future contracting requirements.

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 2: implementation crosses departments or affects a core citywide governmental function.

Factors [0, 0, 0, 2]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(2 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedcivil-rights or democratic-process actionSigned resolution 32194
Adopts housing-levy plans and funding policies for low-income housing programs through 2028.CB 121218 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Housing & HomelessnessAffordable Housing +3.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to housing for low-income households; adopting the 2023 Seattle Housing Levy Administrative and Financial Plan for program years 2026-2028; adopting Housing Funding Policies for program years 2026-2028 for the 2023 Seattle Housing Levy and other fund sources; authorizing actions by the Director of Housing regarding past and future housing loans and contracts; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Affordable Housing

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(2 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127460