Candidate Introductions

All candidates running for Seattle City Council in 2019 are invited to submit a voluntary 150-word Candidate Introduction.

Candidates have until mid-May to file for office. This page will be updated at least once a month with new information. 

The Candidate Introductions are available in 15 languages. Learn more about the candidates by downloading each PDF:

• English
• Amharic / አማርኛ
• Cambodian / Khmer
• Chinese (Traditional)/ 繁體中文
• Chinese (Simplified)/ 简体中文
• Filipino / Tagalog
• Korean / 한국어
• Lao / ພາສາລາວ
• Oromo / Oromiffa
• Russian / русский язык
• Somali / af Soomaali
• Spanish / Español
• Thai / ภาษาไทย
• Tigrigna / ትግርኛ
• Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

(Last updated: 04/05/2019)