Hours after a humbling political reversal, Cathy Moore has announced she is resigning her seat representing the city’s north on the Seattle City Council due to “health and personal reasons.”
“My decision to leave the City Council is one I’ve been considering seriously over the past several months due to some recent health challenges,” Moore said in the announcement. “Ultimately, I believe that District 5 community members deserve a representative who can give their full attention to the critical issues facing the City and its neighborhoods.”
Moore, a former King County Superior Court judge, was elected in 2023 with a centrist approach to policy and promises of what she said would be a more civil approach to Seattle politics.
CHS reported here on Moore’s decision to withdraw her proposed legislation championed by Council President Sara Nelson that would have allowed members to vote on bills in which they have a disclosed conflict of interest. Continue reading