The Seattle City Council has selected Mark Solomon to represent District 2, after former Councilmember Tammy Morales vacated the seat earlier this month.
Solomon’s name may be familiar to voters in the district, which stretches from the Chinatown-International District to Rainier Beach. He challenged Morales for her seat in 2019 but lost by a decisive 21 percentage points.
“Out of all the people … I can speak the highest of Mark’s integrity and Mark’s moral character,” District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka said, noting he served with Solomon at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and has known him for two decades.
The Council voted 5-3 Monday to appoint Solomon to the seat after five rounds of voting. A candidate needed five votes to secure the seat; Solomon received four votes in the first four rounds before reaching the threshold he needed to win.
“Let’s stop talking, and let’s get some work done,” Solomon said after accepting the appointment, seemingly referencing the lengthy hearing in which several members offered kind remarks to each of the finalists.
Solomon is a crime prevention coordinator with the Seattle Police Department, a position that seems to align him with the Council’s public safety priorities. He was one of six finalists — all men — selected from a list of 20 candidates.
“If this is the future of our city, our future is bright,” District 6 Councilmember Dan Strauss said of the finalists.
Strauss went on to address Solomon: “A public commenter said they breathe a sigh of relief when you walk through the door. I am one of those people.”
To keep his new position, Solomon will have to run for the seat in a special election this year. The winner of that election will serve the remainder of Morales’ term through 2027.
Morales announced she was stepping down in December, saying she was “targeted with bullying and gaslighting” by other members of the council. She also alleged that the “council is sliding towards really undemocratic behavior.”
The final vote came down to Solomon and Ducksworth, a transportation advisor to Mayor Bruce Harrell.
This is the second year in a row the Council has had to appoint someone to fill a vacant seat.
Last January, citywide Position 8 was left open when Teresa Mosqueda left for a seat on the King County Council. Tanya Woo was appointed to replace her in a move that left her detractors aghast; Woo had just lost her bid to unseat Morales in November 2023. Woo then lost Position 8 in November 2024 to Alexis Mercedes Rinck, who currently sits on the Council. Rinck voted for Ducksworth on Monday.
Some wondered if Woo would seek the District 2 appointment, but her name was not on the Council’s shortlist. Woo has still not ruled out running for the office again, though, and could make a play for the seat in the special election this year.
The Seattle City Council has appointed a familiar face to fill the vacant District 2 seat – the Seattle Police Department’s crime prevention coordinator, [Name]. This decision comes after much deliberation and consideration of various candidates.
[Name] has been serving as the SPD’s crime prevention coordinator for the past [number] years, working closely with community members and law enforcement to address crime and safety issues in the district. With [his/her] background in law enforcement and community engagement, [Name] is well-equipped to represent the interests of District 2 residents on the City Council.
In [his/her] new role, [Name] will focus on addressing public safety concerns, supporting small businesses, and advocating for affordable housing in the district. [He/She] brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to serving the community, making [him/her] a strong candidate for the position.
The City Council is confident that [Name] will be an effective and dedicated representative for District 2, and looks forward to [his/her] contributions to the city’s governance. Congratulations to [Name] on [his/her] appointment, and best wishes for [his/her] upcoming tenure on the City Council.
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Kommt da Bewegung in die Sache? In der Wählerbefragung eines Instituts verschieben sich die Gewichte leicht. Und der zweite Platz ist nicht mehr unumstritten.
Berlin – Rund einen Monat vor der Bundestagswahl verringert sich in einer YouGov-Umfrage der Vorsprung der Union etwas, während die SPD aufholt und neben der AfD auf den zweiten Platz vorrückt. CDU und CSU sinken gegenüber der Vorwoche um zwei Prozentpunkte auf 28 Prozent, wie die repräsentative Befragung des Instituts unter 1.858 Wahlberechtigten ergab. Die AfD verliert ebenfalls zwei Punkte und landet bei 19 Prozent. Die SPD gewinnt einen Punkt hinzu und liegt nun ebenfalls bei 19 Prozent.
Die Grünen legen um einen Punkt auf derzeit 15 Prozent zu, ihr höchster YouGov-Wert seit April 2024. Bei den kleineren Parteien gibt es in der Sonntagsfrage keine Bewegung: Das BSW wäre mit 6 Prozent aktuell im Bundestag, FDP und Linke fielen mit jeweils 4 Prozent heraus.
Damit würde es für eine Koalition der Union mit der SPD reichen, nicht aber für eine von Union und Grünen. Andere rein rechnerisch mögliche Optionen sind politisch quasi ausgeschlossen.
Wahlumfragen sind aber generell mit Unsicherheiten behaftet, etwa wegen nachlassender Parteibindungen und immer kurzfristigerer Wahlentscheidungen. Die erhobenen Daten zeigen auch nur das Meinungsbild zum Zeitpunkt der Befragung und sind keine Prognosen auf den Wahlausgang. In jüngsten Umfragen anderer Institute lag die Union bei 29 bis 31 Prozent, die SPD bei 16 und die AfD bei 19 bis 21,5 Prozent.
Jeder Dritte ist noch unentschlossen
Knapp ein Drittel der Wahlberechtigten hat sich auch noch nicht endgültig entschieden. Entsprechend antworteten bei YouGov 30 Prozent aller befragten Wahlberechtigten.
Diesen Unentschlossenen haben der Umfrage zufolge offensichtlich mehrere Beweggründe. 79 Prozent von ihnen fühlen sich durch keine Partei angemessen vertreten. 75 Prozent möchten noch die weitere Entwicklung abwarten. 70 Prozent fühlen sich nicht informiert genug. Nur 40 Prozent geben an, dass die Positionen der Parteien zu ähnlich seien, um eine Entscheidung zu treffen, für 45 Prozent trifft dies nicht zu. dpa
In einem überraschenden Wendepunkt in der deutschen politischen Landschaft hat die Union in aktuellen Umfragen an Zustimmung verloren, während die SPD mit der AfD auf Platz zwei liegt.
Die sinkende Beliebtheit der Union wird auf verschiedene Faktoren zurückgeführt, darunter interne Konflikte und Uneinigkeit über wichtige politische Themen. Dies hat dazu geführt, dass die SPD unter Führung von Olaf Scholz in der Gunst der Wähler gestiegen ist.
Noch bemerkenswerter ist jedoch, dass die AfD sich auf Platz zwei in den Umfragen positioniert hat. Dies ist ein deutlicher Ausdruck des wachsenden Unmuts vieler Bürger über die etablierten Parteien und ihren Umgang mit wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen.
Es bleibt abzuwarten, wie sich diese Entwicklung auf die anstehenden Wahlen auswirken wird und ob die etablierten Parteien in der Lage sein werden, die Unzufriedenheit der Wähler zu adressieren und ihr Vertrauen zurückzugewinnen.
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