With Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s surprise announcement she would not be seeking a second term in 2021 and would instead focus on the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the playing field has been left wide open for opportunistic urbanists and veteran officials alike to launch their bids.
While the election is still nearly 10 months away, two candidates have already formally declared they will run: architect Andrew Grant Lewis and SEED Interim Executive Director Lance Randall. The filing deadline for all candidates isn’t until the end of May.
In a year that’s been fraught with political disagreements between the City Council and Mayor’s office, compounded by the economic impact
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