Politics & Government
Woman Rule In Redmond Politics
Four women were elected to Council in the 2019 election. Angela Birney was elected to the coveted Mayor position..
Well, the votes are certified with Angela Birney winning the coveted Mayoral position. Four women won Council positions this election, plus two sitting women councilmembers, so in total, six women officials represent the citizens of Redmond. Steve Fields and David Carson remain.
Angela Birney vs. Steve Fields. Birney won the mayoral position with 60.04% of the votes.
Vanessa Kritzer defeated Eugene Zakhareyev for the open seat with 70.98% of the votes.
Jessica Forsythe challenged Dayle "Hank" Margeson for Position 3 and won with 54.67% of votes.
*Varisha Khan challenged Hank Myers for Position 1 and won with 50.15% of the votes.
*Ms. Kahn secured 6666 votes vs. Mr. Myers' 6600 after a machine recount. Mr. Myers lost by 66 votes. The final count was certified by King County Elections on 12/6/19. 27 write-ins.
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Councilmember Tanika Padhye's Seat #4 will expire on 12/31/21. Councilmember Jeralee Anderson's Seat #6 will expire then as well.
Reported by Bob Yoder
12/6/2019