Prior to the pandemic, the booming Seattle economy gave the mayor lots of money for pet projects. [109] Durkan nominated Best as a finalist after another finalist withdrew to take a different position within the department,[110] and the city council confirmed Best as police chief in August 2018. [10] Her mother was primarily a homemaker who supported her husband’s career, though she eventually became an executive editor of the Ballard News-Tribune and wrote editorials. degree in 1985. "[58] Childs later said, "After the arrests were made, I was expecting to receive my pardon...Instead, I was told that they couldn't do that for me. Durkan's office denied both employees' allegations. She served as the first Citizen Observer on the Seattle Police Firearms Review Board from 1997 to 2000 and two Seattle mayors asked her to serve on Citizen Review Committees for the Seattle Police Department. [103][104], During Durkan's term as mayor, the Seattle Department of Transportation canceled several bicycle lanes and greenway projects that had been planned in previous years under the city's comprehensive bicycle plan and funded in the 2015 Move Seattle levy. [20][21], In 1994 Durkan became executive council and political director to Governor Mike Lowry, making her Lowry's chief lawyer. She held that position until September 2014.[1]. Jenny Durkan talks to KUOW reporter Amy Radil on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, on 1st Ave. South, in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed new electric vehicle parking requirements in the recent State of the City address, but the proposal is in keeping with the Seattle Climate Action Plan released in April 2018. [17] After a summer working as a baggage handler for Wien Air Alaska in St. Mary’s, Alaska as a dues-paying Teamster, Durkan enrolled in the University of Washington School of Law, earning her J.D. She served a three-year term on the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors. [93], Durkan was cited as one of the key advocates for the bringing of the NHL team the Kraken to Seattle. [98] In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, Queerty named Durkan one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people". "[55], In 2013 Durkan prosecuted Walli Mujahidh and Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif for conspiring to kill US military personnel on July 4, 2011, in a terrorist plot. Antonio Mays, Jr. Matthew Cromwell is a Capitol Hill-based multimedia journalist and the Campaign Manager of the Committee to Recall Jenny Durkan. Elections 2017 While in law school, Durkan participated in a pilot criminal defense clinic, working with the public defender's office to represent individuals charged in Seattle municipal court. Durkan then asked Judge Richard Jones "to imprison the activists, some for up to five months, in an effort to force them to testify against their peers in the Pacific Northwest’s radical left." Jenny Durkan was born in Seattle on May 19, 1958. [15] At Notre Dame, she tried out for the basketball team before being cut and ending up as the team’s statistician. "[121], Durkan has spent part of her tenure focusing on homelessness,[122] creating 600 new units of supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness in 2020. [88] The Washington State Court of Appeals overturned Initiative 124 in 2018. [123] In March 2019, she signed the Mandatory Housing Affordability bill into law, which implements affordable housing requirements and increases density in 27 Seattle neighborhoods. Jenny Durkan, a Seattle native, has built a reputation both as a “lawyer’s lawyer” and as a civic leader. An Ongoing List of People Dead Indirectly By Jenny Durkan. Emily Langlie, spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office in Western Washington, said of the DoJ's actions: "It’s not punitive, it's coercive. Mailing Address: She continued the work on a pro bono basis, until she moved to Washington, D.C. to practice law with the firm of Williams & Connolly. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Must Resign “Jenny Durkan has failed the working people of Seattle since day one of her administration. JENNY DURKAN MAYOR OF SEATTLE Life in Brief Quick Summary Born: May 19, 1958 Hometown: Issaquah, WA Current Residence: Seattle, WA political family Education • JD, University of Washington, 1985 • BA, University of Notre Dame, 1980 Family • Partner, Dana Garvey • Two sons Work History • Mayor of Seattle, 2017-Present Her company IconAlytics, Ltd., does art authentication research. He volunteered for the United States Marine Corps a week after the Attack on Pearl Harbor , soon transferring to the U.S. Navy and receiving training at the Naval V12 program at the University of Washington . Durkan stated her belief that many medical marijuana users were "fakers". Durkan defended using Childs as an informant, saying, "It's not the saints who can bring us the sinners. Early life and education. [62] Durkan was called the "establishment" candidate in the crowded primary field,[63] and was endorsed by the King County MLK Labor Council,[64] former Attorney General Eric Holder,[65] the Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund,[66] Human Rights Campaign,[67] Governor Jay Inslee,[68] Attorney General Bob Ferguson,[69] the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund,[70] former EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson,[71] former governor and commerce secretary Gary Locke, former Seattle mayor Norm Rice, former King County Executive and Deputy Secretary of U.S. Housing and Urban Development Ron Sims, Murray, some members of the Seattle City Council, labor unions,[72] The Seattle Times, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. [90], On her second day in office, Durkan signed an Executive Order to create the Seattle Promise College Tuition Program to expand free access to college for Seattle public school students. Jenny Anne Durkan (born May 19, 1958) is an American attorney and politician serving as mayor of Seattle. She was appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington in 2009, becoming the first openly gay U.S. attorney. Jenny Durkan was born in Seattle on May 19, 1958. [125], In 2020 Durkan signed an executive order to create the Seattle Promise College Tuition Program, which increases free access to college for Seattle public school students. After pressure from council member Nick Licata, Mayor Greg Nickels vetoed the legislation. 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Wash.", "Senate confirms Durkan as U.S. Attorney", "United States Attorney's Office – Western District of Washington", "Gang, drug, firearms investigation leads to 33 arrests", U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, "Oh, the Irony: Identity Theft Prosecutor Is Hacked", "Computer Crime & Internet Fraud Press Releases", "U.S. Attorney's Office Puts Spotlight on Internet Safety", "School year starts with warning about Internet safety", "Plea deal reached in plot to attack Seattle military station", "U.S. attorney to Seattle gun criminals: 'You will do federal time, "Prosecutors here cracking down on felons with guns", "Followup: How 'Operation Center of Attention' plan sprung from White Center community concerns", "Attorney general confirmation process is fractious even before it's begun", "Who Could Replace Eric Holder as Attorney General? [55] In July FBI agents raided the house of several suspects in Portland, Oregon. Both employees were Asian women, a fact the second employee pointed out. Addressing criticism about "mourning badges" for fallen officers being used to cover up police officer badge numbers, Durkan said that the policy would be reviewed and that badge numbers should always be visible. [112], During the COVID-19 pandemic, Durkan proposed one of the country's first eviction moratoriums for small businesses, nonprofits and residents. (Seattle Channel) Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s final state of the city speech was just six minutes long. After a historic year battling the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the ensuing economic fallout, and responding to months of social uprisings, you’d think Mayor Jenny Durkan would have had a lot to say in her final State of the City address last night. [119] Durkan objected to the bill and the council did not reach an agreement. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax. A recent poll on the upcoming levy that floated the idea that the Families and Education Levy may be $650 Million over 7 years. Her Seattle Promise College Tuition Program, which aims to make education affordable for all students, is partnering with area institutions on internship programs. [32], In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Durkan to be the U.S Attorney for the Western District of Washington, which covers 19 counties and is home to 4.6 million people (78% of the state's population). [106], In her first year of office, Durkan proposed and implemented free Year-Round ORCA Passes for 15,000 High School and College Students. Seattle (November 7, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement on Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Senator Kamala Harris winning the 2020 presidential election: Congratulations to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. (Seattle Channel) Every December, Mayor Jenny Durkan releases a list of accomplishments from the year, putting a positive spin on another year of her administration. The other described a hostile work environment where she was "set up to fail" despite having a good track record at previous jobs, and wanted $1.6 million in lost wages and emotional distress. Karla Gamez-Talavera. [3][4], During a July 2017 mayoral candidate forum, Durkan tossed miniature tequila bottles into the all-ages crowd and during the "talent competition" imitated Melissa McCarthy’s parody of then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer from Saturday Night Live in costume, at one point using the term "colored person" while impersonating Spicer. [83][84][85], During the 2017 Seattle mayoral election, Durkan was the only candidate to not sign a letter requesting that Seattle hotel owners, represented by the Seattle Hospitality for Progress PAC and Washington Hospitality PAC, drop a lawsuit against Initiative 124. In response, several cycling advocacy groups and city council members protested Durkan's decision-making on bicycle issues. The family lived on Mercer Island in the mid-1950s and Bellevue in the early 1960s, before settling in rural Issaquah during a time "when there [wasn't] any development." [citation needed], Durkan worked with families and other attorneys at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to prevent the return of people who had arrived lawfully at the airport[26] the day President Donald Trump's first travel ban executive order went into effect. Durkan was elected the 56th mayor of Seattle in 2017, becoming the city's first female mayor since the 1920s and its second openly LGBT elected mayor. "I've concluded that I won't look for a subsequent term," Durkan disclosed to Lord 5. [2][3][4] She took first place in the nonpartisan August primary and defeated urban planner and political activist Cary Moon in the November general election, with over 60% of the vote. [126], On June 1, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Seattle in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, police in full riot gear barricaded the SPD's East Precinct building from protesters,[127] using blast balls,[128] flash bang grenades, and pepper spray against the crowd "at times with little apparent provocation". She said the encampments were cleared for the safety of both their residents and the community, and had "shootings, human trafficking and other violent crimes". The family lived on Mercer Island in the mid-1950s and Bellevue in the early 1960s, before settling in rural Issaquah during a time "when there [wasn't] any development." Mayor Jenny Durkan signed a 2021 Seattle budget Monday that cuts police department spending by at least 15%, much less than the reduction originally sought by … "2020 has recently been a severe year, yet we have some extreme months in front of us. Durkan's campaign received $50,000 from the two PACs,[86] including $20,000 from Seattle luxury hotel developer Richard Hedreen. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a news conference during the summer of 2020. Please email: Seattle Council Members (council@seattle.gov); the city Department of Education and Early Learning (dwane.chappelle@seattle.gov); and Mayor Jenny Durkan (jenny.durkan@seattle.gov). [108], Durkan's selection of a permanent chief of the Seattle Police Department in May 2018 ran into controversy after her list of finalists excluded interim chief Carmen Best, who had also served as deputy chief. As Mayor Durkan marks three years since taking office, the Office of the Mayor has released its third annual report outlining updates on key community… [ Keep reading ], Small Business Grants to Focus on Restaurants and Bars; Worker Grants to Focus on Hospitality Industry  City Offering Technical Support for New State Small Business Grants Seattle (December 4, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City Council President M. Lorena González, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, and Councilmember Tammy Morales today announced a… [ Keep reading ], Applications Currently Open for Fall 2021; Students Encouraged to Apply SEATTLE (December 3, 2020) — The City of Seattle, Seattle Colleges, and Seattle Public Schools celebrated the largest enrollment in Seattle Promise in the program’s history. Education: University of Notre Dame University of Washington, Seattle : Jenny Anne Durkan (born May 19, 1958) is an American politician. [143] Durkan estimated that her legal expenses to fight the recall would total $240,000. [150], 2011 raids on medical marijuana dispensaries, Handling of George Floyd protests and failed recall attempt. [91] She then proposed the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise levy,[92] which would double the number of kids able to attend the Seattle Preschool Program from 1,500 to 2,700 in 2025-26, maintain and expand school-based health centers, create and maintain year-round learning programs to close the opportunity gap from K-12, and fully fund two years of free college. One alleged that Durkan had "grabbed her face and forcibly turned her head" when the employee was making suggestions on how to handle the anniversary of the death of community leader Donnie Chin. Durkan served on the nonprofit board of the Center for Women and Democracy from 2000 to 2009, as a founding Board Member for the Seattle Police Foundation from 2002 to 2004, and as the Chair of the Washington State Attorney General's Task Force on Consumer Privacy, which resulted in legislation that became a national model for identity theft protections. She was elected Mayor of Seattle in 2017, becoming its first female mayor since the 1920s and the … from the University of Washington. The Mayor directs and controls all City offices and departments except where that authority is granted to another office by the City Charter. She later apologized for distributing the tequila, saying she had thought the event, held at late night music venue Neumos, was for people 21 and over. Summer Taylor. Once the pandemic hit, Durkan’s popularity soared as she effectively marshalled quarantine measures. [118], On May 15, Seattle City Council members Tammy Morales, Teresa Mosqueda and Kshama Sawant introduced an ordinance to ban sweeps of encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was raised in a large Irish Catholic family of eight siblings. Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan says ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ is ‘patriotic’ and slams Trump’s ‘illegal’ warning Mollie Mansfield 12 Jun 2020, 14:22 [147] The same day, Western Washington District Court judge Richard A. Jones ruled that the city of Seattle had violated the Consent Decree on four counts by using crowd control weapons during the George Floyd protests. Lasnik. Durkan played a leading role in prosecuting cybercrimes, including hacking,[39] skimming[40] and identity theft. She didn’t have a care in the world for business owners who had their stores looted and vandalized. [16], After graduating, Durkan spent two years in Alaska, teaching high-school English and coaching a girls' basketball team in the Yup’ik Eskimo community through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Iosia Faletogo. [117] But she continued sweeping homeless encampments, forcing homeless people to leave their campsite and find a different place to live. Seattle is now the largest U.S. city to provide free transit passes to high school students. [129][130] On June 2, Durkan spoke to a group of protesters for the first time after five days of demonstrations. It was a really bad week for Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. On Monday (June 15), in an expected response to the Black Lives Matter protests, the City Council approved a bill banning police use of a wide range of crowd-control weapons. Kaushik is also a lobbyist for Comcast and continues to advise Durkan on policy. 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