Lisa Herbold
Lisa Herbold was a member of the Seattle City Council in Washington, representing District 1. Herbold assumed office in 2016. Herbold left office on December 31, 2023.
Herbold ran for re-election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 1 in Washington. Herbold won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 1
Incumbent Lisa Herbold defeated Phillip Tavel in the general election for Seattle City Council District 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 20,033 | |
| Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 15,787 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 35,959 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 1
Incumbent Lisa Herbold and Phillip Tavel defeated Brendan Kolding in the primary for Seattle City Council District 1 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 13,405 | |
| ✔ | Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan) | 32.3 | 8,558 | |
| Brendan Kolding (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 4,435 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 26,483 | ||||
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2015
The city of Seattle, Washington, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on August 4, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 15, 2015. All nine council seats were up for election.[1][2] In the Position 1 race, Shannon Braddock and Lisa Herbold advanced past Pavel Goberman, Charles R. Redmond III, Arturo Robles, Jody Rushmer, Phillip Tavel, Brianna Thomas and Karl Wirsing in the primary election on August 4, 2015. A recount to decide the race between Braddock and Herbold started on December 3, 2015, and concluded with confirmation of Herbold's victory on December 7, 2015.[3] Amanda Kay Helmick dropped from the race on May 20, 2015.[4]
| Seattle City Council Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Herbold |
49.8% | 12,459 |
| Shannon Braddock | 49.6% | 12,420 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 155 |
| Total Votes | 25,034 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "November 3, 2015 General Election Recount Summary Report-Final Results, City of Seattle Council District No. 1," December 7, 2015 | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 1 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Lisa Herbold |
30.1% | 5,234 | |
| Shannon Braddock |
27.8% | 4,824 | |
| Phillip Tavel | 18.2% | 3,156 | |
| Brianna Thomas | 10.2% | 1,765 | |
| Charles R. Redmond III | 7.3% | 1,268 | |
| Jody Rushmer | 2.1% | 368 | |
| Karl Wirsing | 1.4% | 245 | |
| Arturo Robles | 1.4% | 240 | |
| Pavel Goberman | 1.2% | 204 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 58 | |
| Total Votes | 16,247 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
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2015
Herbold's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Valuing Art
- Excerpt: "The arts are valuable both for their intrinsic benefits – our experience of the arts – and because they promote broad social and economic goals, such as increased jobs and improved student achievement."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Transportation is vital for West Seattle and South Park residents and businesses, as we have a limited number of routes to the rest of the city. When it comes to transportation, we need a safe, affordable, and reliable multi-modal system that works."
SODO Arena
- Excerpt: "If elected, I would respect the vote of the 2012 City & County Councils if all of the conditions of that deal are met, including getting both an NBA team and NHL club together in order to release the full $200 million subsidy."
Growth & Development
- Excerpt: "West Seattle is an attractive and livable community facing real challenges as it continues to grow. Density is an important value, but it must be considered alongside other values that are also important to our quality of life, such as open space, mobility, public safety, and affordability. Our growth will continue to challenge our ability to balance these very values that may sometimes seem to be in conflict."
Equity
- Excerpt: "To me, equity is means both addressing present income inequality and addressing inequality in access to opportunities. Only 25% of the workers on city taxpayer funded projects are city residents. This is why we must ensure that the City’s recently passed Targeted/Local Hire ordinance is fully implemented and monitored to ensure that our public dollars are being used to employ residents of our city who can then reinvest in their neighborhoods."
Affordability
- Excerpt: "It is critical that the private sector be a partner to mitigate the need for low-income housing created by new commercial and residential development in our city. Taxpayer funded housing through the Housing Levy cannot solve this problem, nor is it fair for the taxpayer to bear the full brunt of this responsibility. These new developments create jobs for workers in the 30-50% median income range, yet there is no housing for these new workers. As a result, they and others are rapidly being priced out of the city altogether. This results in longer commute times and higher transportation costs for low income people, and it also clogs our streets and adds to auto emissions."
Personal
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Herbold and her husband, Bob, have three children.[6]
See also
2019 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Law, Rules and Information for Filers," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Seattle City Council Districts," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ West Seattle Herald, "Amanda Helmick drops out of District 1 City Council race," May 20, 2015
- ↑ Lisa Herbold campaign website, "Issues," accessed July 21, 2015
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