Richard Conlin

Richard Conlin
Richard Conlin, 2013
Member of the Seattle City Council for Position 2
In office
January 1, 1998 – January 1, 2014
Preceded byJane Noland
Succeeded byKshama Sawant
President of the Seattle City Council
In office
January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2012
Preceded byNick Licata
Succeeded bySally J. Clark
Personal details
Born (1948-05-01) May 1, 1948 (age 76)
Washington, D.C., United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSue Ann Allen[1]
Children3
ResidenceSeattle, Washington
EducationMichigan State University (BA, MA)

Richard Conlin (born May 1, 1948) is a former member of the Seattle City Council, first elected to council in 1997 and reelected in 2001, 2005, and 2009. He was elected, unanimously, by the council to be its president on January 7, 2008[2] and was unanimously reelected on January 4, 2010.[3]

He was defeated in the 2013 election by Kshama Sawant of Socialist Alternative.[4][5]

  1. ^ Seattle Voters' Guide, Candidate Bios http://www.switchyardmedia.com/images/stories/showcase/2009_seattle_elections/slideshow448.html Accessed online February 7, 2010
  2. ^ Seattle City Council Minutes, Monday, January 7, 2008 http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=&s2=20080107&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=MINU1&Sect3=PLURON&d=MINU&p=1&u=%2F~public%2Fminu1.htm&r=1&f=G Accessed online February 7, 2010
  3. ^ Seattle City Council Minutes, Monday, January 4, 2010 http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=&s2=20100104&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=MINU1&Sect3=PLURON&d=MINU&p=1&u=/~public/minu1.htm&r=1&f=G Access online February 7, 2010
  4. ^ Joel Connelly. "Socialist Sawant wins City Council seat". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  5. ^ Martha Kang and Manuel Valdes. "Conlin Concedes to Socialist Sawant in Seattle Council Race". KPLU.org.

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