After a year and a half in office, Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore announced today that she’s stepping down. Her resignation goes into effect July 7. PubliCola’s Erica C. Barnett first reported the news on Bluesky, and Moore confirmed in an interview with KOMO News.

“I've been having some health struggles,” Moore said in her KOMO interview. “I want to make sure that I pay attention to what my health needs are but also make sure that I'm not leaving District 5 in a lurch.”

“I came in fully intending to fill out my term,” she continued. “But at the end of the day, I think my constituents deserve to have a representative who can be fully present and be a continued, continuous advocate for them. If I cannot do that, then it's a disservice to them.”

The decision follows a pretty negat

See Full Page