Jane Noland

Jane Noland was a member of the Seattle City Council serving from 1986 to 1998.

Biography

Noland was born in Washington, D.C.. She earned her bachelor's degree in history from Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, her master's degree in public law and government from Columbia University and her Juris Doctor from University of Puget Sound. After college, Noland was Peace Corps volunteer and day-care center worker. She then moved to Washington state, where she was legal counsel to the King County Council and a litigation attorney at a private firm. In the general election, Noland won with 56% of the vote against Barbara Stenson. Noland, and fellow councilmember Sherry Harris were instrumental in passing amendments to the Women and Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) ordinance to set aside a specific percentage City contracts for women and minorities. She also worked with council member Tina Podlodowski worked, and passed, legislation to support domestic violence victims.

In 1997, Noland chose not to run for reelection but instead ran for Mayor of Seattle.

Post-council Noland was appointed to serve on the Seattle Public Library board of trustees from 2009 to 2013.