Sally Bagshaw

Sally G. Bagshaw (born 15 February 1951) is an American politician. She was a member of the Seattle City Council from 2016 to 2019. Before being elected to city council, she had been chief civil deputy prosecutor in the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for eight years under Norm Maleng.

Legal career Bagshaw attended Stanford University for her undergraduate degree, then University of Idaho earning a Juris Doctor degree. She began her legal career as an assistant attorney general at both the University of Washington and Washington State University. For thirteen years, we worked at the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, for eight of those years she was the chief civil deputy prosecutor.

Seattle City Council

2009 election On March 1, 2009, councilmember Jan Drago announced that she would not seek reelection, creating an open seat for Position 4. Drago urged Bagshaw to run for her seat because of her deep knowledge and unique skills. Bagshaw ran on replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, changing zoning laws to increase low-income housing and allowing for Assessor Dwelling Units in single-family zones, and bringing light rail to West Seattle. Bagshaw donated $150 to Republican Attorney General Rob Mckenna, and her husband donated $900 to King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg

In the primary election, Bagshaw won a majority of votes, 51%, with her nearest challenger, David Bloom, only garnering 18% of the vote. In the November General election, Bagshaw won in a landslide with 69% of the vote compared to Bloom's 30%.

Bagshaw won in a landslide in the November General Election against Bellomio, 84% to 15%.

2015 election In 2015, all nine city council seats would be up for election, with seven seats turning from city-wide to district seats. Bagshaw was initially open to running in District 4, but ultimately decided to run in District 7 which covers Downtown, South Lake Union, Queen Anne, and Magnolia.

In the August Primary election, Bagshaw would get first place in a landslide, with 76% of the vote, with her nearest competitor, Deborah Zech-Artis, only receiving 13%. In the general election, Bagshaw won in another landslide, with 81% of the vote compared to Zech-Artis' 18%.

Tenure During her tenure as chair of the Human Services Committee, Bagshaw oversaw the council's response to the East Duwamish Greenbelt homeless encampment, also known as The Jungle. Councilmembers, included Bagshaw, wanted to slow down Mayor Ed Murray's plan to clear the encampment until permanent housing was offered to all people in the encampment.

On a 6–3 vote, the council, including Bagshaw, voted to sweep the Jungle. Later, Bagshaw floated the idea of reopening the Jungle, stating "I'm not saying it's the best place. I'm saying it may be better than letting them run around in neighborhoods where they're camping and causing problems."

Bagshaw worked closely on the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and later the creation of the State Route 99 tunnel.

After Ed Murray's resignation, the council had to vote on an interim mayor as his replacement. Bagshaw would nominate council member Tim Burgess (politician) and not fellow councilmember Lorena González. Her reasoning was "he’s the right guy" and when asked to elaborate, Bagshaw said "Well, Lorena’s getting married at the end of November. She’s also a candidate. Those two are very good reasons."

In November 2018, Bagshaw announced that she would not seek reelection.

Personal life Bagshaw is married to her husband, Brad, and has two sons. At 47, Bagshaw earned her pilots license and sails internationally on her sailboat. In 2020, Bagshaw joined Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative as a fellow.

Electoral history 2009 election

2013 election

2015 election