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King County Council appoints Deshaun Quinn to fill District 5 vacancy
Summary
After public testimony and interviews with three finalists, the King County Council voted 7-0 to appoint Tukwila City Council member Deshaun Quinn to the District 5 seat vacated earlier this month.
The Metropolitan King County Council on Jan. 28 appointed Tukwila City Council member Deshaun Quinn to fill the District 5 seat left vacant earlier this month, voting 7-0 with Council Member Mosqueda excused.
The appointment followed a combined public hearing and candidate interview process that included more than a dozen in-person and remote speakers and formal interviews of the three finalists nominated by King County Executive Dow Constantine: former state Senator Karen Kaiser, former King County Council member Julia Patterson, and Quinn. The council first moved to take up the appointment without committee referral; Vice Chair Rod D. Perry moved the motion to consider the item on the council floor, and Council Member Von Reichbauer offered the amendment inserting Quinn’s name before the final roll call.
Why it matters: The appointee will represent roughly the southern portion of King…
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