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Issaquah council advances Donovan Richards and Erica Boyd as finalists for vacant seat

Issaquah City Council · April 8, 2026
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After hearing eight candidate presentations, the Issaquah City Council met in executive session and voted unanimously to advance Donovan Richards and Erica Boyd to finalist interviews on April 20 for the vacant Position 3.

The Issaquah City Council on April 7 heard presentations from eight applicants for the vacant Position 3 and, after a closed executive session, voted to advance Donovan Richards and Erica Boyd as finalists for interviews on April 20.

Donovan Richards, who said he has lived in Issaquah for about 10 years and co-founded a pilot nonprofit called Culture and Service, told the council rising housing costs are shutting out people who could contribute to the community: “If a family that’s above the median income is unable to make Issaquah home, how many people are kept out of this community?” Richards described…

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