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	\| office = Member of the ],<br />~~At-large Position~~ 8		\| office = Member of the ],<br />District 8
	\| term_start = ~~November~~ 28, ~~2017~~		\| term_start = January 9, 2024
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			\| birth_name = Teresa Carmen Mosqueda
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	\| spouse = Manuel Valdes		\| spouse = Manuel Valdes
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	'''Teresa Carmen Mosqueda''' (born July 4, 1980) is an American politician and labor activist from ]. She was ~~elected~~ to the ] in 2017 to ~~represent~~ ~~the~~ at-large position 8.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-election-2017/\|title=M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda win Seattle City Council seats\|date=~~Nov~~ 7, 2017\|website=The Seattle Times\|accessdate=~~Dec~~ 15, 2019}}</ref>		'''Teresa Carmen Mosqueda''' (born July 4, 1980) is an American politician and labor activist from ]. She is a member of the ] and has represented District 8 since 2024.<ref name="Times-Election23">{{cite news \|last=Gutman \|first=David \|date=November 13, 2023 \|title=Teresa Mosqueda wins King County Council seat \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/teresa-mosqueda-wins-king-county-council-seat/ \|work=] \|accessdate=January 2, 2024}}</ref> Mosqueda was a member of the ] from 2017 to 2023, in at-large position 8.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-election-2017/\|title=M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda win Seattle City Council seats\|date=November 7, 2017\|website=The Seattle Times\|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}</ref>

			==Career==
⚫	In November 2013, she was the only member of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange who voted against increasing the salary of the health exchange's ] by 13%.<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/healthcarecheckup/2013/11/20/exchange-board-votes-to-raise-ceos-salary/\|title=Exchange board votes to raise CEO's salary\|website=The Seattle Times\|accessdate=~~Dec~~ 15, 2019}}</ref>

		⚫	In November 2013, she was the only member of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange who voted against increasing the salary of the health exchange's ] by 13%.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/healthcarecheckup/2013/11/20/exchange-board-votes-to-raise-ceos-salary/\|title=Exchange board votes to raise CEO's salary\|website=The Seattle Times\|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}</ref>

			She ran for the 8th district seat on the ] in 2023 following the retirement of incumbent ]. Mosqueda defeated ] mayor Sofia Aragon in the general election on November 7, 2023.<ref name="Times-Election23"/> She resigned from the city council on January 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite web \|date=January 2024 \|title=Council Vacancy \|url=https://www.seattle.gov/cityclerk/council-vacancy \|publisher=Seattle Office of the City Clerk \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104200123/https://www.seattle.gov/cityclerk/council-vacancy \|archive-date=January 4, 2024 \|accessdate=January 4, 2024}}</ref> Mosqueda joined the county council on January 9 as one of its first Latino American members alongside ].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Gutman \|first=David \|date=January 9, 2024 \|title=Barón, Mosqueda become King County Council's first Latino members \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/baron-mosqueda-become-king-county-councils-first-latino-members/ \|work=The Seattle Times \|accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

	Mosqueda is of third-generation ] descent on her father's side and Polish/Swedish/Norwegian on her mother's.<ref name="mosqueda interview">{{cite web \|title=Council Conversations with Teresa Mosqueda \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bneMKX5rJyo \|website=Youtube \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=June 27, 2018 \|format=streamed video \|date=June 27, 2018 }}</ref> She up grew up in a middle-income, politically active household.<ref name="Times-Oct17">{{cite news \|last=Beekman \|first=Daniel \|date=October 29, 2017 \|title=Housing at center of fierce Seattle City Council campaign fight between Jon Grant, Teresa Mosqueda \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/housing-at-center-of-testy-fight-for-seattle-city-council/ \|work=] \|accessdate=November 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Groover \|first=Heidi \|date=July 5, 2017 \|title=Race for Open City Council Seat Tests Seattle's New Political Divides \|url=http://www.thestranger.com/news/2017/07/05/25262789/race-for-open-city-council-seat-tests-seattles-new-political-divides \|newspaper=] \|accessdate=November 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.wslc.org/bios/mosqueda.htm\|title=WSLC Online -- Teresa Mosqueda\|date=~~Oct~~ 9, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009210958/http://www.wslc.org/bios/mosqueda.htm\|accessdate=~~Dec~~ 15, 2019\|archive-date=2013~~-10-09~~}}</ref><ref name="mosqueda interview" /> Both her parents are educators.<ref name="mosqueda interview" /> Her father teaches political economy and social change at Evergreen State College, while her mother was an early learning professional who ended up working in higher education policy.<ref name="mosqueda interview" />		Mosqueda is of third-generation ] descent on her father's side and Polish/Swedish/Norwegian on her mother's.<ref name="mosqueda interview">{{cite web \|title=Council Conversations with Teresa Mosqueda \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bneMKX5rJyo \|website=Youtube \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=June 27, 2018 \|format=streamed video \|date=June 27, 2018 }}</ref> She grew up in a middle-income, politically active household.<ref name="Times-Oct17">{{cite news \|last=Beekman \|first=Daniel \|date=October 29, 2017 \|title=Housing at center of fierce Seattle City Council campaign fight between Jon Grant, Teresa Mosqueda \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/housing-at-center-of-testy-fight-for-seattle-city-council/ \|work=] \|accessdate=November 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Groover \|first=Heidi \|date=July 5, 2017 \|title=Race for Open City Council Seat Tests Seattle's New Political Divides \|url=http://www.thestranger.com/news/2017/07/05/25262789/race-for-open-city-council-seat-tests-seattles-new-political-divides \|newspaper=] \|accessdate=November 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.wslc.org/bios/mosqueda.htm\|title=WSLC Online -- Teresa Mosqueda\|date=October 9, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009210958/http://www.wslc.org/bios/mosqueda.htm\|accessdate=December 15, 2019\|archive-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="mosqueda interview" /> Both her parents are educators.<ref name="mosqueda interview" /> Her father teaches political economy and social change at Evergreen State College, while her mother was an early learning professional who ended up working in higher education policy.<ref name="mosqueda interview" />

	~~Teresa~~ lived in an apartment in the ] neighborhood until buying a townhouse in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kusisto \|first1=Laura \|title=Looking for an Apartment? It Is a Great Time to Rent \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-rental-rates-flatten-in-major-cities-as-supply-floods-market-1530097200 ~~\|website=Wall Street Journal \|publisher=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-rental-rates-flatten-in-major-cities-as-supply-floods-market-1530097200~~ \|accessdate=April 14, 2019 \|~~date~~=~~June~~ ~~27,~~ ~~2018~~}}</ref><ref name="KUOW-expecting" /><ref>{{cite web \|title=Seattle City Council Housing, Health, Energy, and Workers' Rights Committee 4/18/19 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITY9GmI3tYM?t=2695 \|website=Youtube \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=April 19, 2019 \|format=streamed video \|date=April 18, 2019 \|quote=My husband and I ... just got the keys to our first townhouse...}}</ref> ~~Teresa's~~ husband, Manuel Valdes, is an Associated Press journalist.<ref name="KUOW-expecting">{{cite web \|last1=Radil \|first1=Amy \|title=Seattle has its first pregnant city councilmember \|url=https://kuow.org/stories/seattle-has-its-first-pregnant-city-council-member \|website=KUOW \|accessdate=April 14, 2019 \|date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019 it was announced ~~Teresa~~ was believed to be the first sitting Seattle city councilmember to be pregnant; expecting a ~~daughter~~ in October 2019.<ref ~~name~~=~~"KUOW~~-~~expecting"~~ />		Mosqueda lived in an apartment in the ] neighborhood until buying a townhouse in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Kusisto\|first1=Laura\|date=June 27, 2018\|title=Looking for an Apartment? It Is a Great Time to Rent\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-rental-rates-flatten-in-major-cities-as-supply-floods-market-1530097200\|accessdate=April 14, 2019\|website=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="KUOW-expecting" /><ref>{{cite web \|title=Seattle City Council Housing, Health, Energy, and Workers' Rights Committee 4/18/19 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITY9GmI3tYM?t=2695 \|website=Youtube \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=April 19, 2019 \|format=streamed video \|date=April 18, 2019 \|quote=My husband and I ... just got the keys to our first townhouse...}}</ref> Her husband, Manuel Valdes, is an Associated Press journalist.<ref name="KUOW-expecting">{{cite web \|last1=Radil \|first1=Amy \|title=Seattle has its first pregnant city councilmember \|url=https://kuow.org/stories/seattle-has-its-first-pregnant-city-council-member \|website=KUOW \|accessdate=April 14, 2019 \|date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019 it was announced Mosqueda was believed to be the first sitting Seattle city councilmember to be pregnant<ref name="KUOW-expecting" /> and she gave birth to a baby girl in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Council Connection » Councilmember Mosqueda's Statement on the Birth of Her Child\|url=https://council.seattle.gov/2019/10/09/councilmember-mosquedas-statement-on-the-birth-of-her-child/\|access-date=March 23, 2021\|website=council.seattle.gov\|date=October 9, 2019 }}</ref>

	== Electoral history ==		== Electoral history ==

	{{Election box begin no change \|title=Seattle City Council ], Primary Election 2017<ref>{{cite web \|title=Elections Results - Primary and Special Election \|url=https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/elections/2017/aug-primary/results/results.pdf \|publisher=King County Elections \|accessdate=21 February 2019 \|date=15 August 2017}}</ref>}}		{{Election box begin no change \|title=Seattle City Council ], Primary Election 2017<ref>{{cite web \|title=Elections Results - Primary and Special Election \|url=https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/elections/2017/aug-primary/results/results.pdf \|publisher=King County Elections \|accessdate=February 21, 2019 \|date=August 15, 2017}}</ref>}}
	{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change		{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Teresa Mosqueda		\|candidate = Teresa Mosqueda
	\|votes = 53,676		\|votes = 53,676
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	{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change		{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Jon Grant		\|candidate = Jon Grant
	\|votes = 45,653		\|votes = 45,653
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Sara E. Nelson		\|candidate = ]
	\|votes = 36,495		\|votes = 36,495
	\|percentage = 21.48%		\|percentage = 21.48%
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Rudy Pantoja		\|candidate = Rudy Pantoja
	\|votes = 8,704		\|votes = 8,704
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Sheley Secrest		\|candidate = Sheley Secrest
	\|votes = 8,467		\|votes = 8,467
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Charlene D. Strong		\|candidate = Charlene D. Strong
	\|votes = 7,562		\|votes = 7,562
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Hisam Goueli		\|candidate = Hisam Goueli
	\|votes = 5,407		\|votes = 5,407
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Mac McGregor		\|candidate = Mac McGregor
	\|votes = 3,444		\|votes = 3,444
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
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	\|candidate = Write-in		\|candidate = Write-in
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	{{Election box begin no change \|title=Seattle City Council ], General Election 2017<ref>{{cite web \|title=Elections Results - General and Special Election \|url=https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/elections/2017/nov-general/results/results.pdf \|publisher=King County Elections \|accessdate=21 February 2019 \|date=27 November 2017}}</ref>}}		{{Election box begin no change \|title=Seattle City Council ], General Election 2017<ref>{{cite web \|title=Elections Results - General and Special Election \|url=https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/elections/2017/nov-general/results/results.pdf \|publisher=King County Elections \|accessdate=February 21, 2019 \|date=November 27, 2017}}</ref>}}
	{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change		{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Teresa Mosqueda		\|candidate = Teresa Mosqueda
	\|votes = 121,192		\|votes = 121,192
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	{{Election box candidate with party link no change		{{Election box candidate with party link no change
	\|party = Nonpartisan		\|party = Nonpartisan politician
	\|candidate = Jon Grant		\|candidate = Jon Grant
	\|votes = 81,302		\|votes = 81,302
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	\|candidate = Write-in		\|candidate = Write-in
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Seattle politician and activist

Teresa Mosqueda


Member of the King County Council, District 8
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2024
Preceded by	Joe McDermott
Member of the Seattle City Council, At-large Position 8
In office November 28, 2017 – January 2, 2024
Preceded by	Kirsten Harris-Talley
Succeeded by	Tanya Woo

Personal details
Born	Teresa Carmen Mosqueda (1980-07-04) July 4, 1980 (age 44) Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Manuel Valdes
Children	1
Residence	Queen Anne, Seattle
Alma mater	University of Washington (BA) Evergreen State College (MPA)
Website	Council page

Teresa Carmen Mosqueda (born July 4, 1980) is an American politician and labor activist from Seattle, Washington. She is a member of the King County Council and has represented District 8 since 2024. Mosqueda was a member of the Seattle City Council from 2017 to 2023, in at-large position 8.

Career

In November 2013, she was the only member of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange who voted against increasing the salary of the health exchange's CEO by 13%.

She ran for the 8th district seat on the King County Council in 2023 following the retirement of incumbent Joe McDermott. Mosqueda defeated Burien mayor Sofia Aragon in the general election on November 7, 2023. She resigned from the city council on January 2, 2024. Mosqueda joined the county council on January 9 as one of its first Latino American members alongside Jorge Barón.

Personal life

Mosqueda is of third-generation Mexican descent on her father's side and Polish/Swedish/Norwegian on her mother's. She grew up in a middle-income, politically active household. Both her parents are educators. Her father teaches political economy and social change at Evergreen State College, while her mother was an early learning professional who ended up working in higher education policy.

Mosqueda lived in an apartment in the Queen Anne neighborhood until buying a townhouse in early 2019. Her husband, Manuel Valdes, is an Associated Press journalist. In April 2019 it was announced Mosqueda was believed to be the first sitting Seattle city councilmember to be pregnant and she gave birth to a baby girl in October 2019.

Electoral history

Seattle City Council Position 8, Primary Election 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Teresa Mosqueda	53,676	31.59%
	Nonpartisan	Jon Grant	45,653	26.87%
	Nonpartisan	Sara Nelson	36,495	21.48%
	Nonpartisan	Rudy Pantoja	8,704	5.12%
	Nonpartisan	Sheley Secrest	8,467	4.98%
	Nonpartisan	Charlene D. Strong	7,562	4.45%
	Nonpartisan	Hisam Goueli	5,407	3.18%
	Nonpartisan	Mac McGregor	3,444	2.03%
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	486	0.29%
Turnout			187,741	40.49%
Registered electors			463,660

Seattle City Council Position 8, General Election 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Teresa Mosqueda	121,192	59.49%
	Nonpartisan	Jon Grant	81,302	39.91%
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	1,239	0.61%
Majority			39,890	19.58%
Turnout			224,808	49.21%
Registered electors			456,871

References

^ Gutman, David (November 13, 2023). "Teresa Mosqueda wins King County Council seat". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
"M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda win Seattle City Council seats". The Seattle Times. November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
"Exchange board votes to raise CEO's salary". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
"Council Vacancy". Seattle Office of the City Clerk. January 2024. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
Gutman, David (January 9, 2024). "Barón, Mosqueda become King County Council's first Latino members". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "Council Conversations with Teresa Mosqueda" (streamed video). Youtube. Seattle Channel. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
Beekman, Daniel (October 29, 2017). "Housing at center of fierce Seattle City Council campaign fight between Jon Grant, Teresa Mosqueda". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
Groover, Heidi (July 5, 2017). "Race for Open City Council Seat Tests Seattle's New Political Divides". The Stranger. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
"WSLC Online -- Teresa Mosqueda". October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
Kusisto, Laura (June 27, 2018). "Looking for an Apartment? It Is a Great Time to Rent". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ Radil, Amy (April 12, 2019). "Seattle has its first pregnant city councilmember". KUOW. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
"Seattle City Council Housing, Health, Energy, and Workers' Rights Committee 4/18/19" (streamed video). Youtube. Seattle Channel. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019. My husband and I ... just got the keys to our first townhouse...
"Council Connection » Councilmember Mosqueda's Statement on the Birth of Her Child". council.seattle.gov. October 9, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
"Elections Results - Primary and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. August 15, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
"Elections Results - General and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

External links

Official page for King County Council
Official page for the Seattle City Council
Campaign website

v t e Current members of the King County Council
Chairperson: Claudia Balducci; Vice Chair Dave Upthegrove; Vice Chair Girmay Zahilay
Rod Dembowski Girmay Zahilay Sarah Perry Jorge Barón Dave Upthegrove Claudia Balducci Pete von Reichbauer Teresa Mosqueda Reagan Dunn

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