Claudia Balducci Voted New Chair Of King County Council

As chair of the King County Council Claudia Balducci is the first woman since Councilmember Julia Patterson in 2008 to chair the King County Council and the first Eastsider serving as chair since Councilmember Louise Miller held the position in 1999. Recently re-elected to her second term on the Council, Balducci previously served on the Bellevue City Council, including as mayor, where she was a strong advocate for light rail and stewarded the contentious EastLink agreement with Sound Transit to fruition. In 2019 Balducci chaired the Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee where she sponsored the 2020-25 King County Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space Levy, which passed with 70% of King County voter approval. In addition to her role on the County Council, Balducci serves as vice president of the Puget Sound Regional Council, Chair of the Sound Transit System Expansion Committee and she convened and chairs the King County Affordable Housing Committee.