Jean Godden
Jean Godden is a former member of the Seattle City Council in Washington, holding Position 1 from 2003 to 2015.[1]
Biography
Godden was born in Connecticut. She earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Washington and went on to work as a journalist for the University District Herald, the Seattle Post Intelligencer and The Seattle Times.[2]
Campaign themes
2015
Godden's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Tackling the gender wage gap
- Excerpt: "I want Seattle, not Boston, to be the premier city for women. I want us to be the Gold Standard in the Country for valuing women’s work, for being progressive and humane employers and to be a place where all men and women are able to realize their potential."
Parks and environment
- Excerpt: "As a citizen and councilmember, I have never forgotten the importance of preserving water and air quality in our region. I’m an unapologetic, driven environmentalist who chaired the Energy and Environment committee when Seattle City Light became the first carbon neutral utility in the country. I worked through approval of the city’s Combined Sewer Overflow agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. We need to be an inclusive city and an environmentally second-to-none city."
Transportation and neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "Seattle’s neighborhoods are at the heart of what makes our growing city livable. For this reason, I aim to preserve neighborhood character—and the quirks we know and love—while planning for neighborhood centers as gathering spaces and transit hubs."
Elections
2015
The city of Seattle, Washington, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on August 4, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 15, 2015. All nine council seats were up for election.[4][5] In the Position 4 race, Rob Johnson and Michael J. Maddux advanced past incumbent Jean Godden, Abel Pacheco and Tony Provine in the primary election on August 4, 2015. Johnson defeated Maddux in the general election.[6]
| Seattle City Council Position 4, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rob Johnson |
51.3% | 11,808 |
| Michael J. Maddux | 48.2% | 11,100 |
| Write-in votes | 0.48% | 111 |
| Total Votes | 23,019 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 4", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 4 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Rob Johnson |
32.8% | 5,516 | |
| Michael J. Maddux |
24.6% | 4,138 | |
| Jean Godden Incumbent | 19.7% | 3,307 | |
| Tony Provine | 14.1% | 2,372 | |
| Abel Pacheco | 8.4% | 1,416 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 16,749 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Godden lives in the View Ridge neighborhood of Seattle. She has two sons, Glenn and Jeff, as well as two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.[2]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Godden," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official campaign website of Jean Godden, "About Jean," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Jean Godden, "Issues," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Law, Rules and Information for Filers," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Seattle City Council Districts," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015
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