Tammy Morales
Tammy Morales was a member of the Seattle City Council in Washington, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 1, 2020. She left office on January 6, 2025.
Morales ran for re-election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 2 in Washington. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Morales completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tammy Morales earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1991 and a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. Her career experience includes working as a city council member and urban planner.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2023)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 2
Incumbent Tammy Morales defeated Tanya Woo in the general election for Seattle City Council District 2 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan)  | 50.7 | 13,123 |
| Tanya Woo (Nonpartisan) | 49.1 | 12,720 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 25,907 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 2
Incumbent Tammy Morales and Tanya Woo defeated Margaret Elisabeth in the primary for Seattle City Council District 2 on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 10,326 |
| ✔ | Tanya Woo (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 8,406 | |
 | Margaret Elisabeth (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 937 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 19,750 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 2
Tammy Morales defeated Mark Solomon in the general election for Seattle City Council District 2 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan) | 60.5 | 16,379 |
 | Mark Solomon (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 10,586 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 121 | ||
| Total votes: 27,086 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 2 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan) | 50.1 | 10,630 |
| ✔ | | Mark Solomon (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 4,923 |
| Ari Hoffman (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 2,451 | ||
| Phyllis Porter (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 1,254 | ||
 | Chris Peguero (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 1,000 | |
| Omari Tahir-Garrett (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 607 | ||
 | Henry Dennison (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 304 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 21,230 | |||
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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.[2][3] In the Position 2 race, incumbent Bruce Harrell and Tammy Morales advanced past Joshua Farris in the primary election on August 4, 2015. Harrell defeated Morales in the general election.[4]
| Seattle City Council Position 2, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bruce Harrell Incumbent |
50.8% | 9,532 |
| Tammy Morales | 49.0% | 9,188 |
| Write-in votes | 0.25% | 46 |
| Total Votes | 18,766 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 2", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 2 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Bruce Harrell Incumbent |
61.7% | 8,066 | |
| Tammy Morales |
24.7% | 3,223 | |
| Joshua Farris | 13.2% | 1,725 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 55 | |
| Total Votes | 13,069 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tammy Morales completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morales' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My office has a proven track record of taking action. I committed to investing in historically under-funded schools, so I funded mental health in Southend schools. I said I would prevent displacement, so we won tenant protections, monumental worker protections—like paid sick leave for gig workers—and secured rent control for small businesses. I secured permanent funding for community-driven development, and for the Green New Deal.
I envision housing abundance, affordability, and vibrant small businesses within reach of all generations who stay rooted in their community. Children with full stomachs and single mothers with full wallets. Community networks preventing violence rather than only reacting to it. I’ve only just begun building alternatives to punishment and incarceration—especially for our Black and brown neighbors, who suffer from the paradox of over-policing and under-policing.
We all deserve to feel safe in our neighborhoods. As a mom with two kids in Seattle Public Schools, it’s important to me that all our children feel safe, protected, and cared for. We’ve only begun that work by investing in the resources District 2 needs to improve our community health, joy, and safety.- Building the future we all deserve
- I'm focused on healthy and vibrant neighborhoods, community safety, and affordability.
- D2 has been historically disinvested but I'm changing that while fighting for our working class.
I passed these policies so we could reduce harm in a time of crisis and help people stay in Seattle during times of financial hardship.
I envision a Seattle that actively creates healthy neighborhoods, eliminates the racial wealth gap, and protects our clean air and water for our children’s children. This requires that we focus on prevention and harm reduction, that we acknowledge past government policies have caused harm, and that it is now our obligation as a local government to change our practices and fund the future we all deserve.
My priority as a Councilmember is to amplify the voices of our racial, climate and economic justice coalitions. Ours is one of the most demographically distinct districts in Seattle. Because of this I am committed to authentic community engagement that centers racial equity to address issues related to displacement, public health, food security and access, and shifting toward an inclusive economy that works for everyone. I will fight for a city where working families don’t have to struggle so hard to make ends meet, and everyone has a fair shot at a happy and healthy life.
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2019
Tammy Morales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Morales' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Creating Job Opportunity
- Excerpt: "I’ll work with local industry to explore new opportunities for paid apprenticeships, so that people can learn new trades and still pay the bills. I’m committed to taking a hard look at the policies that will improve working conditions – especially for the minimum wage workers in the city. The Mayor’s new Office of Labor Standards is an important acknowledgement that these workers have been ignored for too long."
Ensuring Safe Neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "We all want to enjoy the amenities that south Seattle offers, whether it’s our parks, our light rail stations, the amazing restaurants run by our neighbors. We should be able to enjoy these amenities without fear. We need a new level of cooperation between the community and our law enforcement so that we can feel confident in our efforts to create safe communities."
Keeping South Seattle Affordable
- Excerpt: "Our district in South Seattle is one of the most diverse in the nation, and it is critical that we establish community control over development to ensure that the investment in our neighborhoods benefits its longtime residents, as well as newcomers. Rising rents and homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages threatens the stability of our community, and I will use my position on City Council to fight against the forces of displacement."
Stewarding the Environment
- Excerpt: "Clean air and water are essential to good health and to livable neighborhoods. The clean up plan for the Duwamish is a huge step in the right direction, but we need to make sure the effects are permanent. We won’t achieve health equity in this river until we know that the communities that rely on it for food are able to fish safely."
Personal
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Morales and her husband, Harry Teicher, have three children.[1]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Seattle City Council District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ moralesforseattle.com, "Priorities," accessed July 21, 2015
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| Preceded by Bruce Harrell |
Seattle City Council District 2 2020-2025 |
Succeeded by Mark Solomon |
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