Jenna Nand

Voted to extend the City of Edmonds' COVID-19 emergency sick leave policy, arguing it maintained parity for police officers, wastewater treatment plant workers and other employees who cannot work remotely when sick; the extension failed on a 3-4 vote.

February 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Made the motion to approve the city budget amendment repaying the State of Washington, urging colleagues not to delay the repayment because the state would otherwise withhold future real estate excise tax earnings and the city was already undergoing a state audit.

July 7, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Made the motion to table indefinitely the remaining Comprehensive Plan amendment items, including Lake Ballinger and International District height limits and land use element changes, citing the city's fiscal crisis and the burden on planning staff; the motion carried 4-2.

April 22, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Sat out (abstained from) the Edmonds City Council's April 2025 vote picking which Comprehensive Plan amendments to study. Read a statement calling the amendments a questionable use of limited planning staff time and city money during a fiscal emergency and layoffs, urging long-delayed tree code updates instead.

April 2, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Voted against two amendments to the interim STEP housing ordinance that added nuisance, criminal-behavior and eviction language to the community development code, calling the language redundant to existing city code and a potential source of confusion; the amendments passed 4-2 over her objection.

January 28, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Voted against the version of the permanent STEP housing ordinance that retained behavior-related provisions, arguing the language was potentially exclusionary and chilling toward low-income housing and its residents; that version passed 4-3 over the opposition of Nand, Chris Eck and Susan Paine.

May 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Made the motion to approve Edmonds' interim STEP housing ordinance, which set the city's code framework for supportive, transitional, emergency and permanent supportive housing; the council adopted an amendment placing it on the following week's consent agenda.

January 8, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Voted to extend the City of Edmonds' COVID-19 emergency sick leave policy, arguing it maintained parity for police officers, wastewater treatment plant workers and other employees who cannot work remotely when sick; the extension failed on a 3-4 vote.

February 11, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Proposed the motions that led the Edmonds City Council to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance having the Pride flag flown at City Hall during June; after an amendment weakened her first motion, she brought a stronger replacement motion that passed 5-2.

June 10, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Voted against Councilmember Michelle Dotsch's amendment that sought to strip the Main Street bike lane project from Edmonds' Transportation Improvement Program; the amendment failed 3-4 with Nand, Chris Eck, Susan Paine and Will Chen opposed, keeping the project on the adopted project list.

June 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Received the National Women's Political Caucus of Washington's dual endorsement for Legislative District 32, State Representative Position 1, appearing by name on the organization's published 2026 endorsement list.

July 23, 2026

Source: nwpcwa.org · researched July 23, 2026

Chaired Edmonds City Council Committee B alongside Councilmembers Chris Eck and Vivian Olson under the council's new two-committee structure, and had served during 2024 on the council's Legal Assessment Committee, which conducts the annual performance review of the city attorney and city prosecutor.

February 18, 2025

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Was appointed by the Edmonds City Council to fill the vacant Position 7 seat after multiple rounds of council balloting, becoming the first woman of color to sit on the Edmonds City Council; she subsequently won the seat outright in the November 2023 election.

October 17, 2022

Source: myedmondsnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Was the subject of a Washington Public Disclosure Commission enforcement case after a citizen complained she used City of Edmonds facilities to promote ballot Propositions 1 and 2, speaking for them at the January 23, 2024 council meeting. Commission staff found a minor violation, issued a written warning, and closed the case (case 147935).

January 29, 2024

Source: pdc.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026