Debora Juarez
Nonpartisan · WA · Member, Seattle City Council
Debora Juarez is a candidate in the special election for Seattle City Council District 5. She previously served on the council from 2016 to 2024, including as council president, and returned to the council in 2025.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Sponsored the amended Resolution 32204, unanimously adopted by the Seattle City Council, establishing a policy framework governing new data center proposals in the city.
June 9, 2026For
Source: council.seattle.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Sponsored Resolution 32018, which the Seattle City Council passed, supporting a U.S. Truth and Healing Commission on Indian boarding schools and recognizing their historical trauma.
August 16, 2021For
Source: council.seattle.gov · researched July 23, 2026
General
· 3 records
Was appointed by the Seattle City Council to fill the vacant District 5 seat representing north Seattle.
July 28, 2025
Source: council.seattle.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Was elected President of the Seattle City Council, becoming the first Indigenous person to hold that office in the city's history.
January 4, 2022
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 23, 2026
As co-chair of the Select Committee on Civic Arenas, advanced the Oak View Group KeyArena renovation agreement, which the full City Council voted to approve.
September 24, 2018
Source: council.seattle.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Elections
- City of Seattle Council District No. 5 · August 4, 2026 · Seattle city, Washington · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.