Solomon made an unsuccessful run for the seat six years ago
The Seattle City Council will spend Friday afternoon picking finalists to fill the open District 2 seat from a field of 20 candidates.
For many on the list, their most obvious qualification is living in South Seattle. Others are seeking to take the next step in careers that have been filled with public service and city employment.
The Friday 2 PM session will include current council members nominating potential finalists from the field and making a case for including them in the final decision which will come next week after a public forum featuring the selected candidates.
Applicants include Chukundi Salisbury who talked with CHS in 2023 about the Black Legacy Homeowners group organizing to protect and grow their presence in the Central District and across the Seattle-Tacoma region, former Capitol Hill Community Council leader Hong Chhuor, Randy Engstrom, former director of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture, and Seattle Police Department community crime prevention coordinator Mark Solomon who was a finalist in last year’s appointment process to fill a citywide seat on the council. The Seattle Times endorsed Solomon in his unsuccessful 2019 run for the D2 seat.
The council should have this process down. This is the second year in a row the council is starting its year filling a vacancy.
For 2025, the council is replacing Tammy Morales after the veteran District 2 rep unexpectedly announced her resignation over accusations of toxic work culture and politics under Council President Sara Nelson.
Morales defeated Solomon in a landslide victory in 2019, garnering 60.5% of the vote.
The District 2 appointee will be busy if they want to keep the job. They’ll need to run for the seat again and make it through an August primary and the November general election to return to the council next year.
District 2 Applicants
| Name | Application |
| Armas-Amaya, Henry M | View Application |
| Bulale, Nimco | View Application |
| Chhuor, Hong | View Application |
| Debessay, Nahom | View Application |
| Ducksworth, Adonis E | View Application |
| Ederer, Takayo M | View Application |
| Engstrom, Randy | View Application |
| Gregory, Thaddaeus J | View Application |
| Harris, Romain R | View Application |
| Lin, Edward C | View Application |
| Morrison, Alex | View Application |
| Nielsen, Erik L | View Application |
| Ramseur, Rachel | View Application |
| Rogers, Bishop Ray | View Application |
| Salisbury, Chukundi | View Application |
| Sloan, Steven | View Application |
| Smith, Mona | View Application |
| Solomon, Mark A | View Application |
| Sztainbok, Mark | View Application |
| Venus, Nakita | View Application |
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Can I nominate Nikkita Oliver? Not a fan of all the names here.
The council is more likely to confirm Santa Claus.
You could, except that she has lived in Detroit since 2022.
Yes that one! The one driving down the street in front of my house day after day with a bullhorn spewing her far left bullshit. The one in favor of no consequences for deeds done. Fuck Nikkita Oliver.
Sure you can baby, sure you can.