Teresa Mosqueda
Candidate for Metropolitan King County Council, District 8
Background
- Occupation
- King County Councilmember, District 8
- Campaign website
- teamteresa.org
King County Councilmember for District 8 and a former Seattle City Councilmember; previously worked at the Children's Alliance and the Washington State Labor Council. Master of Public Administration, Evergreen State College.
Documented positions
Public safety
Supports treating gun and youth violence as public health crises.
ReportA Healthy, Housed and Resilient King CountyCampaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
“Address gun, youth, and interpersonal violence as the public health crisis they are”
Housing
Pledges to expand affordable housing and prevent displacement.
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“My priorities remain expanding affordable housing and preventing displacement”
Supports more workforce housing across District 8.
ReportA Healthy, Housed and Resilient King CountyCampaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
“Address displacement and increase workforce housing across District 8.”
Economy & jobs
Supports investing in job training and union apprenticeships.
ReportA Healthy, Housed and Resilient King CountyCampaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
“investing in job-training, union apprenticeships”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports a county transportation benefit district for road repairs.
She names unincorporated areas such as White Center and Vashon Island.
ReportA Healthy, Housed and Resilient King CountyCampaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
“advance a Transportation Benefit District for King County to invest in much needed road repairs in unincorporated King County”
Health & human services
Supports more funding for the county public health department.
ReportA Healthy, Housed and Resilient King CountyCampaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
“Increase funding and support for Public Health Seattle/King County to have a stable workforce and adequate resources”
Supports expanding child care through workforce pay and pipelines.
ReportA Healthy, Housed and Resilient King CountyCampaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
“Expand accessible and affordable childcare in our county by supporting workforce pay, career pipelines”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Teresa Mosqueda on them.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: King County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Sample ballot (all races and measures in King County), November 3, 2026 General and Special Election
Election filing · King County Elections · cdn.kingcounty.gov
- Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
- A Healthy, Housed and Resilient King County
Campaign website · Team Teresa · teamteresa.org
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