Tim Burgess | |
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| 55th Mayor of Seattle | |
| In office September 18, 2017 – November 28, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Harrell |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Durkan |
| Member of the Seattle City Council | |
| In office January 3, 2016 – September 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Kirsten Harris-Talley |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| In office January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | David Della |
| Succeeded by | Sally Bagshaw |
| Constituency | District 7 |
| President of the Seattle City Council | |
| In office January 3, 2014 – January 3, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sally J. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Harrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1949 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party (2016–present) Republican Party (1999–2016) |
| Spouse | Joleen Burgess |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Queen Anne, Seattle, Washington |
| Education | University of Washington (BA) |
| Occupation | Radio journalist, police officer |
Timothy L. Burgess (born March 18, 1949) is an American journalist and politician from Seattle, Washington. He was a member of the Seattle City Council from 2007 to 2017, and served as Mayor of Seattle for 71 days in late 2017. Prior to his political career, Burgess was a radio journalist and Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer.[1]
Burgess was appointed mayor by the city council on September 18, 2017, to serve the remaining term of Ed Murray, who resigned amid a sexual abuse scandal. Burgess replaced the acting mayor, Council President Bruce Harrell, and served as mayor until the 2017 mayoral election results were certified on November 28.[2]
Burgess was first elected to the city council in November 2007[3] with 64% of the vote. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote to a second four-year term in November 2011.[4] Burgess chaired the City Council's Education and Governance Committee and was vice-chair of the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee. He was elected Council President by his colleagues for 2014–2015 and was also co-chair of the City's Family and Education Levy Oversight Committee.[5] Prior to his election to the City Council, Burgess chaired his neighborhood community council and served 12 years on Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission.
- ^ Beekman, Daniel (September 18, 2017). "Seattle City Council picks Tim Burgess to replace Bruce Harrell as temporary mayor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ DeMay, Daniel (September 18, 2017). "Seattle council picks Burgess as new interim mayor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ King County Election Results http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200711/resPage18.htm Accessed online February 7, 2010
- ^ King County Election Results http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201111/respage29.aspx Accessed online February 13, 2012
- ^ "Seattle City Council Biography". Retrieved October 27, 2014.