Claudia Balducci
Claudia Balducci | |
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| Member of the King County Council from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jane Hague |
| Mayor of Bellevue, Washington | |
| In office January 7, 2014 – January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Conrad Lee |
| Succeeded by | John Stokes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1967 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Balducci |
| Education | Providence College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
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Claudia M. Balducci (born September 24, 1967) is an American politician and activist from the state of Washington. She serves on the King County Council, representing District 6. She previously served as the mayor of Bellevue, Washington.
Education[edit]
Balducci earned a Bachelor of Arts from Providence College and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.[1]
Career[edit]
After graduating from law school, Balducci worked as a labor negotiator in Lake Hills, Bellevue.[2] She has also worked as a leader in the areas of affordable housing, education, and transportation. Balducci was elected to the Bellevue City Council in 2004, and as mayor in 2014. She serves as president of the Puget Sound Regional Council.[3]
Balducci defeated six-term incumbent Jane Hague in the 2015 election to the King County Council.[4][5] In 2020, she was selected to serve as chair of the council. She is the first woman to serve as council chair since 2008.[6]
Personal life[edit]
In 2009, Balducci and her husband adopted a child from Kazakhstan.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ About Claudia
- ↑ "Claudia Balducci - Bellevue Pos. 5". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ "Claudia Balducci and Becky Erickson elected to lead PSRC". www.psrc.org. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Balducci defeats 6-term incumbent Hague for King County Council". The Seattle Times. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ Murray, Ryan (2015-11-05). "Balducci pulls upset in King County race". Bellevue Reporter. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ "Girmay Zahilay Begins Work on King County Council as Larry Gossett Era Ends". The Seattle Times. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ↑ Larin, Lindsay (2009-03-26). "Bellevue Deputy Mayor Claudia Balducci gets the best Valentine's Day present: her new son". Bellevue Reporter. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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