EMILYs List Congratulates Teresa Mosqueda on Her Reelection to the Seattle City Council

For Immediate Release
November 5, 2021

EMILYs List Congratulates Teresa Mosqueda on Her Reelection to the Seattle City Council

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda on her reelection for Seattle City Council at-large Position 8 in Washington State. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:
 
“EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda on her reelection to Position 8 on the Seattle City Council. Since she was a young girl attending rallies with her social activist parents, Councilmember Mosqueda has understood the importance of fighting for the most vulnerable in our communities. We know that Concilmember Mosqueda’s advocacy for Seattle’s families will only continue throughout her next term, and we look forward to continuing to support her as she moves Seattle forward.” 
 
Teresa Mosqueda grew up in the Pacific Northwest, a proud Chicana and third-generation Mexican American with parents who were educators and social justice advocates. Prior to her landslide victory for her Seattle City Council seat in 2017, Mosqueda helped to draft Initiative 1433 to provide paid sick leave for workers and raise the minimum wage. She also served as a consumer advocate on the Washington health exchange board, where she worked to ensure those most vulnerable were able to get the health insurance and care they needed. 

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