Political Activities
Steinbrueck was a member of the Seattle City Council, first elected in 1997. He served three council terms through 2007, and served as council president during 2002 and 2003. He served as chair of the Housing and Human Services Committee in his first four years on the council, later the Parks, Education, and Libraries Committee, and in his final four years, he chaired the Urban Development and Planning Committee. In his ten years on the council, Steinbrueck led numerous legislative efforts in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest region to advance cutting-edge sustainable practices in areas of public policy, planning, and regulation, including land use and development; housing and human services; transportation and urban mobility; parks, open space; historic preservation; water resource management; and municipal waste reduction and recycling.
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