Lisa Herbold

Lisa Anne Herbold (born June 14, 1967) is an American politician. She serves on the Seattle City Council representing the 1st District, which covers part of West Seattle.[1] She was first elected in 2015 after narrowly defeating Shannon Braddock, and was sworn into office on January 4, 2016.[2][3][4] She was reelected in November 2019.[5]

Lisa Herbold
Photograph of Lisa Herbold
Lisa Herbold in 2022
Member of the Seattle City Council
from District 1
Assumed office
January 4, 2016
Preceded byJean Godden
Personal details
Born (1967-06-14) June 14, 1967
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRobert Combs
Children1
ResidenceWest Seattle
EducationSyracuse University

In October 2019, Herbold contacted Seattle's chief of police to report what she thought was an RV stolen and parked in front of her home as a prank in West Seattle, which belonged to a homeless couple. She was not seeking the removal of the RV. She subsequently acknowledged that she had violated the council's ethics code by contacting a department head directly and paid a $500 fine to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. She stated that she believed the RV was stolen and had been parked in front of her home as a political stunt.[6]

In 2023, Herbold pushed for an amendment to Seattle's Comprehensive Plan that would impose "impact fees" on new housing.[7]

Electoral history

2015 election
Seattle City Council District 1, Primary Election 2015[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lisa Herbold 5,234 30.15%
Nonpartisan Shannon Braddock 4,824 27.78%
Nonpartisan Phillip Tavel 3,156 18.18%
Nonpartisan Brianna Thomas 1,765 10.17%
Nonpartisan Chas Redmond 1,268 7.30%
Nonpartisan Jody Rushmer 368 2.12%
Nonpartisan Karl Wirsing 245 1.41%
Nonpartisan Arturo Robles 240 1.38%
Nonpartisan Pavel Goberman 204 1.17%
Nonpartisan Write-in 58 0.33%
Turnout 17,728 29.32%
Registered electors 60,474
Seattle City Council District 1, General Election 2015[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lisa Herbold 12,459 49.75%
Nonpartisan Shannon Braddock 12,420 49.59%
Nonpartisan Write-in 164 0.65%
Majority 39 0.16%
Turnout 27,757 45.51%
Registered electors 60,991

2019 election
Seattle City Council District 1, Primary Election 2019[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Brendan Kolding 4,435 16.75%
Nonpartisan Lisa Herbold 13,405 50.62%
Nonpartisan Phil Tavel 8,558 32.32%
Nonpartisan Write-in 85 0.32%
Turnout 27,528 40.42%
Registered electors 68,102
Seattle City Council District 1, General Election 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lisa Herbold 20,033 55.71%
Nonpartisan Phil Tavel 15,787 43.90%
Nonpartisan Write-in 139 0.39%
Turnout 37,401 54.51%
Registered electors 68,617

Personal life

Herbold has a daughter, a granddaughter, a grandson, and two step-daughters.[12]

References
  1. Groover, Heidi (December 7, 2015). "It's Official: Lisa Herbold Will Represent West Seattle on the City Council". The Stranger. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. Brand, Natalie (December 7, 2015). "Lisa Herbold officially wins race for West Seattle's District 1". KING 5. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. Beekman, Daniel (December 4, 2015). "Braddock concedes to Herbold in tight City Council election". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. Beekman, Daniel (January 4, 2016). "New Seattle City Council sworn in Monday". The Seattle Times.
  5. Kroman, David (November 19, 2019). "Why a new head tax might not be the first move for Seattle's incoming city council". Crosscut. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. Greenstone, Scott (February 4, 2020). "Seattle city councilmember agrees to pay fine for texting police chief about RV in front of her home". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  7. ericacbarnett (2023-10-16). "Council Fast-Tracks Plan to Legalize "Impact Fees" on New Apartments". PubliCola.
  8. "Elections Results - Primary and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. "Elections Results - General and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  10. "Elections Results - General and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. August 20, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  11. "Elections Results - General and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  12. "About Councilmember Lisa Herbold". Seattle City council. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  • Webpage on Seattle City Council website


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