degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1980. [119] She has also been critical of scooter-sharing, with Seattle maintaining its ban on electric scooter-sharing apps, unlike other major U.S. Durkan, who ran her own small law practice before becoming U.S. attorney in 2009, earned between $1 million and $5 million in her most recent job as a partner at the global business law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, according to her financial disclosure, which requires candidates to list their income and assets only in broad ranges. (Neither has Trump by not disclosing his tax returns. The city announced the settlement totals $3.65 million, which includes $600,000 in penalties for the deletion of thousands of texts by city leaders, including former Mayor Jenny Durkan, The . [29], In January 2017, Durkan worked with families and other attorneys at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to obtain a federal court order, the day President Donald Trump's first travel ban executive order went into effect, blocking the deportation of people who had arrived at the airport from seven predominantly Muslim countries. It coordinates a variety of civil rights cases and outreach, including a number of cases on behalf of returning veterans. [3][4][5] She took first place in the nonpartisan August primary and defeated urban planner and political activist Cary Moon in the November general election. The ACLU raised concerns that the grand juries might be used as a "fishing expedition looking into people's political views and political associations. I think you could see, even in this election for mayor, how many times would we be starting a forum and either Bob Hasegawa would be late because he was coming from Olympia because he was trying to discharge his duties or Nikkita (Oliver) would be coming in late because shes trying to get from her job, said Durkan. Durkan's office denied both employees' allegations. [127] Covid response was a central part of Durkan's remaining tenure. In July FBI agents raided the house of several suspects in Portland, Oregon. She rose through the ranks of the legal profession,. The two own a condo in West Seattle valued in the $200,000 to $999,999 range, and they're paying off a mortgage between $100,000 and $199,999. We rely on donations from readers like you to sustain Crosscut's in-depth reporting on issues critical to the PNW. As of October 30, according to Olympia's Public Disclosure Commission (PDC), the Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), the main corporate PAC supporting Durkan, has raised almost $1 million, an amount appallingly unprecedented in Seattle's electoral history. Childs later said, "After the arrests were made, I was expecting to receive my pardonInstead, I was told that they couldn't do that for me. By subscribing, you agree to receive occasional membership emails from Crosscut/Cascade Public Media. [44][45] She also focused on terrorism and national security issues, including the prosecution of two men who plotted to blow up a military recruitment facility in Seattle. They warned that a bill proposing to revise state level medical marijuana laws could "authorize conduct contrary to federal law"[55] and indicated that the Justice Department would continue to pursue criminal or civil actions for any violations of the federal government's Controlled Substances Act. She has made such an amount of wealth from her primary career as a Lawyer. Durkan played a leading role in prosecuting cybercrimes, including hacking, skimming and identity theft. Nelson counts Fremont Brewing as an asset, which itself is worth between $1 million and $4.9 million. [46][47], As U.S. Attorney, Durkan used the federal law against felons possessing firearms to crack down on career criminals in Western Washington. [40], Upon taking office, Durkan was appointed to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee, which advises the U.S. Attorney General on policy, management, and operational issues at the Department of Justice. In September 2020, The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice had explored criminal charges against Durkan, which she called "chilling". Mayor Jenny Durkan doesn't want to talk about her private life. Combined with the salary of her husband Mark Reddington, whois a partnerat LMN Architects Moon has self-financed the majority of her campaign, contributing $111,521 of the $201,422 shes raised over the course of her campaign. [1] In October 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. Seattle (June 9, 2021) - Today Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a six-month program to help get Seattle employees back to work affordably and efficiently. It is about 'Will I have enough money to pay rent, to buy food, to support my kids?, All I can tell them is, 'I will listen, I will feel with you and I will never quit listening.'. That fact has created tension at times as Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon appeal on the campaign trail to an increasingly far-left-leaning electorate. It's the first time since 1926 that Seattle will elect a female mayor . In the primary, Moon allows that she was able to get the word out about her campaign without a significant number of volunteers becauseshe relied on her own financialcontributions.With 21 candidates and the fairly short amount of time, its pretty hard to build a grassroots volunteer network, she said. [72][73] Durkan's office refused to answer questions about the decision-making process of bringing people before the grand jury, saying that it would "not discuss the status of investigations or the deliberative process. Our guest today is the mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan. [4][5], During a July 2017 mayoral candidate forum, Durkan tossed miniature tequila bottles into the all-ages crowd and during the "talent competition" imitated Melissa McCarthys parody of then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer from Saturday Night Live in costume, at one point using the term "colored person" while impersonating Spicer. She also worked as an urban planner under the business name Landscape Agents, which is really just Moon. Lowry had been a campaign manager to and protege of her father in 1972, and Durkan worked for then congressman Lowry in the 1980s. Copyright 2021-22 Political Saga - All Rights Reserved. Spouse: Jenny Durkan; Net Worth: $100,000 - $500,000; Dana Garvey Jenny Durkan. But those issues, Oliver maintained, were embraced by her campaign because they were personal. Democrat Mayors Of 'Lawless' Cities That Trump Intends To Defund Respond To His Plan [55], In November 2011, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raided ten Seattle medical marijuana dispensaries. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thomas earned between $25,000 and $99,999 last year working as Gonzalez's chief of staff. [61] Those arrests were part of a much wider FBI investigation that both preceded and followed the events of May 1, 2012. Still, Farrell is paying off student loans worth between $25,000 to $99,999. Their reported earnings from last year include: between $25,000 and $99,999 in wages from their work as the executive director of the Rainier Valley Corps, otherwise known as Creative Justice, the art therapy diversion program; between $1,000 to $4,999 as a speaker and educator at South Pudget Sound Community College; $5,000 to $9,999 as a workshop facilitator and educator at Northwest Education Service District; between $1,000 to $4,999 as a consultant and educator at Community Passageways; between $5,000 to $9,999 each as a speaker and educator at the University of Washington, Edmonds Community College, an attorney at the Lavender Rights Project, and a consultant at the Snohomish County Public Defender Association; and they earned between $1,000 and $4,999 as a speaker and educator at Green River College. It's hard to imagine Durkan's success in politics could have happened 20 years ago. During this time she also worked for many nonprofits and advocacy groups, and was briefly Governor Mike Lowry's chief lawyer. Lester Black is a former staff writer for, Collage art by Jessica Stein; Photos sourced from Getty Images, New Allegations Against Andrew Callaghan . Martin is worth $800,000. [175] Communications from Fire Chief Harold Scoggins and then-police Chief Carmen Best in at least June 2020 are also missing, preventing the public from reviewing the decisions to use tear gas on protestors and residents of Capitol Hill. "There is no reason to think that she is not complying with those laws.". [163] On June 8, Seattle City Council members Morales, Mosqueda and Sawant called on Durkan to resign or be impeached "for gassing her own people". Their second home in Boise, Idaho is worth around $644,000 on Zillow. What Jenny Durkan's Time as U.S. Attorney Says About Her As a Candidate . She also said that the SPD policy of body cams not recording "lawful protests" would be reviewed. The family lived on Mercer Island in the mid-1950s[9] and Bellevue in the early 1960s,[10] before settling in rural Issaquah during a time "when there [wasn't] any development. Donaldson didn't report any earnings from his non-profit "Your Gift of Life.". The couple, who married in 2011, report investments worth at least $1.4million. A candidate's wealth brings numerous advantages to a political race. [149], On November 19, 2017, Durkan signed an executive order to create the Seattle Promise College Tuition Program, which increases free access to college for Seattle public school students. Attorney General William P. Barr was also said to have asked prosecutors to explore whether to bring charges against the mayor of Seattle for allowing a police-free protest zone. Lasnik. I think the better part of the story is, frankly, why someone, whether its Cary Moon or Jenny Durkan, who could do anything, is willing and wants to do this for this salary? she said. October 22, 2020 Seattle's LGBTQ Commission demanded Wednesday that the city's first openly lesbian mayor resign. [102] In 2002 Durkan's sister Ryan and brother Jamie lobbied the Seattle City Council on Hedreen's behalf, asking it to exempt him from building $6 million of low-income housing in downtown Seattle. Look, I work 80 hours a week, and Ive done it for 10 years. The People You Didn't Realize were Running for Mayor: James "Dukes" Donaldson reported that he earns between $25,000 to $99,999 from his NBA Players Pension Plan for the 14 years he spent in the NBA. Moon lists her assets at $4.1 million, including a condo near Pike Place Market with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic mountains. (GeekWire File Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) She also reported that she and her spouse, Matthew Hayashi, earned between $25,000 and $99,999 from Headwater People Consulting, an LLC where Hayashi works as the principal organization development and leadership consultant. Durkan was elected the 56th mayor of Seattle in 2017, becoming the city's first female mayor since the 1920s and its second openly LGBT elected mayor. Jenny Durkan Family Jenny Durkan was born in Seattle on May 19, 1958. [21] "I wanted to be a lawyer since I was 5 years old," she told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1992. New progressive taxation? It is not about 'Will I have enough money for some luxury or some nice item?' They paid off their $7,000 car last year. Dana Garvey's Net Worth Garvey and her spouse Jenny Durkan have an approximate net worth of $100K -$1 million U.S dollars. Is not about 'Will I have enough money for some luxury or some nice item '! 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