After 30 years in office, King County Council member Jeanne Kohl-Welles says it's time to retire. She sent a statement announcing her decision to her constituency Wednesday, saying the decision was not an easy one to make.
She sent a statement announcing her decision to her constituency Wednesday, saying the decision was not an easy one to make.“This decision did not come to me lightly,” she wrote. “I have thoroughly enjoyed serving the public, those residing in my district but also more broadly throughout King County and the state.
She moved to Seattle in 1985 with her husband, Alex Welles, first working as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington.Her first foray into politics was in her work with the Queen Anne Community Council. After playing a key role with the council on issues such as hate crimes and homelessness, she was requested to run for the state House of Representatives.
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