In Edmonds, voters decided to put women in charge of things
EDMONDS — When it comes to the Edmonds City Council, women rule.
The Nov. 5 election brought three new women to the council and re-elected another.
Former School Board member Susan Paine, former government contracting officer Vivian Olson and small business owner Laura Johnson each won four-year terms on the council. Councilwoman Diane Buckshnis was re-elected for a third four-year term. They join council President Adrienne Fraley-Monillas and Councilwoman Kristiana Johnson, who were not up for re-election. Women now hold six of seven council seats.
And with Councilman Mike Nelson heading for the mayor’s office, city leaders need to appoint someone to carry out the rest of his term, which ends in 2021.
If the council appoints a woman, it’d mark the first time in the city’s history that women held all seven council seats.
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