Overview
- Wilson was sworn in during a public ceremony at Seattle City Hall on Friday morning, taking office after a narrow November win over Bruce Harrell.
- In her inaugural address, she emphasized inclusion, housing and cost-of-living pressures, homelessness, and rebuilding trust in local government, invoking the line “we need bread, but we need roses too.”
- Her team highlighted early hires drawn from community organizing and policy circles, with experience in housing affordability, climate, labor rights, and economic development, following transition outreach to more than 700 residents.
- Some reports indicate she is retaining select officials for continuity, including Human Services Director Tanya Kim and education leader Dwane Chappelle.
- Wilson drew national attention as she referenced President Trump’s “very liberal slash communist” label and her campaign publicly backed Somali childcare providers facing online harassment as Republican officials called for added oversight.