who is running for seattle mayor in 2017
Seattle mayoral election, 2017 Former US Attorney Jenny Durkan and activist Cary Moon won the top-two primary to appear on the general election ballot. The leading candidates had included current and former officeholders Durkan, former State Representative Jessyn Farrell, former Mayor Mike McGinn, and State Senator Bob Hasegawa, all Democrats, and activists Nikkita Oliver and Moon. Fifteen lesser-known candidates were also on the primary ballot.[2][3]
Sylvester Turner Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who is the 62nd and current mayor of Houston, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016. He is Houston's second African American mayor. Turner attended the University of Houston and Harvard Law School.[1] Turner ran for mayor of Houston in 1991, losing in the runoff election to Bob Lanier. He lost again in 2003, falling in third place and thus missing out on the runoff.[2][3]