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Spouse (s) Eleanor Barrow Chase. (1918–2002) (m.1942) Children. 1. Profession. Politician, Businessman. James Everett Chase (March 29, 1914 – May 19, 1987) was an African American politician in Spokane, Washington. [1] [2] [3] He was elected mayor in 1981 by a landslide 62 percent to 38 percent margin, and became the state's second African ...
James Elton "Jim" West (March 28, 1951 – July 22, 2006) was an American politician from Spokane, Washington. While mayor of Spokane in 2005, he was the target of allegations of the sexual abuse of boys twenty years earlier. These allegations became public after West became a target of a sting operation conducted by his hometown newspaper, The ...
Lisa Jo Brown[ 1] (born October 9, 1956) is an American politician and educator who is the current mayor of Spokane, Washington. [ 2] She previously served as the director of the Washington State Department of Commerce. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown has served in both houses of the Washington State Legislature, including eight years ...
Dec. 22—Lisa Gardner recalls a childhood marked by attending NAACP meetings in Spokane with her grandmother Sarah Gardner, an activist and well-known business-owner in Spokane's Black community ...
Nov. 14—After last week's meeting was shut down during a protest over the Spokane City Council's declaration of support for Israel and a rule limiting how speakers could address their elected ...
Jan. 2—The public's time to voice its opinions to the Spokane City Council may change significantly later this year, if a proposal sponsored by Council President Betsy Wilkerson is approved ...
University of Portland ( Bachelor's degree) Nadine Woodward (born January 27, 1962) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Spokane, Washington from December 30, 2019 to January 1, 2024. She succeeded David Condon in December 2019. Prior to her election, Woodward worked as a news anchor.
Jul. 16—Scolding an elected official just doesn't quite feel the same over Webex. The Spokane City Council is planning to resume holding its meetings in person for the first time in more than a ...