4619-00. Charlie Chong
Record Group
Identifier: 4619-00
Charlie Chong was elected to City Council in 1996 to fill the vacancy left by Tom Weeks’ resignation. Chong served for one year, choosing to run for mayor in 1997, an election he subsequently lost to Paul Schell. While on City Council, Chong chaired the Personnel, Organization and Performance Committee. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and served in the Air Force before becoming executive vice-president of a small canning company in Minnesota from 1958-1963. For the next 20 years, Chong was an anti-poverty program employee for the Federal government. Prior to running for City Council, hew was retired, but was an outspoken community activist. Chong also ran for City Council in 1999 and for mayor in 2001, but lost both elections.
Creator:
Chong, Charlie
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charlie Chong Subject Files
Series
Identifier: 4619-02
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and newspaper clippings related to issues before the City Council during Chong's tenure. Subjects include Sand Point reuse, the Seahawks Stadium and vote, Comprehensive Plan, off-leash areas, City-wide personnel issues, schools, and various City department policy and reorganization issues.
Dates:
1991-1997
Personnel, Organization and Performance Committee Records
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4619-03
Scope and Contents note
Agendas, work plans, correspondence, staff reports, and other materials related to personnel and performance issues brought before the committee.
Dates:
1996-1997