Tom Rasmussen Electronic Correspondence

Series

Identifier: 4672-01

Scope and Contents Note

Email correspondence from City councilmember Tom Rasmussen’s tenure as city councilmember. This series includes the councilmember's correspondence covering transportation issues, including the Alaskan Way Viaduct and seawall, SR 520, the monorail, bicycles, Mercer Street, streetcars and LGBT concerns. Human services topics include homelessness, senior centers, and domestic violence. Constituent correspondence spans a wide range of subjects of concern to citizens, especially homeless encampments, , the Woodland Zoo elephants, the minimum wage, public banking, the Chihuly museum and ride-share regulations.

Dates

Creation: 2003-2015

Creator

Rasmussen, Tom (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite through ePADD software in the SMA reading room.

Historical Note

Tom Rasmussen was elected to City Council in 2003 and served three terms before stepping down in 2015. He was chair of the Housing, Human Services, and Health Committee for four years, the Parks and Seattle Center Committee for two years, and the Transportation Committee for six years. Prior to his tenure on City Council, he worked for the City of Seattle for many years as an aide to former Councilmember Jeanette Williams and as the director of the Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens. Rasmussen holds a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University and a J.D. from Valparaiso University.

Full Extent

182,991 email messages (15 GB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Email correspondence from Tom Rasmussen's tenure at city councilmember.

Existence and Location of Copies

Internal link to Epadd

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember Rasmussen’s tenure found in City social media accounts and City websites are searchable online through ArchiveSocial and Archive-IT.