Debora Juarez Subject Files

Series

Identifier: 4642-02

Scope and Contents Note

Records from Debora Juarez's office during her time on Seattle City Council, highlighting Juarez's particular interest in issues relating to indigenous communities and local tribes, as well as concerns specific to her North Seattle district. Sound Transit's light rail expansion is well covered, including files on the 130th Street station and Northgate pedestrian bridge, as well as associated transit-oriented development in the Northgate neighborhood. Other major projects represented in the records include the waterfront redevelopment, competing proposals for new arenas, and the North Precinct. The records also document topics such as homelessness, parks, police accountability, Aurora Avenue, opioids, the employee head tax, and the sweetened beverage tax.

Dates

Creation: 2009-2023
Creation: Majority of material found within 2016-2023

Creator

Juarez, Debora (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite in the SMA reading room, including electronic records through the electronic records search.

Historical Note

Debora Juarez represented District 5 for two terms on City Council, from 2016 through 2023. An enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation, she was raised on the Puyallup Reservation in Tacoma by her Native American mother and first-generation Mexican-American father. She was the first member of her family to attend college, first at Western Washington University and then the Seattle University School of Law. She worked as a public defender, a judge, and a financial advisor, as well as serving as Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs. On Council, she chaired committees overseeing parks, intergovernmental affairs, and Native communities. She chose not to run for reelection in 2023.

Partial Extent

12.4 Cubic Feet (31 boxes)

Partial Extent

15,192 digital files (13 GB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records from Debora Juarez's office during her time on Seattle City Council.

Related Materials

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

Processing Information

CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CU Spider Scan and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information. DROID was used to identify file formats, extract metadata, and facilitate processing decisions. Files were then logged and transferred using Robocopy to preservation storage.