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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Tanya Woo Office Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4697-01

Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence from Woo's office during her tenure on Seattle City Council. Includes emails from constituents and inter-office correspondence regarding bills relating to SODA, land use, housing, zoning, SDOT amendments, and public safety.

Dates

  • Creation: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-02

Creator

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.

Biographical Note

A fifth generation Seattleite, Tanya Woo was part of a Chinese-American family that first came to the city in 1887. She grew up on Beacon Hill and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Washington. Woo was involved in the redevelopment of the Louisa Hotel and volunteered for the Chinatown-International District Community Watch. In 2023, she ran for the District 2 seat on City Council but was defeated by Tammy Morales. When Teresa Mosqueda resigned from Position 8 in January 2024 after being elected to King County Council, Woo was appointed to fill the seat until the next election. She was defeated in November 2024 by Alexis Mercedes Rinck.

Full Extent

18,200 email messages (3.2 GB)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Email correspondence from Councilmember Tanya Woo and staff.

Related Materials

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

Separated Materials

Attorney-client privileged materials have been separated.

Author
Natalie Edmonds
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US