Martha Choe Subject Files

Series

Identifier: 4617-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and recommendations relating to transportation planning, open space, regional transit, City budget and finance issues, and general urban planning issues. Specific issues include the Central Waterfront Project, University of Washington Southwest Campus Plan, Seattle Commons, civic center planning, and South Lake Union Plan. The records also reflect Choe's involvement in the Korean-American Political Conference and the Asian Youth-at-Risk Committee.

Dates

Creation: 1986-1999

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)
Choe, Martha (Person)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Biographical Note

Martha Choe was elected to City Council for the term beginning January 1, 1992, and served to 1999. In September, 1999, a few months before the end of her second term, Choe accepted appointment as director of the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. During her tenure on the Council, she chaired the Transportation and Economic Development Committee (1992-1995) and the Finance and Budget Committee (1996-1999). She was the first Korean-American to serve on the Council. Choe graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School, earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and her MBA degree from Seattle University. Prior to being elected to City Council, she was vice-president for commercial lending, credit administration, and private banking for the Bank of California.