Finance and Budget Committee Records

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 4617-03

Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and other background materials related to financial management and related issues before the Committee.

Dates

Creation: 1996-1997

Creator

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

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.