Margaret Pageler was elected to City Council for the term beginning January 1992, to fill the seat vacated by the retired Paul Kraabel, and served until 2003. She chaired the Public Safety Committee (1992-1995) during her first term, and the Utilities and Environmental Management Committee (1996-1999) during her second term. She became City Council President in 2000 and chaired two committees: the Water Resources, Solid Waste and Public Health Committee; and the Legislative Department and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. Pageler was born and raised in China and Taiwan, the daughter of missionaries. She received a law degree from the University of Chicago and practiced utility law for the Seattle law firm, Stoel Rives. Pageler was a Vision Seattle candidate for City Council in three elections prior to winning her first race.