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Eddie Lin | |
|---|---|
 Lin in 2025 | |
| Member of the Seattle City Council from the 2nd District | |
| Assumed office November 25, 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Mark Solomon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Chia Lin[1][2] 1976 or 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Residence(s) | Beacon Hill, Seattle |
| Education | Macalester College (BA) Seattle University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Edward Chia Lin is an American politician and attorney who is the councilmember for Seattle City Council District 2. He was elected in 2025, in a special election following the resignation of Tammy Morales.
Early life and career
Lin was raised in the "Research Triangle" of North Carolina.[3] His father was a Taiwanese immigrant and his mother is white; they both met while attending Duke University and married only a few years after Loving v. Virginia outlawed bans on interracial marriage.[4][5]
Lin moved to Minnesota and attended Macalester College, where he met his wife.[6] The couple moved to Seattle in the late 1990s after she finished her degree, though he did not complete his.[6] While in Seattle, Lin worked various odd jobs, including working at a French bakery, the University bookstore, and being a bike messenger, while his wife worked as an AmeriCorps tutor.[6][7] Lin would complete his undergraduate degree and his J.D. degree from Seattle University, while his wife earned her Masters degree from the University of Washington.[5][6]
The couple moved to Oakland, where Lin worked as a secretary in two law firms and his wife worked as a teacher and was active in her union.[6][7] They returned to Seattle during the height of the Great Recession and Lin worked at Perkins Coie and clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly and the Washington Education Association.[3][5] In 2017, Lin began work as an assistant attorney for the Seattle City Attorney's Office and in 2019, he represented the city’s Office of Housing.[5][6][7]
Seattle City Council
2025 campaign
On December 4, 2024, Tammy Morales announced she would be resigning from the Seattle City Council effective January 6, 2025, criticizing how the council had been operating, leaving a vacant seat to be filled via appointment.[8][9] Lin was one of six finalists nominated by a councilmember for the appointment, being nominated by Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck.[3][10] Morales' seat was eventually filled by the appointment of Mark Solomon, who did not run for reelection to the seat.[11]
In late February, Lin announced his campaign for the special election to serve the remainder of Morales' term.[4] Lin ran against three other candidates in the primary: food assistance advocate and restaurant industry advocate Jeanie Chunn, city building inspector and union organizer Jamie Fackler, and Adonis Ducksworth, a transportation policy advisor for Mayor Bruce Harrell.[12] In the August primary, Lin came in first with 47% of the vote, and advanced to the general election with Ducksworth, who earned 29%.[13]
Lin ran as a progressive, pushing for a capital gains tax, increased affordable housing construction, and restructuring the Seattle Police Department to include social workers.[12][14] Duckworth focused his campaign on advocating for greater training and apprenticeships in the trades, partnering with gun violence prevention organizations, increasing the size of the police department, and completing the Rainer Beach Skatepark.[12] Both candidates opposed sweeps of homeless individuals, expanded surveillance cameras in the International District, and increasing funding for addiction treatment.[14][15]
In the general election, Lin won in a landslide with 68% of the vote, with Duckworth earning 31%.[16]
Tenure
Lin was sworn into office on November 25, 2025.[17]
Personal life
Lin is married with two children; his wife works as an educator.[3] They live in Beacon Hill.[6]
Electoral history
2025 election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lin | 11,205 | 47.40% | |
| Adonis Ducksworth | 6,941 | 29.36% | |
| Jeanie Chunn | 2,992 | 12.66% | |
| Jamie Fackler | 2,397 | 10.14% | |
| Write-in | 106 | 0.45% | |
| Total votes | 23,641 | 100.00% | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lin | 21,775 | 68.40% | |
| Adonis Ducksworth | 9,976 | 31.34% | |
| Write-in | 83 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 31,834 | 100.00% | |
References
- ^ "Eddie Lin | Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)". www.pdc.wa.gov. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Eddie Lin District 2 Application" (PDF). seattle.gov. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Nishiwaki, Chris S. (January 23, 2025). "Edward Lin focuses on community needs in his run for D2 seat". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Ahmad, Nimra (February 25, 2025). "Seattle City Assistant Attorney Eddie Lin Is a Candidate for City Council District 2". South Seattle Emerald. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Barnett, Erica C. (April 16, 2025). "PubliCola Questions: Seattle City Council District 2 Candidate Eddie Lin". PubliCola. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alexandra, Yoon-Hendricks (October 18, 2025). "Seattle District 2 Council race: Eddie Lin runs on housing affordability". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c Graham, Nathalie. "Assistant City Attorney Eddie Lin is Running for District 2". The Stranger. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales is resigning". The Seattle Times. December 4, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Uyehara, Kai (November 5, 2025). "Eddie Lin wins Seattle City Council seat". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ Barnett, Erica C. (January 25, 2025). "Six Applicants Make Their Case to Become the City Council's Newest Member". PubliCola. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ Trumm, Doug; Packer, Ryan (January 28, 2025). "Seattle Council Appoints Mark Solomon to Fill District 2 Vacancy". The Urbanist. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Josh (August 1, 2025). "Four candidates vie for southeast Seattle's D2 City Council seat". Cascade PBS. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ Oron, Guy (August 6, 2025). "Election results: August 2025 primary". Real Change News. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Bick, Carolyn (September 22, 2025). "Eddie Lin and Adonis Duckworth talk affordable housing, surveillance cameras in the CID". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ Denkmann, Libby; Syed, Maleeha (October 13, 2025). "Seattle City Council District 2 candidates talk taxes, housing, and public safety". KUOW. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ "Dionne Foster projected to win race for Seattle City Council Position 9". King5. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ Trumm, Doug (December 4, 2025). "Eddie Lin Becomes Seattle's Newest Councilmember". The Urbanist. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Election Results" (PDF). King County Elections. August 18, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ "Election Results" (PDF). King County Elections. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.