King County Executive Dow Constantine not seeking re-election in 2025
King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced he is not seeking re-election in 2025.
He has held the position for 15 years after a stint on the county council — the longest anyone has been executive in King County since 1968. He made the announcement at a birthday gathering dubbed the “25th Annual 39th Birthday Party.”
“I am grateful for the progress we have made, striving for a better government and a fairer, more just society,” Constantine said in a statement obtained by The West Seattle Blog. “The work is constantly challenging and often daunting, but it is also extraordinarily rewarding to be able to help others. It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role, but it’s time to let a new leader take the reins and build on the work we have done, and so I will not be seeking re-election.”
Constantine, 62, has been in public office since 1996 when he was elected to the state House of Representatives. He served five years in the House and Senate before he was appointed to fill a vacancy on the King County Council in 2002. Once then-Executive Ron Sims left his post to join the Obama administration, Constantine won an eight-person race for county executive in 2009.
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