Seattle’s new socialist Mayor Katie Wilson took office a little more than six months ago and is already facing a recall effort.
In July, she faced real scrutiny from the press when she fired the city’s police chief following a shooting. She was also in the news for urging trans ‘refugees’ to come to the city for taxpayer funded care.
There’s no telling whether or not the recall effort will work. It’s not easy to remove an elected official from office unless they’re facing real criminal charges.
FOX 13 in Seattle reports:
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson recall charges: What to know
Two people in Seattle have filed a recall charge against Mayor Katie Wilson, alleging she has “neglected her legal duty to maintain public safety and peace.”
The recall comes amid a slew of city controversies, the latest being the continued fallout from the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting, and the forced resignation of Police Chief Shon Barnes.
Melinda Jacobson and Dale Osterud filed the paperwork with the King County Elections Office on Tuesday, Aug. 11, alleging that Wilson is “derelict in her duties for public safety” of the City of Seattle.
The recall charge points to five specific events: the forced resignation of then-Police Chief Shon Barnes, shootings and sex trafficking in the North Aurora neighborhood, crime and drug use in the Chinatown International District, crime in Belltown and the deactivation of CCTV cameras for police use around the city.
The filing outlines safety issues across several Seattle areas, including North Aurora, Chinatown International District, Belltown and Third Avenue.
In North Aurora, residents reported sex trafficking, prostitution and gun battles putting bullets through homes and businesses between January and June. Neighbors installed temporary gunfire barriers that the mayor had removed on June 6, though SDOT later placed trial barriers after a June 30 meeting.
Here’s a video report from KOMO News.
“It’s time to admit that you are not right for the job, resign quietly and let somebody else who knows how a city is run do the work.”
I spoke tonight with a woman who filed the recall charges against @MayorofSeattle . https://t.co/rIabomelga @komonews pic.twitter.com/cAaL05lStp
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) August 13, 2026
Even if this recall effort is not successful, it says a lot about Katie Wilson and the amount of faith the people of Seattle have in her.
The fact that some members of the city council have turned on her speaks volumes as well.
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