How Being Mayor Became the Worst Job in Politics
Several big-city mayors have announced retirements or have been defeated this year, their approval ratings driven down by the pandemic and policing.
June 10, 2021 •
(Erika Schultz/Seattle Times/TNS) Seattle hasn’t re-elected a mayor since 2005. That streak will last at least four more years. Mayor Jenny Durkan announced late last year that she wouldn’t seek a second term.
Seattle has been one of the nation’s most successful cities in recent years, with a booming economy and the biggest population growth of any large city. Growth always brings problems, and Seattle has suffered from both housing and transportation issues.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who played a key role in the campaign
for the city to be awarded the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is
set to be appointed by United States President Joe Biden as his
country’s new Ambassador to India, it has been widely reported.