by Nathalie Graham • Feb 3, 2021 at 6:00 am The council president to assume full power over the city. Courtesy of Lorena Gonzalez for Seattle Mayor campaign After Mayor Jenny Durkan announced her plan to peace out after one term, everyone and their many-gendered mothers placed little bets on which Seattle City Council member might seek to fill the role. Well, everyone who bet Council President Lorena Gonzalez would step up can now cash in their winnings, because now she has officially entered the 2021 mayoral race. Sponsored When it looked as if some positions were opening in state government, Gonzalez made an early bid for Attorney General she now says the events of the last year convinced her that Seattle “is the city I want to serve,” Gonzalez said, her voice cracking as she reflected on the last year that has been tough on her family and families across the city.