Jenny Durkan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jenny Durkan
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1958(1958-05-19)
Age	66
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Jenny Durkan Biography

Jenny Durkan is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on May 19, 1958 in Seattle, United States. Durkan was born in Seattle in 1958, the fourth of seven children, and grew up in Issaquah, Washington. She attended Forest Ridge School, a private Catholic girls’ school.

Durkan returned to Seattle in 1991, and established a successful practice focusing on criminal defense and work on behalf of plaintiffs, including the family of Lt. Walter Kilgore, who died in the Pang warehouse fire, the case of Stan Stevenson (a retired firefighter who was stabbed leaving a Mariners game) and the case of Kate Fleming, who died in a flash flood in her Madison Valley basement during the Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006.

In September 1994, Durkan left the Schroeter law firm to join the staff of then-Washington Governor Mike Lowry as his lawyer and political adviser. In February 1995, she resigned from Lowry’s office and returned to Schroeter.

Durkan served on the nonprofit board of the Center for Women and Democracy from 2000 to 2009, as a founding Board Member for the Seattle Police Foundation from 2002 to 2004, and as the Chair of the Washington State Attorney General’s Task Force on Consumer Privacy, which resulted in legislation that became a national model for identity theft protections.

Durkan earned her J.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1985. “I wanted to be a lawyer since I was 5 years old,” she told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1992. “When I graduated from law school, my mother said, ‘Finally someone is going to pay you to argue.”‘

Jenny Durkan Net Worth

Jenny Durkan is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jenny Durkan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jenny Anne Durkan (born May 19, 1958) is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Seattle. Formerly a prosecutor, she served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, appointed by President Barack Obama, from October 2009 to September 2014.

Durkan earned her B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1980. After graduating, she moved to a Yupik fishing village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska, where she taught English, coached a girls’ basketball team, worked as a baggage handler for Wien Air Alaska in St. Mary’s and was a dues-paying Teamster.

Durkan served on the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission from 1993 to 1996. She served as the first Citizen Observer on the Seattle Police Firearms Review Board from 1997 to 2000 and two Seattle mayors asked her to serve on Citizen Review Committees for the Seattle Police Department. She also played an advisory role on the establishment of the King County Drug Court and the Mental Health Court. She later helped create a specialized drug program in the federal courts in Western Washington.

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Who is Jenny Durkan Dating?

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During Durkan’s term as mayor, the Seattle Department of Transportation canceled several bicycle lanes and greenway projects that had been planned in previous years under the city’s comprehensive bicycle plan and funded in the 2015 Move Seattle levy. In response, several cycling advocacy groups and city councilmembers protested Durkan’s decision-making on bicycle issues. She has also been critical of scooter-sharing, with Seattle maintaining its ban on electric scooter-sharing apps, unlike other major U.S. cities.

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Jenny Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jenny Durkan celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

Durkan announced her candidacy for Seattle mayor on May 11, 2017, shortly after incumbent Mayor Ed Murray ended his reelection campaign. She was labeled an “establishment” candidate, among a crowded field in the primary race, and picked up endorsements from Murray and members of the Seattle City Council, as well as The Seattle Times and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.

What nationality is Seattle's new mayor?

Learn more about his background and priorities. Bruce Harrell was born in Seattle to an African American father who was one of the first Black union lineman at Seattle City Light, and a Japanese American mother who had been incarcerated at Minidoka during World War II.

Did Seattle elect a new mayor?

The 2021 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the Mayor of Seattle. It was won by former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell, who defeated then-current President Lorena González; both candidates had advanced from a nonpartisan primary election on August 3.

Who was the last Republican Mayor of Seattle?

James d’Orma Braman (December 23, 1901 – August 21, 1980) was an American politician who served as the 45th mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1964 to

1969. To date, Braman was the last Republican to serve as Mayor of Seattle.

How long is the term for Seattle mayor?

The mayor serves a four-year term, without term limits, and is chosen in citywide, two-round elections between nonpartisan candidates.

When was Jenny Durkan elected?

Durkan was elected the 56th mayor of Seattle in 2017, becoming the city’s first female mayor since the 1920s and its second openly LGBT elected mayor. She took first place in the nonpartisan August primary and defeated urban planner and political activist Cary Moon in the November general election.