Information from Peter Kwon

Today, City of SeaTac Councilmember Peter Kwon announced that he will be running for King County Council District 5 during the 2025 election.  District 5 includes Des Moines, Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, and Kent.

County Councilman Dave Upthegrove was elected Commissioner of Public Lands last November and resigned in January.  The County Council chose the current appointee De'Sean Quinn to replace Upthegrove until November.  Quinn has stated on the record he does not plan to run, which has created an open seat race.

Kwon has served on the council for over nine years, first taking office in January, 2016.

Kwon will be on the 2025 Primary Election Ballot on August 5, with the top two vote getters for each position moving on to the November 4 General Election.

The deadline to file with King County Elections is May 9, 2025.

"I've been a dedicated public servant on the SeaTac City Council for the past nine years.  It has been a privilege to create many successful policies and programs to improve the lives of everyone in our city.  One of those programs was my Locking Mailbox program to protect mail from theft.  This has been copied in many other cities.  I have also fought to build more affordable housing, improve transportation, and to keep our community safe.

I believe it is time to take this to the next level and bring the benefit of my dedicated service to the rest of King County."

According to the City of SeaTac, some of his accomplishments include:

City of SeaTac Councilmember since January 2016
Deputy Mayor - 01/2020 - 01/2022
Board Member, Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Transportation Policy Board
Board Member, National League of Cities (NLC)
Chair, Soundside Alliance (South King County 5 Cities Economic Development Partnership)
Chair, City of SeaTac Streetscape and Gateway Ad Hoc Committee (To improve SeaTac placemaking)
Member, City of SeaTac Parks and Recreation Committee
Member, City of SeaTac Public Safety and Justice Committee
Member, Joint Advisory Committee (City of SeaTac and Port of Seattle Collaboration) 
Member, U.W. Mobile Observations of Ultrafine Particles Study (MOV-UP) Advisory Board
Member, Sound Cities Association (SCA) Caucus (Representing South King County on regional issues) 
Member, South County Area Transportation Board (Collaboration of local electeds in 16 South King County and North Pierce County cities)
Member, National League of Cities (NLC) Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee
Representative, SeaTac/Tukwila Cooperative Committee (Focused on bi-lateral collaboration)
Alternate Member, Highline Forum (Southwest King County partnership of the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila, Highline College, Highline School District, and Port of Seattle)
Founder, Neighborhood Locking Mailbox Program
Former Chair, City of SeaTac Transportation and Public Works (T&PW) Committee
Former Chair, City of SeaTac Hotel/Motel Tax Advisory Committee (Allocates tourism tax dollars to promote local businesses and community events)
Former Chair, South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd)
Former Chair, City of SeaTac Code Compliance Committee
Former Member, City of SeaTac Administration and Finance (A&F) Committee
Former Member, City of SeaTac Land Use and Parks (LUP) Committee
Former President, National League of Cities (NLC) Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials (APAMO) Board
Former Treasurer, King County 4Culture Board (Arts and Cultural funding agency for King County)