Government and politics Bellevue, Washington



bellevue city hall, opened in 2006



bellevue has council-manager form of government seven, non-partisan council members elected @ large staggered four-year terms. city council selects mayor among members (and not popular vote), serves council chair has no veto power. of 2016, mayor john stokes , deputy mayor john chelminiak.


the mayor administrates council meetings, helps set issues on council s meeting agendas, , serves city s visible spokesperson, while operational authority held city manager, operates city s day-to-day activities. city manager elected 7 members of council , not popular vote.


bellevue left-leaning city. in 2016 election, of 61,742 cast ballots president, 66.11% voted hillary clinton compare 24.58% donald trump.








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