Jan Drago

Who is Jan Drago?

Jan Drago is an American politician from Seattle who has served on both Seattle City Council and King County Council.

Drago was a member of Seattle City Council until her run for mayor in 2009, having served since January 1994 on Seattle City Council. Her tenure includes four years as Council President and four years as chair of the Finance and Budget Committee from 1999–2003, steering the Council through four difficult budget cycles. In late 2008 Drago announced her intention to retire from the Seattle City Council and not seek another term.

Drago announced on May 26, 2009 that she was running for Mayor of Seattle, seeking to unseat two-term Mayor Greg Nickels. Despite raising the second largest amount of money of the nine candidates seeking the office, she ultimately finished fifth in the August 2009 primary election and failed to advance to the November general election.

While a member of the Seattle City Council, Drago chaired the Council’s Transportation Committee which has jurisdiction over city-wide and regional transportation policies, planning and coordination of transportation issues.