Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Loses Press Secretary After 7 Months as Staff Turnover Mounts
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 24
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Loses Press Secretary After 7 Months as Staff Turnover Mounts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 24
Summary
Early August will mark press secretary Sage Wilson’s exit from Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s office, less than seven months into the administration’s first year.
PubliCola reported Wilson chose to leave because he believed he could better advance progressive causes outside City Hall than from inside the mayor’s office.
The departure adds to a communications shake-up that already included communications director Seferiana Day’s June resignation and the temporary addition of consultant Crystal Nicole Fincher and transportation spokeswoman Dawn Schellenberg.
Schellenberg said such restructuring is common in a new administration, but opponents on social media cast the latest exit as another sign of instability.
The staffing churn lands as Katie Wilson faces broader scrutiny over Seattle crime, a cut-short local TV interview on gun violence, and criticism from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over her anti-business stance.