Girmay Zahilay
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Girmay Hadish Zahilay is an American politician who has served as the King County Executive since 2025. He was formerly a member of the King County Council from District 2. He was elected to King Coun
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Larry Gossett
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Lawrence Edward Gossett is an American politician and activist who served as a member of the nonpartisan King County Council, representing District 10 from 1994 to 2006 and District 2 from 2006 to 202
Girmay Zahilay
…2025. He was formerly a member of the King County Council from District 2. He was elected to King County Council in 2019, defeating longtime incumbent Larry Gossett. In 2025, Zahilay was elected King County Executive, succeeding interim appointee Shannon Braddock. Zahilay and his brother were born in Sudan to…
Gossett in 2008
Gossett addressing a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally at the Franklin High School gymnasium (2006).