Seattle City Club Speakers 2017 Events 2017 Legislative Preview Sen. Sharon Nelson (D-34th District) Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-9th District) Rep. Shelly Short (R-7th District) Rep. Pat Sullivan (D-47th District) Moderators: Austin Jenkins (NW News Network) Essex Porter (KIRO-TV) February 1st Civic Cocktail: Stay Informed in 2017 Bob Ferguson, Washington State Attorney General Greg Hanscom, Editor-in-Chief, Crosscut Tim Keck, Co-Founder & Publisher, The Stranger Caryn Mathes, President & General Manager, KUOW Don Shelton, Editor, The Seattle Times Civic Cocktail, March 1st: Judicial Power & The Higher Education Robert Lasnik, U.S. District Court Judge Ana Mari Cauce, UW President Kirk Schulz, WSU President Featured Journalists: Katherine Long, The Seattle Times Knute Berger, Crosscut Civic Cocktail, April 5th: Regional Growth, Obamacare & American Cities John Schoettler, Amazon VP of Global Real Estate and Facilities Mike Kreidler, Washington Insurance Commissioner Leonard Sorrin, Premera Blue Cross VP of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Featured Journalists: Brandi Kruse, Q13 FOX News Enrique Cerna, KCTS 9 Civic Cocktail, May 3rd: Social Justice & Effective Activism Lindy West, columnist at The Guardian and contributor to This American Life Tina Podlodowski, Washington State Democratic Party Chair Bill Bryant, 2016 Republican gubernatorial candidate Journalists: Phyllis Fletcher, Managing Editor, Northwest News Network Eli Sanders, Associate Editor, The Stranger May 22nd FullConTech Nigel Jacob, Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Diane Douglas, Executive Director, Seattle CityClub Jacgques Colon, Health Equity Coordinator, Pierce County Public Health David Wertheimer, Director of Community and Civic Engagement, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sili Savusa, Executive Director, White Center Community Development Association Aaron Robertson, Director of Community Programs, Seattle Foundation Civic Cocktail, June 7th: Bringing an Arena to Seattle & Journalist Roundtable Chris Hansen, Entrepreneur Chris Danielsand, KING 5 Sports Art Thiel, Press Northwest Michael Medved, KTTH Radio Host C.R. Douglas, Q13 FOX political analyst Erica C. Barnett, journalist June 14th: The White House & The Fourth Estate: Seattle CityClub's Annual Benefit Jay Carney, Barack Obama’s Press Secretary 2011-2014 Scott McClellan, George W. Bush’s Press Secretary 2003-2006 July 17th: Seattle Mayoral Debate Jenny Durkan Jessyn Farrell Bob Hasegawa Michael McGinn Cary Moon Nikkita Oliver Civic Cocktail, October 4th: Seattle’s Shift to the Left & DACA Decision Nikkita Oliver, former Mayoral Candidate Tim Keck, Publisher of The Stranger Ron Sims, former King County Executive Ray Corona, Dreamer and Immigration Activist Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General Featured Journalists Knute Berger, Crosscut Liz Jones, KUOW October 10th: WA 45TH District State Senate Luncheon Debate Manka Dhingra Jinyoung Lee Englund Moderators: Essex Porter, KIRO7 Joni Balter October 18TH: Seattle City Council Position 8 + 9 Debate Council Position No. 8 Candidates Jon Grant Teresa Mosqueda Council Position No. 9 Candidates M. Lorena González Pat Murakami October 24TH: Seattle Mayoral Debate Jenny Durkan Carry Moon Moderators: Natalie Brand, KING 5 Ross Reynolds, KUOW November 1ST Civic Cocktail: City Hall in Motion + #MeToo Tim Burgess, mayor Mona Locke, Washington state and business leader Dr. Alisa Kessel, University of Puget Sound Featured Journalists Daniel Beekman, Seattle Times Jean Godden, former Seattle City Council member and Seattle Times/Seattle P-I reporter November 29TH: Civic Cocktail: The Boys in the Boat + New Seattle Mayor Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat Jenny Durkan Journalists: Natalie Brand, KING 5 Amy Radil, KUOW December 15TH: 2017 Year in Review Panelists: Jorge Barón, Executive Director, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Joe Fain, Washington State Senator, 47th Legislative District Blaine Harden, Author + Journalist, New York Times, Washington Post, PBS Sheila Edwards Lange, President, Seattle Central College Moderator: C.R. Douglas, Political Analyst, Q13 FOX News .