Christal Wood for Seattle Mayor

Christal Wood was born in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and is of African-American, Apache, Irish, Scottish and Russian Jew ancestry. She was active in the arts as a youth and continues to be an artist, writer and composer.

Christal lived in Boston in her teen years, and received a Cum Laude award from Boston Latin Academy. She received her AA from Green River Community College, with honors; and her BA from University of Washington in Society and Justice and Media Communications. Her career path has included administrative work with the American Heart Association- Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, United Way of King County, Highline Mental Health Center/West Seattle Mental Health Center, and Lutheran Community Services.

Christal was an intern for the Seattle Municipal League and the Nader 2000 campaign before waging her own write-in campaign for Mayor in 2001 shortly after the Fat Tuesday Riots (about which she wrote in the story, “Fat Tuesday Fiasco”). She ran again in 2003 for Seattle City Council Position 7, earning the endorsement of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and 12% of the primary vote. This year, with your help, she hopes to attain the position of Seattle Mayor and implement true reform and true accountability in City government.

Christal’s daughter, Jasmine, is a public school student. They live together in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. For years, Christal has been and passionate activist on behalf of human services and social justice issues, including race relations, education, and neighborhood gentrification. In addition to her campaigns for office, she has been an interviewer for SEAMEC, a board member of EcoCascade.org, a member of the Seattle Peace Chorus, the Save the Lillian Coalition, the Seattle Neighborhood Coalition, and other organizations. She is also founder and executive director of the public interest media organization, Gotham City Communications.