Help Elect Peter Kwon to the King County Council

I was born in South Korea and immigrated with my parents and younger brother. We lived in New York City. My father worked as a pharmacist and my mother was a nurse’s aide represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU). My parents divorced when I was ten and my brother and I were raised by our mom.  After graduating from Stuyvesant High School in New York City, I headed west to the University of Washington and Bellevue College to major in Computer Science and Network Services.

Over 35 years living in King County, I’ve worked at Boeing, Nordstrom, Microsoft, and the University of Washington. In August of 2024 I helped start the Korean-American Institute to help bring communities together.

As a proven leader, I serve on the SeaTac City Council the past 10 years, first elected in 2015 and re-elected in both 2019 and 2023. Locally, I serve on many regional committees and boards to improve communities in South King County.

In November of 2024 I was elected to the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities (NLC). The NLC is a nonpartisan organization that represents cities across the nation in Washington, D.C. We lobby for programs that benefit local cities and fight against proposals that hurt our cities and neighborhoods. We also share information on how to make our communities better.