Two seats on the Port of Seattle Commission are up for election this year. One seat is open, and it’s drawn nine candidates for the August primary. Incumbent Courtney Gregoire has two challengers also, but neither of them has reported raising any money yet.
The Port of Seattle has been busy this past year: the Seaport Alliance was first announced in October; labor negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and its employers hit a snag during a prime shipping season for Washington agriculture, and in January the Port announced Terminal 5 would be the new home port for Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet.