Seattle City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Maritza Rivera
Councilmember, District 4; term ends Dec. 31, 2027Ballotpedia
Maritza Rivera (Councilmember, District 4) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Seattle City Council after the election.
Seattle City Councilmember for District 4 (Northeast Seattle).
Where Maritza Rivera stands: positions on the record
Aurora Avenue / SOAP1 sourced position
Voted yes on CB 120836, creating prostitution-loitering crimes and Stay Out of Area of Prostitution (SOAP) zones (passed 8-1, Sept. 2024).
Council voteSeattle City Council · Sep 17, 2024
Surveillance cameras1 sourced position
Voted yes on CB 121052, approving SPD's use of closed-circuit TV cameras under the 2025 updated surveillance impact report (passed 7-2, Sept. 2025).
Council voteSeattle City Council · Sep 9, 2025
Police contract1 sourced position
Voted yes on CB 121133, the collective bargaining agreement with the Seattle Police Officers' Guild (passed 6-3, Dec. 2025).
Council voteSeattle City Council · Dec 9, 2025
Land use process1 sourced position
Voted no on CB 121215, changing the city's processes for Council land use decisions (passed 5-4, July 2026).
Council voteSeattle City Council · Jul 28, 2026
Transit tax2 sourced positions
Voted yes on CB 121226, sending a sales tax for transit to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (passed 9-0, July 2026).
Council voteSeattle City Council · Jul 21, 2026
Before voting to send the transit tax to voters, said it is difficult to ask low-income residents to tax themselves through a sales tax.
“It is very difficult to ask our residents, including our low-income residents, to tax themselves in a sales tax”
Own statementKUOW · Jul 21, 2026
Gun violence1 sourced position
Voted yes on Res 32217, declaring the Council's intent to adopt an evidence-based gun violence reduction strategy with national experts (adopted 7-0 with 2 abstentions, Sept. 2026).
Council voteSeattle City Council · Sep 15, 2026
What Maritza Rivera said vs. how Maritza Rivera voted
Transit tax
In their words
Before voting to send the transit tax to voters, said it is difficult to ask low-income residents to tax themselves through a sales tax.
Jul 21, 2026 ·KUOW · Jul 21, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on CB 121226, sending a sales tax for transit to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (passed 9-0, July 2026).
Jul 21, 2026 ·Seattle City Council · Jul 21, 2026
On the ballot this time
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