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Norm Rice handing out campaign literature near Westlake Mall, Seattle, September 17, 1985

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Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor of Seattle. Rice has remained a civic leader as CEO and then president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle from 1998 to 2004, and then CEO of the non-profit Seattle Foundation from 2009-2013.

In this image Norm Rice hands out campaign literature near the Westlake Mall. Rice lost the 1985 mayoral election to Charles Royer, but won in 1989 and in 1993, becoming Seattle's first African American mayor.

Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 3, 1985, page C6
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.152.11.02
Date: 1985
Creator(s): Smith, Kurt, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.152.11.02, photo by Kurt Smith
Copyright: All Rights Reserved