Wills, Heidi, 1968-
Name Entries
person
Wills, Heidi, 1968-
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Wills, Heidi, 1968-
Wills, H.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Wills, H.
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Heidi Wills attended the University of Washington, earning a degree in history of science, technology and medicine. After college, Wills worked as an aide to King County Executive Ron Sims. She was elected to the Seattle City Council in 1999, defeating Charlie Chong, to serve a four-year term. During her tenure on the council, Wills was chair of the Energy and Environmental Policy Committee and vice-chair for the Housing, Human Services, Education, and Civil Rights Committee, and the Transportation Committee. She was passionate about environmental issues, and worked towards establishing standards for "green" buildings, as well as air and water quality issues. The Energy Committee also gave Wills one of her most difficult jobs, that of managing the electric utility during a volatile energy market. Under Wills, the council approved four rate increases to start paying off debt. Wills was also involved in the search for a new superintendent for Seattle City Light. Perhaps the major challenge Wills faced during her term was questionable campaign contributions and land use zoning issues. She repaid the contributions and a fine but the issue may have cost her re-election. Wills also worked on third-party billing for water and sewer. The proposed legislation was an attempt to regulate how landlords bill their tenants for utilities. Wills was defeated by David Della in 2004.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/61004219
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2007163232
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n2007163232
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
Subjects
Child care
Civil rights
Ecology
Electric utilities
Finance
Housing
Human services
Labor
Land use, Urban
Monorail railroads
Neighborhood
Parks
Political ethics
Public health
Safety measures
Transportation
Zoning
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Women city council members
Women politicians
Legal Statuses
Places
Seattle (Wash.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Washington (State)--Seattle
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>