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Girmay Zahilay is King County Executive in Washington. Political positions and ideology score -70 (Far left). Girmay Hadish Zahilay is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party.
- Took office
- Nov 25, 2025
- Phone
- 206-263-9600
- Website
- Official site
- Wikipedia
- Background
- Salary
- —
County pay varies · not on file
Where Girmay stands on the spectrum
Girmay Zahilay scores -70 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.
Composite -70 · Far left · economic -78 · social -68 · authoritarian -36
Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →
Background & record
Girmay Hadish Zahilay is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He has served as the 10th Executive of King County, Washington, since November 25, 2025. He previously represented the 2nd district on the King County Council from 2020 to 2025.
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Issue detail
−100 left pole · +100 right pole
- Economic
- -78
- Social
- -68
- Authoritarian
- -36
- Confidence
- 68
- Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
- Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
- Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
- Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
- Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
- Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
- Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
- Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
- Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
- Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
- Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
- Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans
No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.
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Sources
- King County Executive office
- kingcounty.gov
- en.wikipedia.org
- Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.
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