Council Member Tom Rasmussen Won't Seek Reelection

City of SeattleTom Rasmussen has been on the council since 2004. Can he feel empathy?
Saying he wants to avoid "being divided between a campaign and the work I want to accomplish," Seattle City Council member Tom Rasmussen announced this morning that he won't run for reelection.
“This wasn’t an easy decision, but it is the right one," Rasmussen said in a statement. "It is now time to direct my efforts toward the same causes I have always been most passionate about&#