Alex Pedersen (politician)

In January 2023, Pedersen announced that he would not see re-election to a second term. The Seattle Times described his first term voting record as being "consistently more centrist than his more left-leaning peers".

Pedersen won the election with 52 percent of the vote and was sworn in on November 26, 2019, replacing interim member Abel Pacheco Jr. His victory was credited to strong support in wealthier neighborhoods at the east edge of the district, while Scott earned more votes in the University District and Roosevelt. Pedersen was assigned as the chair of the council's Transportation and Utilities Commission, which was the subject of criticism from transportation advocacy groups based on his comments on previous referendums.

After declining to run for the newly-created District 4 in the 2015 election, Pedersen announced his candidacy in November 2018. District 4 was named the key swing district in the city council race after the resignation of incumbent Rob Johnson, with Pedersen characterized as a conservative candidate among the primary field. He opposed the Move Seattle and Sound Transit 3 transportation referendums as well as the construction of bicycle lanes on 35th Avenue Northeast in District 4.

From 2012 to 2014, Pedersen was a legislative aide to Seattle City Council President Tim Burgess, who later ran for mayor. He also wrote a neighborhood newsletter focusing on Northeast Seattle affairs called "4 to Explore" that was later shut down. Pedersen left his position in Burgess's office to join real estate firm CBRE as an affordable housing financial analyst.

Alex Christopher Pedersen (born July 17, 1969) is an American politician serving as a member of the Seattle City Council for District 4. He was previously an aide to city councilmember Tim Burgess and a private sector housing finance analyst.