Editing Tacoma, Washington (section)

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Tacoma, Washington}}
The government of the city of Tacoma operates under a council-manager system. The [[Tacoma City Council|city council]] consists of an elected mayor ([[Victoria Woodards]]) and eight elected council members: five from individual city council districts and three others from the city at-large. All serve four-year terms and are elected in odd-numbered years. The council adopts and amends city laws, approves a two-year budget, establishes city policy, appoints citizens to boards and commissions, and performs other actions. The council also meets in "standing committees", which examine the council's work in more defined areas, such as "Environment & Public Works", "Neighborhoods & Housing", and "Public Safety, Human Services & Education". The council meets as a whole most Tuesdays at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. in the council chambers at 747 Market St. Meetings are open to the public and provide for public input.

[[Victoria Woodards]] began her term as mayor of the City of Tacoma on January 2, 2018. She is Tacoma's third African-American mayor and third female mayor, and the second African-American female mayor. She succeeded [[Marilyn Strickland]], who was elected in 2009, becoming Tacoma's first African-American female mayor.

Normal day-to-day operations of the city government are administered by Tacoma's city manager, who is appointed by the city council. Elizabeth Pauli was appointed Interim City Manager on February 6, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruud |first1=Candice |title=Tacoma council picks longtime city attorney as interim city manager |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article130461494.html|access-date=February 24, 2017 |publisher=The News Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=City Manager Executive Profile |url=https://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_departments/City_Managers_Office/city_manager_executive_profile |website=City of Tacoma|access-date=February 24, 2017}}</ref> She replaced former manager T. C. Broadnax, who was appointed to the office in January 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?nid=54 |title=City of Tacoma – City Council |access-date=March 27, 2008 |work=CityOfTacoma.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329124255/http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?nid=54 |archive-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> and left in 2017 to become the city manager of [[Dallas, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martinez |first1=Krystina |title=New City Manager T. C. Broadnax Says 'It's A Great Time' To Come To Dallas |url=http://keranews.org/post/new-city-manager-tc-broadnax-says-it-s-great-time-come-dallas|access-date=February 24, 2017 |publisher=KERA}}</ref>

At the federal level, Tacoma is part of two congressional districts. The western and northern portions of the city are part of the [[Washington's 6th congressional district|6th District]], represented by [[Emily Randall]]. The eastern portion is in the [[Washington's 10th congressional district|10th District]], represented by former Tacoma mayor [[Marilyn Strickland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find Your Representative {{!}} house.gov |url=https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.house.gov}}</ref>