Editing Issaquah, Washington (section)

==Government==
[[File:Town Hall 127.jpg|thumb|Issaquah City Hall]]
The City of Issaquah uses the [[Mayor–council government|mayor-council]] form of government. The City Council acts as the legislative body. The City Council consists of seven councilmembers, who each have four-year terms in staggered tranches.

Mary Lou Pauly was elected mayor of Issaquah in 2017 with 64.19% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=King County November 7, 2017 General Election|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20171107/king/|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=results.vote.wa.gov}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2021 to another term.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Lou Pauly, Mayor |url=https://issaquahwa.gov/528/Mary-Lou-Pauly-Mayor |publisher=City of Issaquah |access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, Issaquah became the first Washington city to be awarded [[LEED Gold]] certification for its environmental conservation and sustainability initiatives.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=July 20, 2023 |title=Issaquah goes for LEED Gold — and becomes the first WA city to get it |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/07/19/issaquah-is-gold-city-building-council-says.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>