Editing Medina, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==

The City of Medina is a non-charter [[City government in Washington (state)|code city]] with a [[council–manager government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Medina |url=https://www.medina-wa.gov/index.asp?SEC=%7B0EF1CA38-E35B-489B-8446-8B309737C420%7D&Type=B_BASIC&persistdesign=none |publisher=City of Medina |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214064657/https://www.medina-wa.gov/index.asp?SEC=%7B0EF1CA38-E35B-489B-8446-8B309737C420%7D&Type=B_BASIC&persistdesign=none |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The city council is composed of seven members elected in [[non-partisan]], [[at-large]] elections to four-year terms. The council elects a ceremonial [[mayor]] and deputy mayor from its members, serving a two-year term, and appoint a [[city manager]] to execute its legislative policies and oversee the government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1017681|title=Accountability Audit Report - City of Medina - King County|date=October 3, 2016|website=Washington State Auditor's Office|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> The current city manager is Steve Burns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.medina-wa.gov/index.asp?SEC=88738BD6-9E70-4337-983D-B5E452E583A8&Type=B_BASIC|title=Medina City Council|website=City of Medina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044606/https://www.medina-wa.gov/index.asp?SEC=88738BD6-9E70-4337-983D-B5E452E583A8&Type=B_BASIC|archive-date=September 11, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=September 10, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite its wealthy residents, the city government had a budget shortfall of 8 percent forecast for 2020. A [[property tax]] increase was approved by a narrow margin in the November 2019 elections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Westneat |first=Danny |date=June 21, 2019 |title='We are in dire straits': Even Washington's wealthiest town can't make our backward tax system work |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/we-are-in-dire-straits-even-washingtons-wealthiest-town-cant-make-our-backward-tax-system-work/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=November 8, 2019 |title=Medina property-tax increase now narrowly leading; council races tight in Redmond, Mercer Island |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/medina-property-tax-increase-now-narrowly-leading/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref>

Medina has traditionally been a [[Republican Party (USA)|Republican]] stronghold at the local and national levels. However, like neighboring communities, it has become more competitive between the two major parties in recent elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/30/us/politics/30voices.html|title=Liberal Republican Suburb Turns Furious With G.O.P.|last=Kantor|first=Jodi|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625023740/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/30/us/politics/30voices.html|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== State level ===
Medina is part of the [[Washington's 48th legislative district|48th Legislative District]], and its current legislators in the [[Washington State Legislature]] are:

* Senator [[Patty Kuderer]]
* Representative [[Joan McBride]]
* Representative [[Vandana Slatter]]

The 48th district also includes the more [[Democratic Party (USA)|Democratic]] leaning area of adjacent [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]].

=== Nationally ===
Medina is part of the [[Washington's 1st congressional district|1st Congressional District]]. Its current Representative is [[Suzan DelBene]].

As part of Washington, Medina is represented by Senators [[Patty Murray]] and [[Maria Cantwell]].

In the [[2008 US Presidential Election]], [[Barack Obama]] received more votes than the Republican nominee, [[John McCain]], and carried all 4 precincts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decisiondeskhq.com/data-dives/creating-a-national-precinct-map/|title=Creating a National Precinct Map – Decision Desk HQ|website=decisiondeskhq.com|language=en-US|access-date=July 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073655/https://decisiondeskhq.com/data-dives/creating-a-national-precinct-map/|archive-date=August 20, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In the [[2012 US Presidential Election]], the Republican nominee, [[Mitt Romney]], received 1025 votes, while [[Barack Obama]], the Democratic incumbent received 934 votes. [[Mitt Romney]] carried 3 out of the 4 precincts in Medina.  In the [[2016 US Presidential Election]], of the 1,856 who cast votes, 57.49% voted for [[Hillary Clinton]] and 33.19% for [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://data.kingcounty.gov/Election-results/2016-General-Election-Results-by-precinct-complete/b27z-cdmk/data|title=2016 General - Election Results by precinct (complete eCanvass dataset) {{!}} King County {{!}} Open Data|work=King County, Washington|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331154930/https://data.kingcounty.gov/Election-results/2016-General-Election-Results-by-precinct-complete/b27z-cdmk/data|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2024|reason=The given reference does not contain this specific statistic}}