Another top Seattle mayoral aide exits as Katie Wilson administration faces continued staff turnover

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's property caput is leaving City Hall aft little than 7 months connected nan job, marking nan latest high-profile departure from an management that has already faced important staffing turnover during its first year.

Local outlet PubliCola reported Wednesday that Sage Wilson made nan telephone aft "deciding he’d beryllium much effective arsenic an advocator for progressive causes extracurricular nan mayor’s agency than wrong it."

"Wilson, who antecedently worked successful media relations for nan labour defense group Working Washington and nan progressive argumentation group Civic Ventures, doesn’t person a occupation lined up yet; his past time will beryllium successful early August," nan study continued.

On his LinkedIn page, Wilson identifies himself arsenic Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s lawman communications director.

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Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson during nan Seattle International Film Festival screening of "The Invite" astatine SIFF Cinema Downtown connected May 17, 2026, successful Seattle, Washington. (Mat Hayward/Getty Images)

Sage Wilson's departure is nan latest successful a bid of staffing changes wrong Mayor Katie Wilson's office. PubliCola previously reported that nan mayor's communications director, Seferiana Day, resigned successful June aft nan politician requested her resignation pursuing respective weeks of antagonistic publicity.

According to nan outlet, City Hall later brought successful governmental advisor Crystal Nicole Fincher arsenic a impermanent communications advisor and Seattle Department of Transportation spokeswoman Dawn Schellenberg to assist pinch media relations.

On Thursday, nan Everett Post reprinted a communicative from The Center Square that quoted Schellenberg arsenic saying that nan turnover is to beryllium expected.

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson declared past twelvemonth astatine a barista picket line, "I americium not buying Starbucks, and you should not either.’" (David Ryder/Reuters)

"It is communal for caller administrations to person immoderate turnover and restructuring during nan early shape arsenic unit settee into their roles and reside nan priorities voters elected them to do," Schellenberg said.

Before taking office, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson urged Seattle residents to boycott Starbucks successful support of a baristas' national protestation astatine 1 of nan company's section stores. She later softened her stance aft Starbucks announced it would found a regional office successful Nashville and relocate immoderate Seattle-based jobs there.

"I had nan pleasance of visiting nan Pike Place Market Starbucks a small while ago, and I ordered – I deliberation it was a blueberry muffin latte that was for illustration a unit creation," Wilson said during a June interview pinch FOX 13 Seattle co-anchor Hana Kim, who had asked Wilson if she still supports a boycott of Starbucks.

"I conjecture I collapsed my boycott," Wilson added. "And yeah, but I, you know, I don’t know. What do you want maine to opportunity astir that?"

In a May Wall Street Journal sentiment piece, erstwhile Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz criticized Wilson's "socialist rhetoric," arguing it reflected an anti-business climate contributing to companies leaving Seattle.

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's unit abruptly ended an question and reply pinch a section news newsman past week aft he pressed her connected rising weapon unit and surveillance cameras successful nan metropolis aft a caller shooting. (David Ryder/Reuters)

"Seattle’s mayor, Katie Wilson, has chosen to formed business arsenic a foil alternatively than a partner," Schultz wrote successful nan op-ed. "Her socialist rhetoric vilifies employers, moreover while she continues to trust connected them for revenue. She has encouraged residents who disagree pinch her policies to leave."

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News of Sage Wilson’s departure quickly prompted criticism from governmental opponents connected societal media, galore of whom pointed to nan administration's earlier unit changes arsenic grounds of broader instability. Others wished nan departing spokesperson good and speculated astir nan demands of nan job.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Sage Wilson for comment.