Politics & Government
Who Has Called For Ed Murray To Resign? Here's A List
The Seattle Times Tuesday revealed new sex abuse allegations against Ed Murray. Some have been calling for the mayor to resign.

SEATTLE, WA - The Seattle Times on Tuesday reported that Ed Murray's cousin, Joseph Dyer, 54, is alleging that Murray molested him in the 1970s while the two shared a bedroom at a home on Long Island. Dyer is the fifth man to make sex abuse allegations against Murray. Murray announced he would not run for reelection earlier this spring, but some people have been calling for him to leave office.
Here's a list of people who have asked for Murray to resign:
- Councilwoman Lorena Gonzalez
- Councilwoman Kshama Sawant
- Seattle LGBTQ Commission
- Seattle Human Rights Commission
- Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
- Tammy Morales, a former Council candidate
- Cary Moon
- Jessyn Farrell
- Mike McGinn
- Jon Grant
Image via Lorena Gonzalez
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