Dolores Sibonga

Dolores Sibonga
Dolores Sibonga, 1991
Member of the Seattle City Council for Position 9
In office
January 1, 1980  January 1, 1992
Preceded byTim Hill
Succeeded byMartha Choe
Member of the Seattle City Council for Position 1
In office
April 1978  November 1978
Preceded byPhyllis Lamphere
Succeeded byNorm Rice
Personal details
Born1931
Seattle, WA
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMartin Sibonga
Residence(s)Seattle, WA
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA, JD)

Dolores Dasalla Sibonga is Washington’s first Filipina American female lawyer. In 1978, she became the first minority female to serve on the Seattle City Council, when she was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Phyllis Lamphere, she chose not to run to fill that seat for a full term. In 1979, Sibonga was elected to city council and served until 1992 when she chose not to run for reelection.