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Jan Drago has been a member of the Councilmember Drago Seattle City Council since January 1994, following her election in November 1993. Prior to her election, she had been a small business owner (Haagen Dazs Ice Cream Shoppes franchise owner, (1980-1991) and a school teacher (1973-1978). She is a graduate of Douglass College, Rutgers University (B.A., Psychology). She and her husband Noel are the parents of four sons and two grandsons.


Transport & Climate Change
Special Presentation
by European Union Green Party representative Michael Cramer!

Wednesday, July 30, noon- 1:00 p.m.
Bertha Knight Landes Room, City Hall,
600 4th Ave, Seattle

Councilmember Jan Drago, Council Transportation Committee Chair, along with Cascade Bicycle Club, is co-hosting a special brown-bag lunchtime presentation with European Union Green Party representative Michael Cramer. The presenter will discuss the importance of promoting alternative transportation both in Europe and globally, focusing on Michael's work on bicycling at the European Union. Click here for more information on the presentation.

Member of the Council since: 1994

Current Term: 2006-2009

Committees:
Chair: Transportation
Vice-Chair: Housing & Economic Development
Member: Parks & Seattle Center
Alternate: Finance & Budget

Staff:
Barbara Clemons, Katherine Fountain & Jodie Vice

Issues of Interest:
Transportation, Economic Development, Regional Affairs

Organizational Affiliations:
Seattle-King County Board of Health, The Trade Development Alliance, Sister Cities Coordinating Council, Institute for Motivating Reading, Women's Political Caucus, Washington State Democratic Party, Mountains to Sound Greenway, Port Jobs, Seattle Convention and Visitor's Board

About Michael Cramer:
Born in 1949 in western Germany, Michael Cramer moved to Berlin in 1974, where he worked as a high school teacher for more than 20 years. In 1989, he was elected to the Berlin city parliament as a member of the Green party and became spokesperson for transportation issues. In 2001, he published "The Berlin Wall Trail." Some 1,000 people participate in his yearly bike tours along the former path of the Wall. In 2004, he was elected to the European Parliament and sits on both their Tourism and Transportation committees. Michael has not owned a car for over 25 years!

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