Catharine Smith
Politics Editor
About
Catharine is KUOW's politics editor. She never met a spreadsheet she didn't like, and she's obsessed with campaign trail drama, voting trends, debates in the state Legislature, and Trump's tweets. Before starting at KUOW in 2022, she worked in New York City at as a producer at WNYC, and she freelanced for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
Catharine got her start in journalism on HuffPost's technology desk — and she will always regret ditching her flip phone for that job.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Society of Environmental Journalists
Stories
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Seattle set a new record for homicides
Seattle recently set a record that no city welcomes. There have been 70 homicide victims in the city so far this year, which is a new record for the most homicides in a single year. KUOW editor Catherine Smith is here to tell us more about why this is happening.
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Seattle sets new record for most homicides in a single year
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Seattle ties record for homicides set in the 1990s
The city of Seattle has tied its previous record for the most homicides in a single year, and it likely will establish a new homicide record by the end of 2023.
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Centrist in Seattle? How this week's election could change City Council politics
"We know the City Council will look very, very different next year."
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Monday Headlines
Jury selection starts in Tacoma PD trial, Burien may ban camping, and Oregon could reverse course on drug decriminalization
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Seattle passes grim milestone with record high homicides
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Seattle's City Council election gets spicy
Election officials certified the results of our local primary this week. That means we know which City Council candidates are vying for your votes. As KUOW Politics editor Cat Smith puts it, things are getting spicy in some of the races. In others, we saw some surprising shifts after the initial round of results. She breaks the results down race-by-race.
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As votes continue to be counted, Seattle City Council races take shape
We’ll soon know who will be competing for seven Seattle City Council seats in the November General Election. Forty-five candidates ran in Tuesday's primary but only the top two vote-getters, a total of 14 people, will move on.
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Seattle city council incumbents likely headed to general election
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SHOCK VOTE: Seattle City Council rejects drug enforcement policy 5-4
Seattle's city attorney will not be enforcing a state drug law that passed this spring.
