Five years into the job, Seattle's District 2 representative Tammy Morales says she's worried about the direction of the Council, slamming her colleagues on the way out.

Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales announced her resignation Wednesday, citing clashes with colleagues and concern about the council's direction.

Morales said she came to the decision “after very careful consideration” and that she is “worried about the future of this institution.”

Council Member Tammy Morales has resigned from her position, citing a laundry list of incidents in which her collegues eroded the City’s checks and balances and undermined her work as a lawmaker. She will leave the position January 6.

Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales has announced that she’ll step down in January, ending her term three years shy of completion. Morales is the last remaining incumbent of the former council, one marked by a push for progressive police reform.

Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales announced her resignation on Wednesday, citing that she is worried about the future of the Council's institution.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The progressive member from South Seattle says the more conservative majority has eroded her work as a policymaker.