13 Facts About Cheryl Selby

Cheryl Selby served as the mayor of Olympia, Washington from 2015 until 2023.

Cheryl Selby spent weekends and summer days at her grandparents' cabin at Lake Cushman growing up.

Cheryl Selby moved to Olympia in 1994 to take advantage of the school district.

Cheryl Selby worked in the parks and recreation department for two years.

Cheryl Selby served as a volunteer in the Olympia School District as an Art Partner, Parent-Teacher Association President, Campaign volunteer, and worked on the successful 2003 Bond Campaign.

Cheryl Selby owned a small clothing business in Olympia called Vivala, which opened in 2006.

Cheryl Selby moved it to a location near the Farmer's Market in 2009 and remarried and purchased a new home the same year.

Cheryl Selby was elected to the Olympia City Council at position 4.

In November 2015, Cheryl Selby was elected mayor of Olympia, succeeding Stephen Buxbaum who did not run for re-election.

Cheryl Selby received 70.8 percent of the vote over Marco Rosaire Rossi.

Cheryl Selby authorized construction of a "tiny house village" with room for about 40 people and a sanctioned camp to house 120 people in tents.

In November 2019, Cheryl Selby was re-elected as mayor, receiving 8,614 votes to 7,612 from Nathaniel Jones.

Cheryl Selby was the focus of national media attention in June 2020, after a group affiliated with Black Lives Matter spray-painted her front porch and door.