Mayor David A. Condon

Term of Office: 2012-2015

David A. Condon was sworn in as the 44th Mayor of the City of Spokane on Dec. 30, 2011, following his election in November 2011. In Spokane, the Mayor is the City’s Chief Executive Officer, directing the activities of the City’s 2,000 employees and managing a $600 million annual budget.

Mayor Condon is committed to making Spokane stronger. He is focused on growing jobs, managing and controlling costs within the City’s budget, maintaining streets, and enhancing public safety. And, he is dedicated to finding local solutions for local challenges.

As he prepared to take office, Mayor Condon established a Transition Team of about 80 citizens to help him establish priorities as well as immediate and long-term actions for the City. The Team was divided into five committees that are continuing their work:

• Public Safety.
• Jobs & Economic Growth.
• Budget Reform.
• Infrastructure.
• Quality of Life/Social Services.

Recommendations from the committees will be presented in a final Transition Team session in early January.

Watch for more information on the Mayor’s plans for his first 100 days in office and beyond. The Mayor also is scheduled to present his inaugural address on Feb. 10 as part of a gathering of Greater Spokane Incorporated.

History:
Prior to becoming Mayor, Mayor Condon served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers. He managed the district and administrative functions for both the Eastern Washington and Washington, D.C., offices for the Congresswoman.

The Mayor is a Spokane native and the youngest of nine children of Dr. John and Mrs. Carolu Condon.  He was raised in Spokane, graduating from Gonzaga Preparatory School in 1992. He has a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Military Science from Boston College.

Mayor Condon’s childhood was spent working in family businesses including Santa’s Tree Farm, a retail Christmas tree business still operated by his brother. He spent most winter school breaks from early grade school through high school selling trees in grocery store parking lots.  He also spent summers working for Condon Brothers Inc., a railroad demolition and construction company focused mostly in the northwest.

While in college, David started a coffee shop with his brother Larry.  By the time David was a senior in college the little company had grown to four coffee shops located in hospitals, department stores and banks.

After college, the Mayor entered the U.S. Army, commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Medical Service Corps.  Among other positions, he served as the Operations Officer for the 47TH Combat Support Hospital, Fort Lewis, Wash., which included a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center.  His final assignment was at A Company, 396th Combat Support Hospital (Reserve) as the Commander, which was activated for Operation Enduring Freedom. Condon attained the rank of captain before leaving the military.

The Mayor and his wife, Kristin, have two beautiful children and live in the Cliff-Cannon neighborhood on Spokane’s South Hill.

Contact the Mayor:
Mayor Condon is here to work for you. His office can be reached:

• By Phone at City Hall at (509) 625-6250
• By Email at mayor@spokanecity.org
• By Mail at Mayor David Condon, Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA, 99201