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Joy Hollingsworth
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Joy Hollingsworth, 2024
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| Member of the Seattle City Council from District 3 |
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| Assumed office January 2, 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Kshama Sawant |
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| Born | March 15, 1984 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
| Occupation | Business owner |
Jacqueline J. "Joy" Hollingsworth (born March 15, 1984) is an American politician, business owner, and former basketball player from Seattle, Washington. In 2023, she was elected to the Seattle City Council to represent the 3rd district.
Before her career in politics, she was a talented basketball player in college. She played for the University of San Francisco and the University of Arizona. She also worked as an assistant coach at Seattle University. Today, Joy is part of her family's business, The Hollingsworth Company, which grows a type of plant that is legal in Washington.
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Early Life and Basketball
Joy Hollingsworth was born in Seattle on March 15, 1984. Her family has a history of being active in the community. Her grandmother, Dorothy Hollingsworth, was a well-known educator and civil rights activist in Seattle. Her uncle, Bruce Seals, was a professional basketball player for the Sonics.
Joy was a star basketball player at Seattle Prep. In 2002, she led the girls' basketball team to its first-ever state championship.
College Basketball Career
After high school, Joy played college basketball. She started at the University of San Francisco for two years. Then, she transferred to the University of Arizona. She graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Joy continued her education at the University of Washington. In 2009, she earned a master's degree in Education. Her studies focused on leadership in college sports. She also played basketball professionally in Athens, Greece, and wrote for ESPN The Magazine.
Before the 2009–2010 season, she became the assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Seattle University.
College Statistics
This table shows Joy Hollingsworth's performance during her college basketball career.
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2002–03 | San Francisco | 29 | 309 | 40.7% | 36.1% | 80.6% | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 10.7 |
| 2003–04 | San Francisco | 27 | 293 | 41.2% | 25.8% | 57.1% | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 10.9 |
| 2004–05 | Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Arizona | 30 | 431 | 43.3% | 33.3% | 56.1% | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 14.4 |
| 2006–07 | Arizona | 32 | 518 | 39.5% | 28.4% | 74.8% | 5.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 16.2 |
| Career | 118 | 1551 | 41.1% | 11.1% | 66.7% | 10.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 13.1 | |
Life After Basketball
Hollingsworth stopped coaching in 2012. In 2013, her brother Raft convinced their family to start a new business. They started a farm to grow a specific type of plant that is legal in their state.
Their business is called The Hollingsworth Company and is located in Shelton. Joy is in charge of processing the plants. The farm has about 9,000 plants and was even featured on the TV show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
Joy and her family also worked to help pass a law in Washington. The law makes it easier for more people of color to start their own businesses in the state's legal plant industry.
Seattle City Council Career
In January 2023, Joy Hollingsworth announced she was running for the Seattle City Council. She wanted to represent District 3, the area where she lives. She said she wanted to find "progressive and practical" ways to solve the city's problems.
Soon after her announcement, the person holding the seat, Kshama Sawant, said she would not run for re-election. This meant the position was open for a new person.
The 2023 Election
Eight people ran for the open seat. Seattle's mayor, Bruce Harrell, supported Hollingsworth. In the first round of voting, called the primary election, she received the most votes.
She moved on to the final election against another candidate, Alex Hudson. Both agreed on the city's main problems, like homelessness and public safety. However, they had different ideas on how to fix them. Hollingsworth supported more moderate solutions, like hiring more police officers.
In the November 2023 general election, the voters chose Hollingsworth. She won with about 53% of the vote.
Time in Office
Hollingsworth officially began her job on January 2, 2024. She was sworn in with five other new council members. This was the biggest change in the city council's members in over 100 years.
As a council member, Hollingsworth has worked on several new laws. In July 2024, she proposed a plan to help small businesses with the city's minimum wage rules. After some people disagreed with the plan, she decided to pull the bill back to work on it more.
Hollingsworth also voted in favor of creating special safety zones in certain neighborhoods. These zones are meant to help reduce crime and illegal activities in those areas.
