Bellevue Council Elects REALTOR®-Supported Mayor and Deputy Mayor

The Bellevue City Council elected REALTOR®-supported councilmembers Mo Malakoutian and Dave Hamilton as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, in January. Malakoutian and Hamilton will serve in these roles for the next two years.

Malakoutian, still in his first term, succeeds Councilmember Lynne Robinson, who served as mayor the past six years. Malakoutian was deputy mayor in 2024 and 2025. Hamilton, like Malakoutian, was also first elected to the council in 2023.

Bellevue operates under a council-manager form of government, with the council hiring a city manager to oversee all city operations. The council is made up of seven members elected at large who serve staggered four-year terms. The council members, in turn, select a mayor and deputy mayor from among themselves every two years.