[5] On May 20, 2013, the White House named Seelbach a national Harvey Milk "Champion of Change" for his commitment to equality and public service.
Seelbach has previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a small marketing/consulting business, the Seidewitz Group.
[10] In March 2019, the Gang of Five agreed to turn over their text messages in order to settle a lawsuit filed by a local anti-tax activist.
[11] The text messages were made searchable and posted on the website of the law firm that brought the suit against the Gang of Five.
[12] In June 2019 additional text messages were released as a result of a lawsuit filed by Sinclair Media reporter Angenette Levy in which it was revealed that Seelbach and P.G.
Sittenfeld strategized to highlight and capitalize on racial tensions to protect the then city Manager (Harry Black).