Abigail Doerr
Abigail Doerr ran for election to the King County Council to represent District 4 in Washington. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Doerr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Abigail Doerr earned a B.A. from Willamette University in 2011. Doerr's career experience includes working as a consultant, advocate, and advocacy director. She served on the board of the League of Women Voters of Seattle and King County, was a board member and volunteer with the Transportation Choices Coalition, and was a volunteer with OneAmerica Votes.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for King County Council District 4
Incumbent Jeanne Kohl-Welles defeated Abigail Doerr in the general election for King County Council District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (Nonpartisan) | 73.9 | 63,822 |
 | Abigail Doerr (Nonpartisan)  | 25.5 | 22,034 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 492 | ||
| Total votes: 86,348 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I am running for King County Council because it is time for new energy and bold leadership if we are going to tackle homelessness, affordability, traffic, and climate change. We need leadership that will present solutions that reflect the magnitude of these urgent issues. I have spent my career bringing together coalitions of labor, business, communities of color, environmentalists and more to tackle some of our regions biggest challenges from transit to affordable housing. I led the Sound Transit 3 campaign that will bring much needed high capacity transit to our region. I led the campaign to pass the largest increase in transit service in Seattle history. I have been able to deliver policy from all sides: in the government at the City of Seattle and at Transportation Choices Coalition in advocating for reliable transportation, good jobs, and thriving cities. I am committed to building healthy, thriving, and equitable communities and will fight to ensure King County is moving forward on housing and homelessness, public transportation, labor protections, and our environment.[2] |
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| —Abigail Doerr[1] | ||
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Abigail Doerr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Doerr's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My top three priorities are:
It have spent my career working to expand transit by bringing together coalitions of labor, communities of color, environmentalists, business and more. I led the campaign to pass Sound Transit 3 and to expand Metro Bus service to Seattle neighborhoods. Most recently, I led the statewide Initiative 1631 campaign, a first in the national effort to hold corporate polluters accountable and invest in communities hardest hit by pollution.
Listening is not enough. We need leaders who will fight to tackle these urgent issues -- we need leadership that will present solutions that reflect the magnitude of the problem. The current Council has approached solutions to issues such as affordability and housing through task forces and committees that often highlight the problem rather than present bold solutions that help us solve these issues. I am committed to building healthy, thriving, and equitable communities and will fight on the issues that our community is hungry for progress.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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