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Alon Bassok
Alon Bassok was a 2015 candidate for the Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Biography
Bassok earned a bachelor's degree in economics, a master's degree in urban planning and a doctorate in urban planning from the University of Washington. His professional experience includes working for the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington and teaching in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's Sustainable Transportation program. He worked for the Puget Sound Regional Council and was vice-chair of the City of Seattle’s freight advisory board.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Bassok's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Housing
- Excerpt: "We need to connect low-wage jobs with affordable housing--they are not in the same place. Today, it seems our de facto solution for affordable housing is to have people live in Kent, Renton, Tukwila, and Tacoma and commute to our city. Sadly, this approach simply forces the people who can least afford to spend their time and money on travelling to travel the longest distances."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "In our modern world we have Uber and other solutions in addition to taxis. But in Seattle we still don't have an efficient, world class transit system. We also do not have a complete bicycle network. We have not made sure that there are safe ways for all kids to walk to school. And, so many of these problems could be fixed with low-cost solutions."
Elections
2015
The city of Seattle, Washington, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on August 4, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 15, 2015. All nine council seats were up for election.[3][4] In the Position 9 race, Bill Bradburd and M. Lorena González advanced past Alon Bassok, Omari Tahir-Garrett, Thomas Tobin and Alex Tsimerman in the primary election on August 4, 2015. González defeated Bradburd in the general election.[5]
| Seattle City Council Position 9, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 M. Lorena González |
78.1% | 128,588 |
| Bill Bradburd | 21.4% | 35,293 |
| Write-in votes | 0.51% | 844 |
| Total Votes | 164,725 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council Position No. 9", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 9 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| M. Lorena González |
65% | 77,839 | |
| Bill Bradburd |
14.9% | 17,895 | |
| Alon Bassok | 9.1% | 10,946 | |
| Thomas Tobin | 7.8% | 9,361 | |
| Omari Tahir-Garrett | 1.5% | 1,854 | |
| Alex Tsimerman | 1.2% | 1,470 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 344 | |
| Total Votes | 117,895 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Bassok has a wife, Beverly, and two daughters.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- City of Seattle - 2015 Candidate List
- Official campaign website
- Alon Bassok on Facebook
- Alon Bassok on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alon Bassok for City Council, "Bio," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ Alon Bassok for City Council, "Why I'm Running," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Law, Rules and Information for Filers," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Seattle City Council Districts," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015
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