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Dan Harder
Dan Harder ran for election to the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors to represent District 5 in Washington. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: Seattle Public Schools, Washington, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5
Michelle Sarju defeated Dan Harder in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Sarju (Nonpartisan)  | 85.1 | 203,591 |
| Dan Harder (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 34,961 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 557 | ||
| Total votes: 239,109 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5
Michelle Sarju and Dan Harder defeated Crystal Liston in the primary for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Sarju (Nonpartisan) | 85.8 | 22,983 |
| ✔ | Dan Harder (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 2,799 | |
| Crystal Liston (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 890 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 117 | ||
| Total votes: 26,789 | |||
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2018
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
Incumbent Jamie Pedersen defeated Dan Harder in the general election for Washington State Senate District 43 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 43
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Pedersen (D) | 90.5 | 75,660 |
| Dan Harder (R) | 9.5 | 7,965 | ||
| Total votes: 83,625 | |||
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Top-two primary
Incumbent Jamie Pedersen and Dan Harder advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 43 on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 43
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Pedersen (D) | 90.6 | 42,426 |
| ✔ | Dan Harder (R) | 9.4 | 4,401 | |
| Total votes: 46,827 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Harder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Harder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harder's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1. Improve public safety and mental health services to address the opioid epidemic. 2. Reign in wasteful transit spending and resist new taxes. 3. Expand charter school system and education savings accounts. 4. End corrupt relationships between government agencies and private interests.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Olympia has to many cozy relationships with private political organizations masquerading as public interest groups. Public money should not be used to enrich private organizations, especially those with a political agenda, be it the Washington Education Association, or other unions, or environmental organizations.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Lincoln and Reagan. They both were excellent communicators, but also vision setters. We must have a common positive vision for America that bridges our political divides. We must move away from identity politics and remember our common American identity.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
The Theme is Freedom - M. Stanton Evans.
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See also
2021 Elections
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