Dan Strauss
2020 - Present
2027
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Dan Strauss is a member of the Seattle City Council in Washington, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 1, 2020. His current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Strauss ran for re-election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 6 in Washington. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2023)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 6
Incumbent Dan Strauss defeated Pete Hanning in the general election for Seattle City Council District 6 on November 7, 2023.
| Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 20,601 | 
| Pete Hanning (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 18,586 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 199 | ||
| Total votes: 39,386 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 6 on August 1, 2023.
| Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 15,869 | 
| ✔ | Pete Hanning (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 8,996 | |
| Shea Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 1,900 | ||
| Dale Kutzera (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 1,383 | ||
|  | Victoria Palmer (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 1,355 | |
|  | Jon Lisbin (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 1,016 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 140 | ||
| Total votes: 30,659 | ||||
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2019
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 6
Dan Strauss defeated Heidi Wills in the general election for Seattle City Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.
| Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 23,868 | 
|  | Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 18,799 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 221 | ||
| Total votes: 42,888 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 6 on August 6, 2019.
| Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 34.1 | 11,328 | 
| ✔ |  | Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 7,048 | 
| Sergio García (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 4,730 | ||
| Jay Fathi (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 4,367 | ||
| Kate Martin (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 1,137 | ||
|  | Jon Lisbin (Nonpartisan)  | 3.2 | 1,063 | |
| Jeremy Cook (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 829 | ||
| Melissa Hall (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 820 | ||
|  | Ed Pottharst (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 599 | |
| John Peeples (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 452 | ||
| Joey Massa (Nonpartisan)  | 0.9 | 299 | ||
| Terry Rice (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 287 | ||
| Kara Ceriello (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 146 | ||
| Bobby Miller (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 33,172 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Strauss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Dan Strauss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
| Candidate Seattle City Council District 6 | Officeholder Seattle City Council District 6 | Personal | 
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mike O'Brien | Seattle City Council District 6 2020-Present | Succeeded by - | 
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