Deborah Zech Artis
Deborah Artis was a 2015 candidate for the Position 7 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. Deborah Zech Artis lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Zech Artis is from Seattle, Washington. She attended Seattle University and graduated from City University with a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in management and organizational leadership. She holds a doctorate in organizational behavior from Capella University. Her professional experience includes serving as president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer for the Queen Anne Recreation Advisory Council.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Zech Artis' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Housing
- Excerpt: "I will work with City Council to direct our permitting office to put backyard cottages and mother-in-law apartments on the fast track for permitting. This will allow private homeowners to participate in increasing low and middle income housing while having an opportunity to gain rental income to help defer property tax and cost of living increases. I will also work to reduce the cost of curb cuts so homeowners can get their cars off the street."
Traffic
- Excerpt: "I will work with Metro Transit to create more East West routes. I will also identify neighborhood transit needs and work with Metro Transit to add additional routes using smaller neighborhood buses."
Port of Seattle
- Excerpt: "I will work with the Port Commission and the shipping companies to bring them back to Seattle. We cannot afford to continue this drain on our economy. That lost revenue to the city is being taken from you. Our longshoremen are now traveling to Tacoma for work. This means more cars on the road and more congestion."[3]
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.[4][5] In the Position 7 race, incumbent Sally Bagshaw and Deborah Zech Artis advanced past Gus Hartmann in the primary election on August 4, 2015. Bagshaw defeated Artis in the general election.[6]
| Seattle City Council Position 7, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sally Bagshaw Incumbent |
80.9% | 18,576 |
| Deborah Zech Artis | 18.3% | 4,213 |
| Write-in votes | 0.75% | 172 |
| Total Votes | 22,961 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 7", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 7 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Sally Bagshaw Incumbent |
76.6% | 12,292 | |
| Deborah Zech Artis |
13.4% | 2,144 | |
| Gus Hartmann | 9.3% | 1,487 | |
| Write-in | 0.7% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 16,040 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
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See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Deborah Zech Artis campaign website, "Biography," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Deborah Zech Artis campaign website, "What I have to offer," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Deborah Zech Artis campaign website, "Port of Seattle," accessed July 22, 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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