Jason Roberts (Washington)

Jason Roberts

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Business owner

Contact

Personal website

Jason Roberts was a candidate for mayor of Seattle in Washington. Roberts was defeated in the primary election on August 1, 2017. Seattle's municipal elections are nonpartisan but Roberts identifies as a Democrat.

Roberts responded to Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal candidates. Click here to read his responses.

Biography

Roberts is the owner of Clairaudiant Productions, which handles talent acquisition and promotion for events. He is also the operations manager for Parlor Collection in Bellevue.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Seattle, Washington (2017)

The following candidates ran in the primary election for mayor of Seattle.

Mayor of Seattle, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jenny Durkan	27.90%	51,529
Cary Moon	17.62%	32,536
Nikkita Oliver	16.99%	31,366
Jessyn Farrell	12.54%	23,160
Bob Hasegawa	8.39%	15,500
Mike McGinn	6.50%	12,001
Gary Brose	2.16%	3,987
Harley Lever	1.81%	3,340
Larry Oberto	1.67%	3,089
Greg Hamilton	0.92%	1,706
Michael Harris	0.76%	1,401
Casey Carlisle	0.71%	1,309
James Norton Jr.	0.54%	988
Thom Gunn	0.25%	455
Mary Martin	0.23%	422
Jason Roberts	0.22%	405
Lewis Jones	0.19%	344
Alex Tsimerman	0.14%	253
Keith Whiteman	0.09%	174
Tiniell Cato	0.09%	170
Dave Kane	0.06%	114
Write-in votes	0.23%	418
Total Votes		184,667
Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 15, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Roberts participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Solving the affordable housing issue would be at the top of my list.	”
—Jason Roberts (May 25, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Housing	7	Crime reduction/prevention
2	Homelessness	8	Unemployment
3	Government transparency	9	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)
4	Civil rights	10	Public pensions/retirement funds
5	Transportation	11	Environment
6	K-12 education	12	Recreational opportunities

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Public outreach/education programs
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	I am proud of our cities progressive social climate.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Wage disparity as a deciding factor in housing affordability

Roberts provided the following comments in addition to his survey responses:

“	Seattle is a city that is going through growing pains. Rapid growth has provided great opportunity but also great rifts. We are swiftly becoming a city of haves and have nots, it’s time to bring the balance back. Affordable housing, homelessness, opioid addiction, transit woes, and over development are all real issues that the next mayor will be asked to solve. I accept that challenge.	”
—Jason Roberts (2017)

See also

Seattle, Washington	Washington	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Mayor of Seattle
• Campaign website