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Jessica Spear
Jessica Spear was a 2014 Socialist Alternative Party candidate for District 43-Position 2 of the Washington House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Spear earned a B.S. in biology from Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College) in 2003. She also earned an M.S. in marine science (paleoceanography) from the University of South Florida, College of Marine Science in 2008. Spear worked as a research assistant from 2005-2008 at the College of Marine Science, a paleoclimate research assistant from 2008-2011 at the U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal and Marine Science Center and as a micropaleontologist from 2011-2013 at the Burke Museum of Natural History at the University of Washington.[2]
Spear was the volunteer coordinator for the successful Kshama Sawant campaign for Seattle City Council. Spear is also the organizing director spokesperson of 15 Now, the grassroots organization that helped lead the way to winning the highest minimum wage in the nation.[3]
Elections
2014
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Frank Chopp (D) and Jessica Spear (Socialist Alternative) were unopposed in the primary. Chopp defeated Spear in the general election.[1][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Frank Chopp Incumbent |
82.3% | 40,024 | |
| Socialist Alternative Party | Jessica Spear | 17.7% | 8,606 | |
| Total Votes | 48,630 | |||
Political philosophy
Spear submitted the following statement about her political philosophy to Ballotpedia:[6]
| “ | Highlighting and giving a voice to the interests of people are paramount to this campaign. However, the campaign platform cannot be achieved by electing a single socialist to public office. Our campaign calls on all supporters to get actively involved and demand their right to a dignified life - to high quality housing, food, education, and healthcare. History shows us that radical change is only possible when tens of thousands of ordinary people unite in movements demanding their rights. Socialists work for concrete gains in the here and now, but have a vision of a future society where the economy is organized to meet human and environmental need, not profits.
I am running for office to give a voice to renters that face skyrocketing rent increases, teachers, parents, and students that face criminally underfunded education, and environmentalists that are tired of the foot-dragging by the Democratic Party on global warming. This campaign continues the project of building a third party that represents the interests of the millions, not the millionaires. We hope it will inspire many more independent, left-wing campaigns in the future to challenge the corporate domination of politics.[7] |
” |
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington state legislative districts
- Washington House of Representatives
- Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 7, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 7, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
