John-Mark Mahnkey (Pullman City Council Ward 1 Position 7, Washington, candidate 2025)
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John-Mark Mahnkey is running for election to the Pullman City Council Ward 1 Position 7 in Washington. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source] He was on the ballot in the primary on August 5, 2025.[source]
Mahnkey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
John-Mark Mahnkey provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 17, 2025:
- High school: Pullman High School
- Associate: National Broadcasting School, 1991
- Gender: Male
- Profession: Managing Director
- Prior offices held:
- Vice-chair of Whitman County Democrats (2019-2021)
- Incumbent officeholder: No
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Elections
General election
General election for Pullman City Council Ward 1 Position 7
Bryan MacDonald and John-Mark Mahnkey are running in the general election for Pullman City Council Ward 1 Position 7 on November 4, 2025.
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Bryan MacDonald (Nonpartisan)  | ||
 | John-Mark Mahnkey (Nonpartisan) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Pullman City Council Ward 1 Position 7
The following candidates ran in the primary for Pullman City Council Ward 1 Position 7 on August 5, 2025.
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| Bobbi Bennett-Wolcott (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Randy Cross (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Holly Greystone (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Cindy Kothandaraman (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Bryan MacDonald (Nonpartisan) | ||
| John-Mark Mahnkey (Nonpartisan) | |
| James Pitzer (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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John-Mark Mahnkey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mahnkey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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John-Mark has been an involved and active community member for many years:
Executive Board of Pullman Depot Heritage Center (2018-present); Chair of Rolling Stock Committee (2018-present)
Past Board of Directors at Whitman County Humane Society (2010-22); Chair of “Cruzin for Critters” Committee (2011-22); “Santa” for pet pictures (2012-2023); Emcee of “Mutt-strut” (2014-present)
Past Vice-chair of Whitman County Democrats (2019-21)
Member of Whitman County Historical Society- Oral History Project (2016-present)
Member of Pullman Kiwanis (2022)
Emcee of Pullman Parks & Rec Spring Egg Hunt at Krugel Park (2010-present)
Member of Pullman Chamber of Commerce 4th of July committee (2012-present)
Emcee of the Pullman Chamber Lentilfest Parade (2002-08, 2022-present)
Emcee Friday Rendezvous in the Park in Moscow, ID (2001-08, 2010-present)
Emcee of 2021 Colfax, WA Winterfest parade- Pullman is a beautiful city-
a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
We need strong representation in city government we can count on to support our working families and businesses, while giving them every opportunity to achieve their goals and dreams. - Pullman needs City Council members who are ready to tackle the issues as they arise with a mind toward our future, while simultaneously protecting and preserving necessary funding for critical operations such as infrastructure, public safety, encouraging tourism and managed growth, and ensuring city government is operating to the best standards possible.
- I personally believe we can bring about positive change to benefit not just city government, but the current and future residents of Pullman and our surrounding areas as a whole, who are growing up, going to school, and living their own lives here...just as I have.
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Other survey responses
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
