John Paul Comerford
John Paul Comerford ran for election for an at-large seat of the King Conservation District Board of Supervisors in Washington. Comerford lost in the general election on March 23, 2021.
Comerford was a Democratic candidate for treasurer of Washington in the 2016 elections.[1] He was defeated in the primary election.
Biography
Comerford is a self-employed pension consultant as well as a personal financial consultant for the U.S. Marine Corps. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he has a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, five master's degrees, and several financial consultancy and fiduciary certifications.
He has served on the Investment Advisory Board for the City of Seattle Employees Retirement System, as the associate director of The White House Conference on Balanced National Growth and Economic Development, and was appointed President of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank by President Jimmy Carter (D). He serves as treasurer and trustee of the World Affairs Council of Seattle and on the King County Democratic Central Executive Committee.
Comerford and his wife, Sheila, have one daughter together.[2]
Education
- B.A., University of Massachusetts-Boston
- Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies, Harvard University
- M.S., financial services, The American College
- M.S., management, The American College
- M.Sc., organizational behavior, University of London
- M.Phil. behavioral finance, University of Cambridge
Professional certifications
- Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®)
- Registered Fiduciary (RF™)
- Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®)
- Professional Pension Plan Consultant (PPC™)
- Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®)
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2021)
General election
General election for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Elected At-Large
The following candidates ran in the general election for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Elected At-Large on March 23, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brittney Bush Bollay (Nonpartisan) | 23.5 | 2,231 | |
| Doug Hennick (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 1,593 | ||
| Melissa Tatro (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 1,559 | ||
| Kali Clark (Nonpartisan) | 16.0 | 1,516 | ||
| Wayne Gullstad (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 1,373 | ||
 | John Paul Comerford (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 664 | |
| Natalie Reber (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 442 | ||
 | David Toledo (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 91 | |
| Daryl Delaurenti (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 9,503 | |||
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2016
- Main article: Washington Treasurer election, 2016
Comerford filed to run as a Democrat in the 2016 election for treasurer of Washington. He competed with two other Democrats and two Republicans in the August 2 top-two primary.[1] Comerford was defeated in the primary election by Republicans Michael Waite and Duane Davidson.
Duane Davidson and Michael Waite defeated Marko Liias, John Paul Comerford, and Alec Fisken in the Washington primary for treasurer.
| Washington primary for treasurer, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Duane Davidson |
25.09% | 322,374 | |
| Republican | Michael Waite |
23.33% | 299,766 | |
| Democratic | Marko Liias | 20.36% | 261,633 | |
| Democratic | John Paul Comerford | 17.97% | 230,904 | |
| Democratic | Alec Fisken | 13.24% | 170,117 | |
| Total Votes | 1,284,794 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
| John Paul Comerford Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| To date | As of August 2, 2016 | $ | $70,143.05 | $(63,860.83) | $ | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $70,143.05 | $(63,860.83) | ||||||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Paul Comerford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Comerford's campaign website outlined the following positions:[2]
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2016 candidates who have filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Paul Comerford for State Treasurer, "About John Comerford," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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