Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
John Roderick
John Roderick was a 2015 candidate for the Position 8 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Biography
Roderick received a bachelor's degree in the comparative history of ideas from the University of Washington. His career includes fronting the bands The Long Winters and Western State Hurricanes, co-hosting a podcast and serving on the Seattle Music Commission.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2015
Roderick's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Housing
- Excerpt: "[W]e have to increase the supply of housing or face ever-increasing rent from constrained supply, as San Francisco has seen. But increasing the number of housing units won’t be enough - we must have smart strategies to make sure we protect existing low income units as well as provide new affordable housing for low and very low income residents."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "In addition to giving youth at risk of violence access to intensive case management that works, we also need to create jobs directly applicable to them. I would work to expand arts related jobs as well as increase support for the successful Seattle Conservation Corps program. Working to improve our public parks and facilities while receiving valuable training and a city income will invest young people in civic life while instilling pride in themselves and their city."
Broadband
- Excerpt: "The OTHER flavor of municipal broadband bypasses the private companies completely. In this version, the city runs fiber optic cable right to every business and household—you don’t have to sign up—and we all pay for it with taxes and fees. Broadband internet comes just like power, water and sewer, to everybody."
Police reform
- Excerpt: "Reform efforts in Seattle need to go beyond simply complying with the Federal consent decree. We must have higher expectations of SPD, centering on reestablishing trust and demonstrating a respect for civil rights and the values of our communities. True dialogue can’t happen without earned trust among all parties. Our civic leaders must demand that the community has a real voice in our reform efforts and that we do a better job of integrating police with the communities they protect."
Transit
- Excerpt: "Sound Transit is in the process of building a rail system to serve the entire Puget Sound region. Seattle should build our own neighborhood municipal system for the people who live and work in our great city."
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 8 race, incumbent Tim Burgess and Jonathan A. Grant advanced past John Persak and John Roderick in the primary election on August 4, 2015. Burgess defeated Grant in the general election.[6]
| Seattle City Council Position 8, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tim Burgess Incumbent |
54.5% | 91,863 |
| Jonathan A. Grant | 44.9% | 75,585 |
| Write-in votes | 0.57% | 968 |
| Total Votes | 168,416 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council Position No. 8", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 8 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Tim Burgess Incumbent |
45.7% | 54,771 | |
| Jonathan A. Grant |
30.8% | 36,937 | |
| John Roderick | 15.9% | 19,034 | |
| John Persak | 6.9% | 8,301 | |
| Write-in | 0.6% | 702 | |
| Total Votes | 119,745 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms John Roderick Seattle. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- City of Seattle - 2015 Candidate List
- Official campaign website
- John Roderick on Facebook
- John Roderick on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ John Roderick for Seattle City Council, accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ The Stranger Blog, "Musician John Roderick to Run for Citywide Council Seat," April 6, 2015
- ↑ John Roderick for Seattle City Council, "Issues," 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
 |
State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
