Jon Lisbin
Jon Lisbin ran for election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 6 in Washington. He lost in the primary on August 1, 2023.
Biography
Lisbin earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Washington's Evan School of Public Affairs. He is the founder and chairman of Point It, one of the largest private digital marketing companies in Seattle.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2023)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 6
Incumbent Dan Strauss defeated Pete Hanning in the general election for Seattle City Council District 6 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 20,601 |
| Pete Hanning (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 18,586 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 199 | ||
| Total votes: 39,386 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 6 on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 15,869 |
| ✔ | Pete Hanning (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 8,996 | |
| Shea Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 1,900 | ||
| Dale Kutzera (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 1,383 | ||
 | Victoria Palmer (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 1,355 | |
 | Jon Lisbin (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 1,016 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 140 | ||
| Total votes: 30,659 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 6
Dan Strauss defeated Heidi Wills in the general election for Seattle City Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 23,868 |
 | Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 18,799 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 221 | ||
| Total votes: 42,888 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 6 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan) | 34.1 | 11,328 |
| ✔ | | Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 7,048 |
| Sergio García (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 4,730 | ||
| Jay Fathi (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 4,367 | ||
| Kate Martin (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 1,137 | ||
| Jon Lisbin (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 1,063 | |
| Jeremy Cook (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 829 | ||
| Melissa Hall (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 820 | ||
 | Ed Pottharst (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 599 | |
| John Peeples (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 452 | ||
| Joey Massa (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 299 | ||
| Terry Rice (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 287 | ||
| Kara Ceriello (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 146 | ||
| Bobby Miller (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 33,172 | |||
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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.[2][3] In the Position 6 race, incumbent Mike O'Brien and Catherine Weatbrook advanced past Jon Lisbin and Stan Shaufler in the primary election on August 4, 2015. O'Brien defeated Weatbrook in the general election.[4]
| Seattle City Council Position 6, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike O'Brien Incumbent |
61.3% | 18,830 |
| Catherine Weatbrook | 38.4% | 11,802 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 91 |
| Total Votes | 30,723 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 6", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 6 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mike O'Brien Incumbent |
59.1% | 12,403 | |
| Catherine Weatbrook |
22.3% | 4,680 | |
| Jon Lisbin | 13.1% | 2,751 | |
| Stan Shaufler | 5.3% | 1,107 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 53 | |
| Total Votes | 20,994 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jon Lisbin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jon Lisbin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lisbin's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
?My top policy issues are: 1) Homelessness, housing affordability, crime and safety and the opioid epidemic? – All of these issues are interrelated. As I knock on doors, these topics are most often brought up. Creating and implementing strategies that effectively reduce these issues is paramount. 2) Traffic congestion? – Entering the era of maximum constraint, we are going to have to make some tough choices. One of these choices is whether or not to implement congestion pricing strategies. Although controversial, this strategy has been proven to reduce congestion and pollution in cities like London, Stockholm and Singapore, and was recently introduced in New York City. Seattle should follow suit. 3) Land use? – Retaining Seattle’s livability and infrastructure, while managing the unprecedented growth we have been experiencing as a city, is a pressing need. Strategies to develop low income and family sized housing are vital.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I’m a Ballard resident who became engaged in my community, sought change in City Hall through civic activism, and was disappointed by the Council’s lack of responsiveness. My neighbors deserve to have their voices heard when the decisions the Council makes most directly impact them. In City Hall, I want to listen to my constituents and effectively address the concerns they have, rather than protect special interests. I was disappointed in the watering down of MHA and do not feel that it will produce nearly enough affordable housing. Developers are not required to build on-site and the “in-lieu” fees charged are not required to go to housing in the urban villages that are impacted. Additionally, the fees that developers in Seattle are charged pale in comparison to other major cities. I believe the accumulation of these inefficient practices will lead to re-segregation of vulnerable communities. As affordable housing is demolished, displacement will increase. So, although I would have supported a better designed MHA program, I cannot support its current status. I would support MHA if: - There were increased financial incentives to build affordable housing on site. - The percent of inclusionary housing or in-lieu fees were more comparable to other major cities, especially downtown. - Low-income housing, supported by in lieu fees, were required to be built in the Urban Villages being up zoned - There were more protections for naturally affordable, especially in high displacement risk zones. - The City increased neighborhood collaboration and input. The purpose of MHA was not to increase housing capacity, but to produce low-income housing.
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2015
Lisbin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Accountability and efficiency
- Excerpt: "The city needs to get ahead of the growth curve with a unified approach to government. By working in silos, we’re winning some battles but losing the war. Agencies and departments must share the same goals and metrics and be held accountable for the outcomes."
Density
- Excerpt: "We need to accommodate growth and we need development that preserves the character of our neighborhoods, provides green space, and maintains livability."
Mobility
- Excerpt: "We are allowing increased density while neglecting the mobility issues that support it - crosswalk safety, transit, parking and multi-modal infrastructure. Growth should pay for growth, and developers should pay their fair share of the impacts they leave behind!"
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Official campaign website of Jon Lisbin, "About Me," 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
- ↑ Official campaign website of Jon Lisbin, "Issues," accessed July 22, 2015
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