Karl Wirsing
Karl Wirsing was a 2015 candidate for the Position 1 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Biography
Wirsing's professional experience includes working as the Director of Communications for the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Wirsing's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Conservation
- Excerpt: "I think it’s easy to assume that since we are generally an environmentally progressive city, we don’t have to fight as hard as in other parts of the country. I disagree strongly. I believe that precisely because we are global leaders we ought to be even more pointed and deliberate in our efforts."
Mobility and Community
- Excerpt: "The heart of urban smart growth, to me, means structuring our city to maximize mobility and transportation options for all of our residents, and revitalizing neighborhoods from the street and block level up through the city and region."
Public Health, Transportation and Safety
- Excerpt: "More broadly speaking, to keep Seattle linked and active at the city scale, and to make sure our infrastructure stays ahead of our population, we will need to ensure walkable access to quality grocery stores for everyone, and safe access to quality schools for parents and kids. We have to accelerate our investment in a truly comprehensive public transit system, not as an accessory or something you add piecemeal to a city, but as a core value in how Seattle functions."
Fair, Sustainable Development
- Excerpt: "Smart growth also means significantly expanding affordable housing options throughout the city, and making sure no current tenants and property owners get pushed or priced out of the city. It means creating better protections for residential and business leases, and making sure the stores that help build a neighborhood, and fuel its character and personality, don't get forced out when it's time to re-sign."
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.[3][4] In the Position 1 race, Shannon Braddock and Lisa Herbold advanced past Pavel Goberman, Charles R. Redmond III, Arturo Robles, Jody Rushmer, Phillip Tavel, Brianna Thomas and Karl Wirsing in the primary election on August 4, 2015. A recount to decide the race between Braddock and Herbold started on December 3, 2015, and concluded with confirmation of Herbold's victory on December 7, 2015.[5] Amanda Kay Helmick dropped from the race on May 20, 2015.[6]
| Seattle City Council Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Herbold |
49.8% | 12,459 |
| Shannon Braddock | 49.6% | 12,420 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 155 |
| Total Votes | 25,034 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "November 3, 2015 General Election Recount Summary Report-Final Results, City of Seattle Council District No. 1," December 7, 2015 | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 1 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Lisa Herbold |
30.1% | 5,234 | |
| Shannon Braddock |
27.8% | 4,824 | |
| Phillip Tavel | 18.2% | 3,156 | |
| Brianna Thomas | 10.2% | 1,765 | |
| Charles R. Redmond III | 7.3% | 1,268 | |
| Jody Rushmer | 2.1% | 368 | |
| Karl Wirsing | 1.4% | 245 | |
| Arturo Robles | 1.4% | 240 | |
| Pavel Goberman | 1.2% | 204 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 58 | |
| Total Votes | 16,247 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Wirsing has a wife, Danielle.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 wirsingforwseaspark.com, "About," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ wirsingforwseaspark.com, "Issues," accessed July 21, 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
- ↑ West Seattle Herald, "Amanda Helmick drops out of District 1 City Council race," May 20, 2015
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