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Morgan Beach
Morgan Beach was a 2015 candidate for the Position 3 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Biography
Beach earned her M.S. in public policy from Pepperdine University. Her professional experience includes working for the Red Cross and as a community college professor in the political science and nonprofit management departments.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Beach's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Gender equity
- Excerpt: "In the last ten years there has been an increase in the number of women living below the poverty line and we will not reach pay equity at the current pace in my working lifetime. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research just last month stated that nationally, fixing the wage gap between men and women could cut the poverty rate in half for families with working women. This is an economic, affordability, housing and social justice issue that has been a part of our legacy for too long."
Housing
- Excerpt: "I support the maximum possible linkage fee and mandatory inclusionary zoning, which would create a mix of affordable and market rate housing in new multi-unit developments. I'm also a supporter of density in our growth plans."
Transit
- Excerpt: "I will prioritize the needs of all our neighborhoods and services areas so that we maintain safety, accessibility and affordability in our transit systems. As we look to the future, I will continue to support heavy investments into grade separated rail to ease congestion and creating a balanced mix of surface transit (buses/streetcars), separated bikes lanes, safe streets and sidewalks for pedestrians, and personal vehicle access to roads and parking."
Municipal broadband
- Excerpt: "An estimated 20% of the city does not have internet in their homes, and private companies continue to increase rates to unaffordable levels for the middle and low-income residents of our city. Seattle should step up and make the investment to be a leader in providing high-speed municipal broadband as a public utility to all its residents before too many of those who can't afford it are left even further behind."
Collaboration
- Excerpt: "I believe in having Districts for the first time, it is more important than ever to have an open and collaborative city hall. We need a door that’s open to all our neighbors, not just the friends and supporters of the City Councilmember. I make that promise to you, to listen, to be present and to learn from your experiences as well as my own."
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 District 3 race, incumbent Kshama Sawant and Pamela Banks advanced past Morgan Beach, Leon Carter and Rod Hearne in the primary election on August 4, 2015. Sawant defeated Banks in the general election.[5]
| Seattle City Council Position 3, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kshama Sawant Incumbent |
56.0% | 17,170 |
| Pamela Banks | 43.8% | 13,427 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 87 |
| Total Votes | 30,684 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 3", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 3 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Kshama Sawant Incumbent |
52% | 11,675 | |
| Pamela Banks |
34.1% | 7,651 | |
| Rod Hearne | 9.7% | 2,168 | |
| Morgan Beach | 2.1% | 463 | |
| Leon Carter | 1.9% | 436 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 44 | |
| Total Votes | 22,393 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Endorsements
2015
In 2015, Beach's endorsements included the following:[6]
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
- King County Young Democrats
Recent news
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See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Official campaign website
- Morgan Beach on Facebook
- Morgan Beach on Twitter
- Morgan Beach on LinkedIn
- City of Seattle - 2015 Candidate List
Footnotes
- ↑ morganbeach.nationbuilder.com, "Meet Morgan," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ morganbeach.nationbuilder.com, "Morgan's Vision," 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
- ↑ morganbeach.nationbuilder.com, "Support for Morgan," accessed July 22, 2015
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