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Pamela Banks

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Pamela Banks
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Education

Bachelor's

University of Washington

Personal
Profession
Community organizer/Public relations
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Pamela Banks was a 2015 candidate for the Position 3 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. Pamela Banks lost the general election on November 3, 2015.

Biography

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Banks earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Washington. Her professional experience includes working as CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and public relations manager in the Department of Housing and Human Services.[1]

Elections

2015

See also: Seattle, Washington municipal 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Seattle City Council Position 3, General election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.pngKshama Sawant Incumbent 52% 11,675
Green check mark transparent.pngPamela 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, Banks' endorsements included the following:[5]

  • Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
  • Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess
  • Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden
  • Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell
  • Seattle City Councilmember John Okamoto
  • Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
  • State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos
  • State Representative Eric Pettigrew
  • Former King County Executive Ron Sims
  • Former Mayor Greg Nickels
  • Former Mayor Norm Rice
  • Former Mayor Charles Royer
  • Former Mayor Wes Uhlman
  • Former Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin
  • Former Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark
  • Former Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago
  • Former Seattle City Councilmember Delores Sibonga
  • Former Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith
  • Retired Deputy Chief of Police Nick Metz
  • Retired Fire Chief Gregory Dean
  • Retired Chief Fabienne “Fae” Brooks
  • Former State Senator Janice Niemi
  • Renton City Council President Ed Prince
  • Longtime King County Labor Leader Verlene Jones
  • Small-Business Leader Joe Fugere
  • Environmental Leader Rachel Smith
  • Civil Rights Leader Rev. Harriet Walden
  • Jon Bridge
  • Marie Kurose
  • Stephanie Tschida
  • Dr. Michael Washington

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