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Rod Hearne
Rod Hearne 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
Born in Seattle, Hearne earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Chicago.[1][2][3]
Hearne was a webmaster in the campaigns of Democratic Governor Gary Locke and Democratic Mayor Greg Nickels. He has served on the board of Progressive Majority Washington as well as Out in Front Seattle, a group that works to develop leaders in the LGBT community.[4] His professional experience also includes the following:
- 2000-Present: Consultant, Hearne Associates
- 2011-2012: Executive director, Equal Rights Washington
- 2005-2007: Field service representative, Calibrate, Inc. (Instrumentation services for biotechnology companies)
- 2004-2006: Campaign manager, Senn for AG (Statewide attorney general race)
- 1995-1999: Coordinator, University Book Store[2]
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.[5][6] 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.[7]
| 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, Hearne's endorsements included the following:[8]
Organizations
- King County Democrats
- Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee
Elected and former public officials
- Congressman Derek Kilmer
- Senator Kevin Ranker
- Rep. Laurie Jinkins
- Rep. Joan McBride
- Rep. Jim Moeller
- Rod Dembowski, King County Councilmember
- Dave Kaplan, Mayor of Des Moines
- Ryan Mello, Tacoma City Councilmember
- Tina Podlowdowski, former Seattle City Councilmember
- Susan Blake, former Mercer Island City Councilmember and School Director
- Bob Watt, former Seattle Deputy Mayor
- Bill Stafford, former Seattle Deputy Mayor
- Rob Dolin, Secretary, Washington State 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
- Rod Hearne on Facebook
- Rod Hearne on Twitter
- City of Seattle - 2015 Candidate List
Footnotes
- ↑ Official campaign website of Rod Hearne, "About Rod," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Rodney Hearne Profile," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ Seattle Weekly, "Sawant Draws a Challenger: LBGT Activist Rod Hearne Enters District 3 Council Race," January 7, 2015
- ↑ Seattle Pi, "A Sawant challenger? LGBT activist Rod Hearne to run for council," January 6, 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 Rod Hearne, "Endorsements," accessed July 21, 2015
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