Ty Pethe

Ty Pethe

Education

Associate

Shoreline Community College

Personal

Profession

Student leadership program coordinator, Seattle Central Community College

Contact

Personal website

Ty Pethe was a candidate for Position 9 representative on the Seattle City Council in Washington. Pethe was defeated in the primary election on August 1, 2017. Click here to read Pethe's campaign themes for 2017.

Biography

Pethe earned his associate degree from Shoreline Community College. He has been the student leadership program coordinator at Seattle Central Community College since 2006. He is also the president of the Washington Federation of State Employees Local 304.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Seattle, Washington (2017)

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council.

Seattle City Council, Position 9 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
M. Lorena González Incumbent	64.17%	108,602
Pat Murakami	19.71%	33,349
David Preston	8.57%	14,503
Pauly Giuglianotti	2.23%	3,782
Eric Smiley	1.81%	3,069
Ian Affleck-Asch	1.53%	2,585
Ty Pethe	1.52%	2,574
Write-in votes	0.45%	768
Total Votes		169,232
Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 15, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Pethe's campaign website listed the following themes for 2017:

“	EDUCATION FREE COLLEGE: Seattle high school students deserve access to higher education. FREE ORCA CARD FOR STUDENTS: Transportation should not limit students' opportunities. OPEN SOURCE TEXTBOOKS: Open-source textbooks for K-12 and higher ed would save our students and school districts millions of dollars a year. AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOUSING FOR ALL: Seattle is in an affordable housing crisis - it’s time for more funding for Housing First and Affordable Housing. INCREASE DENSITY: Allow denser development along corridors of mass transit to provide homes attainable for all of our residents. UPGRADE SEATTLE: Internet access is a necessity, and should be a public utility. ECONOMIC JUSTICE REQUIRE JUST CAUSE FOR TERMINATION: No one should be fired without cause. You cannot determine if firing was discriminatory if employers are not required to give reason for termination. SEATTLE CAPITAL GAINS TAX: Seattle has an upside-down tax system - those who can afford to pay taxes should pay their fair share. PARENTAL LEAVE: Six week paid fully by the employer, for ALL employees.	”
—Ty Pethe (2017)

See also

Seattle, Washington	Washington	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Seattle City Council
• Campaign website