Zachary Wood (Wisconsin)
Zachary "Zach" Wood was the District 8 representative on the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2019. He did not seek re-election in 2019.
Although common council elections in Madison are officially nonpartisan, Wood was endorsed by the College Democrats of UW-Madison and the Dane County Democratic Party.[1]
Biography
Wood earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[2]
When he served on the city council, Wood's professional experience included working as a loaned executive for the United Way of Dane County and as a founding member of the youth civic engagement nonprofit I M Power. He had also served as the vice chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin.[3][2]
Elections
2017
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held an election for common council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 3, 2017.
All 20 common council seats were up for election in 2017. Incumbents ran for re-election in 19 of the 20 districts. They were unopposed in 15 of those races. Incumbent Zachary Wood defeated John Terry Jr. in the general election for the District 8 seat on the Madison Common Council.[4]
| Madison Common Council, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Zachary Wood Incumbent |
74.18% | 454 |
| John Terry Jr. | 24.84% | 152 |
| Write-in votes | 0.98% | 6 |
| Total Votes | 612 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed May 4, 2017 | ||
| Click [show] on the right for information about other elections in which this candidate ran. |
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2015The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[5][6] In District 8, Zachary Wood ran unopposed. Incumbent Scott J. Resnick did not run for re-election.[7] |
Campaign themes
2017
Wood's campaign website highlighted the following priorities:
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| —Zach Wood's campaign website, (2017)[1] | ||
In a column for The Capital Times, Wood wrote:
| “ | In conversations with the students and young professionals in District 8, the issues we have discussed most have been: lack of access to safe, affordable housing for students, climate change and what we as a community should be doing about it, and the importance of having young people at the table as the city makes decisions that will define the community they will inherit. I am proud of my community for prioritizing the aforementioned topics, and I am proud of my work to address them...
If re-elected, my constituents can count on me to continue fighting for affordable housing for students and all Madisonians, a more sustainable future, and for a seat at the table for students and young professionals. Furthermore, I will continue to work toward a more equitable community, a more diverse housing stock across the city, and continued investment in our infrastructure.[8] |
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| —Zach Wood[9] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Wood received endorsements from the following in 2017:[1]
- The Capital Times[10]
- Wisconsin State Journal[11]
- Building Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin
- College Democrats of UW-Madison
- Dane County Democratic Party
- South Central Federation of Labor
- Wisconsin Rep. Chris Taylor
- Madison Alder Sheri Carter
- Madison Alder Maurice Cheeks
- Madison Alder Denise DeMarb
- Madison Alder Sara Eskrich
- Madison Alder Amanda Hall
- Madison Alder Michael Verveer
- Madison Alder Ledell Zellers
- Dane County Supervisor Mary Kolar
- Dane County Supervisor Hayley Young
2015
Wood received endorsements from the following in 2015:
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Re-Elect Zach Wood - Madison District 8 Alder, "Issues and Endorsements," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Zach Wood," accessed January 30, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcampaignbio - ↑ City of Madison City Clerk's Office, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Zach Wood: City Council District 8," March 25, 2017
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Editorial: Our Endorsements for a Progressive City Council," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Our Endorsements for Madison City Council: Handowski, Wood, Cheeks, Campbell, Carter," March 31, 2017
- ↑ Downtown Madison, Inc., "Candidate Endorsements," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, "Chamber Announces Madison Common Council Endorsements," February 13, 2015
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