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Zack Stoddard
Zack Stoddard ran for election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 6 in Hawaii. Stoddard lost in the primary on August 11, 2018.
Stoddard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Zach Stoddard earned a bachelor's degree in international political economy from the University of Puget Sound in 2008 and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Colorado in 2014. Stoddard’s career experience includes working as a city planner.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
Primary election
Incumbent Carol Fukunaga won election outright against Ikaika Hussey, Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and Zack Stoddard in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 6 on August 11, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 6
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Fukunaga (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 11,407 |
 | Ikaika Hussey (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 4,903 | |
 | Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 4,316 | |
 | Zack Stoddard (Nonpartisan)  | 4.9 | 1,073 | |
| Total votes: 21,699 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Zack Stoddard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stoddard's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Clean politics Affordability A cleaner environment Smart government
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Taking money out of politics and ensuring power is spread evenly among citizens based on votes. Reducing the cost of living and managing gentrification so anybody with an honest career can live comfortably. Keeping our environment clean so our generation and future generations can exist harmoniously with nature. Streamlining government so that it is faster, more responsive to citizens, and uses taxpayer money more efficiently.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Bernie Sanders was a no-nonsense candidate who fought to reduce the influence of wealthy interests and make life easier for the struggling working class.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
HBO's The Wire.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Open. Honest. Transparent. Collaborative. Rational.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
A good leader doesn't have all the solutions - they empower experts to develop and execute creative solutions. As a City Planner, there is nobody who better understands urban dynamics and what can be done to improve the quality of life for everyone.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Represent the working class. Preserve our island's environment. Restore trust in government and elected officials. Make Hawaii more affordable and improve everyone's quality of life.
What legacy would you like to leave?
Paved the way for elected officials to actually represent the working class by taking the influence of money out of politics.
What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the local government?
We have the ability to determine development patterns on our island. We need to make sure development does not sprawl beyond the urban core, and that all new residential developments include truly affordable housing for the long-term.
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| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Clean politics, affordability, a cleaner environment, and smart government.[2] |
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| —Zach Stoddard[1] | ||
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