Zachary DeWolf
Zachary DeWolf was a member of the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington, representing District 5. DeWolf assumed office on December 6, 2017. DeWolf left office on November 30, 2021.
DeWolf ran for election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 3 in Washington. DeWolf lost in the primary on August 6, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 3
Incumbent Kshama Sawant defeated Egan Orion in the general election for Seattle City Council District 3 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kshama Sawant (Nonpartisan)  | 51.8 | 22,263 |
 | Egan Orion (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 20,488 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 205 | ||
| Total votes: 42,956 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 3 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kshama Sawant (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 12,088 |
| ✔ | | Egan Orion (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 7,078 |
 | Pat Murakami (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 4,279 | |
 | Zachary DeWolf (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 4,147 | |
| Ami Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 3,028 | ||
 | Logan Bowers (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 2,250 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 32,929 | |||
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2017
- See also: Seattle Public Schools elections (2017)
Three of the seven seats on the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A primary election for all three seats was held on August 1, 2017, because more than two candidates filed for each seat. Although the general election was held at large, the primary election was held by district.
Eden Mack was the District 4 winner, defeating fellow challenger Herbert Camet Jr. in the general. The two fended off Sean Champagne, Jennifer Crow, Megan Hyska, Lisa Melenyzer, and Darrell Toland in the primary. In District 5, Zachary DeWolf was victorious over Omar Vasquez. They both defeated Alec Cooper, Andre Helmstetter, and Candace Vaivadas in the primary. District 7 board member Betty Patu successfully defended her seat against challenger Chelsea Byers. They both defeated Tony Hemphill in the primary.[1]
Results
| Seattle Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Zachary DeWolf |
64.73% | 124,310 |
| Omar Vasquez | 35.27% | 67,733 |
| Total Votes | 192,043 | |
| Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 30, 2017 | ||
| Seattle Public Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Zachary DeWolf |
47.36% | 11,493 |
| Omar Vasquez |
17.53% | 4,255 |
| Andre Helmstetter | 15.49% | 3,758 |
| Alec Cooper | 13.55% | 3,288 |
| Candace Vaivadas | 5.69% | 1,380 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 93 |
| Total Votes | 24,267 | |
| Source: King County, "2017 Results," accessed August 15, 2017 | ||
Funding
DeWolf reported $30,113.00 in contributions and $16,105.74 in expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, leaving his campaign with $14,007.26 on hand as of October 12, 2017.[2]
Endorsements
DeWolf received an official endorsement from the King County Young Democrats, The Stranger, and the Washington Education Association.[3][4][5]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Zachary DeWolf did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2017
DeWolf posted the following statement on his campaign website:[6]
| “ | The Achievement and Opportunity Gap
We must work to close the achievement and the opportunity gap. These two issues are not mutually exclusive, in fact they must be addressed together in order to make meaningful progress. The achievement gap continues to show that the system isn’t fair and equitable across the board, particularly for students of color, LGBTQ students, students experiencing homelessness, and undocumented students. Seattle has the fifth worst achievement gap in the nation between students of color and non-POC peers. In this progressive city, we must do better. Some students are not provided the same opportunity and pathways to succeed as others - failed by a system that fails to recognize institutional barriers. Closing the opportunity gap is ensuring that Seattle Public Schools supports all different types of students and families. Examples of this include IB programs, competent special education, individualized instruction, positive behavioral intervention - aggressively working to close the school-to-prison pipeline. We can’t take singular or narrow approaches to these problems – they must be addressed together if we are going to deliver meaningful results. With a young, queer, and native perspective, I look forward to challenging the status quo and innovating on solutions that will improve our education system and our community overall.
In a time where hate and discrimination is being spewed by national leaders we have a real responsibility to ensure Seattle Public Schools are a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment. We should recognize and celebrate the rich cultural diversity present in our community and our schools. We must protect immigrants, students and families, ensuring their rights are defended. We must do more to protect, embrace, and celebrate LGBTQ students and their families. Improving the pathways to success for all students, particularly our most vulnerable and disproportionately impacted students such as students of color, queer and transgender students, students experiencing homelessness or housing instability, students with disabilities, and undocumented students, will greatly improve the learning environment and future success of all students. And, with pervasive social problems such as sexual assaults in our schools, we need someone to stand up and fight for ways to address this that disrupts this harmful behavior. We need representative leaders to stand up for our students and illustrate that they can achieve their goals while being proud of all of their identities.
We must protect public education and public education investments. Across the country, billionaires are attempting to buy school board seats. They are doing this so they can push voucher and charter school agendas into our public school system. This takes dollars away from public schools and instead invests them in private schools that selectively pick which students can attend. This is wrong and we must fight to ensure it doesn’t happen in Seattle. Investors are investing to make a profit – not to help our kids succeed. Rather than taking money away from public schools we should be demanding the legislature fully fund education and invest more in our students and support our teachers.[7] |
” |
| —Zachary DeWolf (2017)[6] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ King County, "Who Has Filed," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Herbert Camet," June 8, 2017
- ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 1, 2017, Primary Election," July 12, 2017
- ↑ Washington Education Association, "2017 WEA-PAC Election Endorsements," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Elect DeWolf, "Issues," accessed June 15, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Seattle Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| King County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 1, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Herbert Camet Jr. • Sean Champagne • Jennifer Crow • Megan Hyska • Eden Mack • Lisa Melenyzer • Darrell Toland District 5: Alec Cooper • Zachary DeWolf • Andre Helmstetter • Candace Vaivadas • Omar Vasquez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
