Catherine Weatbrook
Catherine Weatbrook was a 2015 candidate for the Position 6 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. Catherine Weatbrook lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Weatbrook is from Seattle, Washington. Her professional experience includes working as a facilities manager for a group of nonprofits and co-chairing the City Neighborhood Council.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Weatbrook's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "By being strategic about how we use our streets and expanding our transit options, we can provide safe routes and flexible transportation options for each trip.
Housing
- Excerpt: "Through the use of developer impact fees, preserving existing affordable units, and making sure that we include our communities in the affordable housing conversation, we can find localized solutions that work for each neighborhood."
Education
- Excerpt: "Public schools are vital to a healthy city but schools are missing from city plans. With growth, we need over 300 more K-12 classrooms in the next six years. I will add schools to city plans, and coordinate with the district and board, so that our kids get the best schools possible."
Development
- Excerpt: "By collaborating with communities and making sure planning and design are responsive to the unique character of our neighborhoods, we can ensure that we develop livable, sustainable, and affordable communities where everyone is welcome."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "By increasing police and emergency response staffing, and promoting collaboration between neighborhoods, police, and social services departments, we can keep our communities safe."
Social services
- Excerpt: "Expanding the partnership between social services, Seattle Police and Fire, neighborhood groups, and our regional partners would allow us to better address underlying issues, and affect real change for everyone in our city."
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.[3][4] In the Position 6 race, incumbent Mike O'Brien and Catherine Weatbrook advanced past Jon Lisbin and Stan Shaufler in the primary election on August 4, 2015. O'Brien defeated Weatbrook in the general election.[5]
| Seattle City Council Position 6, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike O'Brien Incumbent |
61.3% | 18,830 |
| Catherine Weatbrook | 38.4% | 11,802 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 91 |
| Total Votes | 30,723 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 6", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 6 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mike O'Brien Incumbent |
59.1% | 12,403 | |
| Catherine Weatbrook |
22.3% | 4,680 | |
| Jon Lisbin | 13.1% | 2,751 | |
| Stan Shaufler | 5.3% | 1,107 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 53 | |
| Total Votes | 20,994 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
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See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Seattle Times, "O’Brien will face challenger in Seattle City Council district race," February 2, 2015
- ↑ Catherine Weatbrook for Seattle City Council, "Issues," accessed July 22, 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
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