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Dean Willard

Dean Willard was a candidate for the

Seattle Port Commission, fifth position, in 2011.[1]

Biography

As a senior in high school, Willard interned with Alaska Attorney General Wilson Condon.[2] Willard attended Brigham Young University in Idaho.

From June 1993 to July 1995, Willard was the Vice President of

T-Mobile USA. In 2008, he left T-Mobile USA to start his own IT Security consulting business, working as a technology management and information security consultant.[3]

He is married to Dorothy Willard.[4]

Politics

Behind-the-scenes work

As a member of the 5th District Democrats, he has been a district committeeman,

Joe Mallahan's recent Seattle mayoral campaign.[6][7] Willard managed Oregon Democrat State Rep. Tim Josi's 1990 political campaign, and served as his legislative assistant during his freshman term for the 1991 session.[2][8]

Willard and congress candidate Suzan DelBene.

2010 Campaign for state representative

Willard challenged the incumbent, Representative Glenn Anderson, for position 2 in the 5th Legislative District on the grounds that the constituents are not well represented in the all-Republican district.[2] The district has changed over the last ten years since his opponent was first elected.[9] His platform issues includes tax reform and funding for schools. He has criticized the current tax system as over-reliant on sales taxes and as regressive. He has also criticized the Business and Occupation Tax, calling it unfair to small businesses, and stated that exemptions on property tax often favor large businesses. Willard says that K-12 basic education is in a very poor state due to the lack of proper funding.[2] Willard cites his corporate and entrepreneurial experience as a means to solve the state's ongoing budget crisis, with stated goals of promoting economic development and improving the public school system.[10] Willard was endorsed by the 5th Legislative District.[11]

2011 Campaign for Seattle Port Commissioner

Willard ran against incumbent Republican Bill Bryant but lost by more than 20 percentage points.[12] Will "Walkin' Will" Knedlik withdrew from the race.[13] Willard had endorsements from the 5th Dems[14] and the 37th Dems.[15]

Community service

Willard is on the board of directors for the Seattle Youth Symphony, the steering committee for Treehouse for Kids Golf Tournament, and the Washington Community For Self-Help Gala.[4]

See also

  • Washington State House elections, 2010

References

  1. Snow Valley Star
    , June 10, 2011
  2. ^
    Sammamish Reporter
    , Jan 05, 2010
  3. Issaquah Press
    , January 26, 2010
  4. ^
    Issaquah Reporter
    Dec 23 2009
  5. ^ "King County Democrats - 5th Legislative District". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  6. ^
    Seattle Times
    , June 23, 2009
  7. Seattle Times
    October 11, 2009
  8. ^ Mara Brown, 1991 Oregon Legislative OCZMA - Sea Grant Fellowship Final Report Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, Inc. (OCZMA) Oregon State Sea Grant Program, July 1991
  9. Issaquah Press
    Dec 22, 2009
  10. Issaquah Press
    , December 14, 2009
  11. Issaquah Press
    , February 23, 2010
  12. ^ "November 8, 2011 General Election Results". King County Auditor. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  13. ^ Eric Mathison, Update 2: Only 1 withdrawal in Highline council races The Highline Times, June 20, 2011
  14. ^ "Our Endorsements". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  15. ^ 37th Dems Endorsements

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