Jon Grant

Jon Grant

Personal

Profession

Director, Tenants Union

Contact

Personal website

float:right;
border:1px solid #FFB81F;
background-color: white;
width: 250px;
font-size: .9em;
margin-bottom:0px;

} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }

Jon Grant was a candidate for Position 8 representative on the Seattle City Council in Washington. Grant was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Click here to read Grant's campaign themes and response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.

Biography

Grant is a former director of the Tenants Union and a former housing advocate for Solid Ground.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Seattle, Washington (2017)

Seattle held general elections for mayor, city attorney, and two at-large seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 1, 2017. The top two vote recipients after the final count of the primary vote advanced to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was May 19, 2017. Teresa Mosqueda defeated Jon Grant in the general election for the Position 8 seat on the Seattle City Council.

Seattle City Council, Position 8 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Teresa Mosqueda	59.99%	117,332
Jon Grant	40.01%	78,257
Total Votes		195,589
Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 28, 2017

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Position 8 seat on the Seattle City Council.

Seattle City Council, Position 8 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Teresa Mosqueda	31.59%	53,676
Jon Grant	26.87%	45,652
Sara Nelson	21.48%	36,495
Rudy Pantoja	5.12%	8,704
Sheley Secrest	4.98%	8,467
Charlene Strong	4.45%	7,562
Hisam Goueli	3.18%	5,407
Mac McGregor	2.03%	3,444
Write-in votes	0.29%	486
Total Votes		169,893
Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 15, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Grant participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Affordable housing 25% of new buildings must be affordable Raise corporate taxes to build 5,000 units of deeply affordable housing Pass tenant collective bargaining rights Establish an Office of the Tenant Advocate Stop speculation in our housing market	”
—Jon Grant (October 10, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Housing	7	Transportation
2	Homelessness	8	Crime reduction/prevention
3	Civil rights	9	Public pensions/retirement funds
4	Government transparency	10	Recreational opportunities
5	Environment	11	City services
6	K-12 education	12	Unemployment

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	Local
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	We need to invest our public safety resources in community-based, harm-reduction solutions. I believe that investing our resources in harm-reduction strategies like safe consumption sites and the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD program) will better serve our community than incarceration. We should invest in rebuilding the Community Service Officer (CSO) program, which places unarmed Seattle Police Department employees in communities to respond to low-level calls like property crimes and landlord-tenant disputes.
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development; We must establish a more progressive business and occupation tax by raising the local tax exemption to $1 million in gross revenue (from a current exemption of just $100,000). This would provide tax relief to 2/3rds of Seattle small businesses and make it easier for them to succeed in Seattle's growing economy.
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	In previous years, Seattle has led the country in passing progressive legislation, including raising the minimum wage to $15/hr and protecting renters rights with move-in fee reform and first-in-time legislation. We can continue to set the national progressive agenda by electing grassroots candidates who are independent of big money.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	We must require 25% of all new development to be affordable to working people. Currently, the city has set the requirements at just 2% in some of our fastest growing neighborhoods. If we want to address our housing crisis head on, we must stand up to big developers and require 25% affordable housing in new buildings.

Additional themes

Grant's campaign website listed the following themes for 2017:

“	Affordable Housing We must require 25% of all new development to be affordable to working class and low-income people, raise taxes on corporations to pay for affordable housing, pass collective bargaining rights for tenants and create an Office of the Tenant Advocate. Criminal Justice Reform We must strengthen civilian oversight of the Seattle Police Department, invest in restorative justice programs, prioritize diversion and decriminalization and reinstate the Community Service Officer program. Immigration We must strengthen our sanctuary city policies, protect undocumented immigrants from ICE, and expand the right to vote in local elections. Climate Justice We must divest from fossil fuel companies, clean-up the Duwamish river and invest in public transit and equitable density. Affordable Transportation We must fully implement the Bicycle Master Plan, use impact fees to fund Vision Zero, identify progressive funding sources for transportation improvements and invest in racially equitable Transportation Oriented Development. Gender Pay Equity We must pass paid family leave, prohibit gender wage discrimination and prioritize working with city contractors who commit to gender pay equity. Campaign Finance Reform We must get big money out of politics and demonstrate the success of publicly financed elections. Municipal Broadband It's time to bring municipal broadband to Seattle.	”
—Jon Grant (2017)

Endorsements

2017

General election

The following table displays group endorsements issued in Seattle's 2017 general election. Click [show] on the box below to view endorsements.

Candidate endorsements
Endorser	Mayor	Position 8	Position 9	City attorney
Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund	Jenny Durkan	N/A	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
Democracy for America	Cary Moon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equal Rights Washington	Jenny Durkan	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
King County Democrats	Cary Moon	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
M.L. King County Labor Council	Jenny Durkan	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
Seattle Education Association	Cary Moon	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
Seattle Weekly	Cary Moon	Jon Grant	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
SEIU 6	Cary Moon	N/A	N/A	N/A
SEIU 925	Cary Moon	N/A	N/A	N/A
SEIU 1199NW	Jenny Durkan	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teamsters Joint Council No. 28	Jenny Durkan	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Seattle Times	Jenny Durkan	N/A	Pat Murakami	Scott Lindsay
The Stranger	Cary Moon	Jon Grant	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
UFCW 21	Cary Moon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unite Here Local 8	Cary Moon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Washington State Council of County and City Employees	Jenny Durkan	N/A	N/A	N/A

Primary election

The following table displays group endorsements issued in Seattle's 2017 primary election. Click [show] on the box below to view endorsements.

Candidate endorsements
Endorser	Mayor	Position 8	Position 9	City attorney
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)	Jenny Durkan	Sara Nelson	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
M.L. King County Labor Council	Jessyn Farrell Bob Hasegawa	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle	Bob Hasegawa	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
Seattle Democratic Socialists of America	Nikkita Oliver	Jon Grant	N/A	N/A
Seattle Education Association	Bob Hasegawa Nikkita Oliver	Teresa Mosqueda Sheley Secrest	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
Seattle Hospitality for Progress	Jenny Durkan	Sara Nelson	N/A	Scott Lindsay
Seattle Subway	Cary Moon	Teresa Mosqueda	N/A	N/A
The Seattle Times	Jenny Durkan	Sara Nelson	Pat Murakami	N/A
SEIU 775	Jenny Durkan	Teresa Mosqueda	N/A	N/A
Sierra Club PAC Washington State	Mike McGinn	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
Socialist Alternative Party	Nikkita Oliver	Jon Grant	N/A	N/A
The Stranger	Cary Moon	Jon Grant	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
The Urbanist	Cary Moon	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
UFCW 21	Jessyn Farrell	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
Washington Conservation Voters	N/A	Teresa Mosqueda Sara Nelson	M. Lorena González (i)	N/A
32nd District Democrats	Bob Hasegawa Mike McGinn Cary Moon	Teresa Mosqueda Sheley Secrest Hisam Goueli	Pat Murakami	Pete Holmes (i)
36th District Democrats	N/A	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
37th District Democrats	Bob Hasegawa	Sheley Secrest Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
43rd District Democrats	Jessyn Farrell	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)
46th District Democrats	Jessyn Farrell Bob Hasegawa	Teresa Mosqueda	M. Lorena González (i)	Pete Holmes (i)

See also

Seattle, Washington	Washington	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Seattle City Council
• Campaign website