Sheley Secrest

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Sheley Secrest was a candidate for Position 8 representative on the Seattle City Council in Washington. Secrest was defeated in the primary election on August 1, 2017. Click here to read Secrest's campaign themes for 2017.

Secrest was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 37 of the Washington State Senate.[1]

Elections

2017

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

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Position 8 seat on the Seattle City Council.[2]

Seattle City Council, Position 8 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Mosqueda 31.59% 53,676
Green check mark transparent.png 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

2014

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for 25 districts in the Washington State Senate took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Pramila Jayapal (D) and Louis Watanabe (D) defeated Claude Burfect (D), John Stafford (D), Sheley Secrest (D) and Rowland Martin (R) in the primary. Jayapal defeated Watanabe in the general election.[1][3][4]

Washington State Senate, District 37 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPramila Jayapa 70.7% 26,091
     Democratic Louis Watanabe 29.3% 10,807
Total Votes 36,898
Washington State Senate, District 37 Top Two Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPramila Jayapal 54.2% 12,235
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLouis Watanabe 16.1% 3,639
     Republican Rowland Martin 10.3% 2,317
     Democratic Sheley Secrest 10.1% 2,283
     Democratic John Stafford 7.5% 1,684
     Democratic Claude Burfect 1.9% 436
Total Votes 22,594

Campaign themes

2017

Secrest's campaign website listed the following themes:

“

Affordable & Accessible Housing

We are in the midst of a housing crisis in Seattle. The lack of accessible and affordable housing is destroying our vibrant cultural communities and pushing people out of the city.

The 2015 Seattle Housing Authority Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) laid out an aggressive plan to create 20,000 affordable housing units by 2025 and we need to make sure we are delivering on this plan.

I currently serve on the Black Community Impact Alliance and was pleased to help our partners secure the purchase of the YK building. This spring, it will open its doors to 130 young adults making less than $19,000 annually.

According to the Office of Civil Rights, 60% of those receiving section 8 housing vouchers were discriminated against due to race, sexuality, national origin, religion, and criminal history. This is unacceptable. I will work to address rental housing discrimination, provide wider access to rental assistance and increase enforcement of Seattle fair housing ordinances. One option I would like to explore is a "ban-the-box" style proposal similar to what we see today on job applications. This would prohibit landlords from asking a prospective tenant about criminal history until they make it past the first phase in the housing application process and then, only if the crime has anything to do with the likelihood of safety or housing should the tenant be restricted.

Growing Small Business

As a small business owner, and former President of First Thursday Seattle, I know that locally owned small and mid-sized businesses are the solution to expanding opportunity in Seattle. I actively organized small businesses to rally around the Seattle minimum wage increase and worked with the Office of Labor Standards to enforce and uphold good labor practices such minimum wage, paid sick leave and ban the box. By helping support and build small businesses in Seattle we can continue to build a fair and healthy environment for workers and business owners alike. One way that Seattle has been helping business owners is by investing resources into supporting the growth of micro businesses. The Economic Development Office has been doing an exceptional job with assisting micro businesses in the Central and International Districts. I would like to leverage the success of this program and continue this work in areas like White Center and Columbia City.

Jobs Not Jails

Over that past decade, crime has decreased by 60%. This is largely because we are starting to treat the problems in our communities, rather than the symptoms. Instead of spending money on more law enforcement and jails, we need to continue to invest in prevention services and create real opportunities for people to succeed in our community. We should continue to make investments toward community led efforts that work directly with youth violence prevention; we should continue to financially support successful outcomes like those achieved by the Urban League Career Bridge, and we should continue to invest in apprenticeship opportunities like those we see at the Seattle vocational Institute. These are the types of programs that actually reduce crime and help provide financial stability for those who are the most vulnerable or struggling. Together we will continue to invest in programs that lift up our communities and provide opportunity instead of placing people in jails.

Racial Justice

With the President's administration already targeting disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, Seattle residents are looking to their city leaders to stand up against hate and discrimination. The racial divide that we see nationally has fueled us to start making the changes we want to see here at the local level. Seattle has led the nation in closing the disparity gap under its Race and Social Justice Initiative. In 2013, we created more equity in the hiring process when we agreed to ban-the-box through Seattle's Fair Chance Employment Ordinance. We were also one of the first cities to provide an analysis on how policies would impact communities of color and where financial resources should be allocated. For over 15 years, I have been on the front line of these battles. Through my work with the NAACP I have not only led the successful efforts to pass these initiatives, but I have actively worked on maintaining and enforcing these programs and standards. I am ready to continue my work to ensure that we don’t just stand our ground, but continue to push forward on issues of racial equity.[5][6]

”
—Sheley Secrest (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.

Primary election

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

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
  2. ↑ King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
  3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
  5. ↑ Sheley Secrest for Seattle City Council Position 8, "On the Issues," accessed June 22, 2017
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Alliance for Gun Responsiblity, "ALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY VICTORY FUND ENDORSES JENNY DURKAN FOR SEATTLE MAYOR, LEGISLATIVE AND LOCAL CANDIDATES THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE," September 18, 2017
  8. ↑ Democracy for America, "http://democracyforamerica.com/site/page/democracy-for-america-endorses-cary-moon-for-seattle-mayor," September 7, 2017
  9. ↑ Equal Rights Washington, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2017
  10. ↑ King County Democrats, "Our Candidates," accessed August 28, 2017
  11. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Moon grabs key Dem nod in Seattle mayor’s race amid Durkan’s union endorsements," August 24, 2017
  12. ↑ M.L. King County Labor Council, "2017 Endorsements," August 24, 2017
  13. ↑ Seattle Education Association, "WEA PAC," accessed October 16, 2017
  14. ↑ Seattle Weekly, "Sweep the Sweepers! Our Endorsements For the Nov. 7 Election," October 18, 2017
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 The Stranger, "Labor Split Begins as Cary Moon Gets First Union Endorsement in Mayoral Race," August 25, 2017
  16. ↑ SEIU 925, "2017 Candidate Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2017
  17. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Seattle Times endorsements for the Nov. 7 general election," September 7, 2017
  18. ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 7, 2017, General Election," October 11, 2017
  19. ↑ UFCW 21, "UFCW 21 Largest Private Sector Union Endorses Moon for Mayor," September 29, 2017
  20. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Moon backpedals on ‘right to shelter,’ dents Durkan’s labor lead in Seattle mayoral race," September 29, 2017
  21. ↑ KING 5, "Local businesses endorse former US Attorney Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor," May 30, 2017
  22. ↑ M.L. King County Labor Council, "2017 Endorsements," June 22, 2017
  23. ↑ Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle, "Home," accessed July 11, 2017
  24. ↑ Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, "Dispatches," accessed June 23, 2017
  25. ↑ Seattle Education Association, "WEA PAC," accessed June 23, 2017
  26. ↑ Washington Hospitality Association, "Seattle restaurants and hotels endorse Jenny Durkan, Sara Nelson and Scott Lindsay," June 19, 2017
  27. ↑ Seattle Subway, "2017 Primary Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2017
  28. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Editorials," accessed July 11, 2017
  29. ↑ Seattle Met, "Labor Groups Divided on Endorsements for Mayor," July 12, 2017
  30. ↑ Sierra Club PAC Washington State, "Endorsements 2017 Primary," accessed July 25, 2017
  31. ↑ The Stranger, "Kshama Sawant Will Endorse Nikkita Oliver for Mayor, Jon Grant for City Council," May 17, 2017
  32. ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 1, 2017, Primary Election," July 12, 2017
  33. ↑ The Urbanist, "2017 Primary Endorsements," July 6, 2017
  34. ↑ UFCW 21, "2017 Primary Election Candidate Endorsement Recommendations," July 11, 2017
  35. ↑ Washington Conservation Voters, "Endorsements," accessed June 23, 2017
  36. ↑ 32nd District Democrats, "2017 Election Endorsements," March 10, 2017
  37. ↑ 36th District Democrats, "Executive Board Makes Recommendations for 2017 Primary!" May 21, 2017
  38. ↑ 37th District Democrats, "2017 Election Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
  39. ↑ 43rd District Democrats, "2017 Endorsement Results," June 21, 2017
  40. ↑ 46th District Democrats, "46th District Endorsements," accessed June 23, 2017
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