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 Perception Management, a public relations and political campaign consulting company. He was responsible for information technology functions. In August 1995, he was a Partner and Technology Consultant at Accenture and stayed there until October 2006, where he then became the Vice President of Enterprise Information Security at 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,[2][5] and the chairman of the King County Democrats endorsements committee.[6] Willard worked behind the scenes on several campaigns including 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]
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 is running against incumbent Bill Bryant. Will "Walkin' Will" Knedlik has withdrawn from the race.[12] Willard has endorsements from the 5th Dems[13] and the 37th Dems.[14]
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
References
- ^ Warren Kagarise Councilman, school board members face challengers Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Snow Valley Star, June 10, 2011
- ^ a b c d e Jake Lynch Behind the scenes guy from Sammamish now in the spotlight of state politics Archived 2013-01-31 at archive.today Sammamish Reporter, Jan 05, 2010
- ^ J.B. Wogan Another Democrat joins race against GOP incumbent Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Issaquah Press, January 26, 2010
- ^ a b Pine Lake resident to run for legislative seat Issaquah Reporter Dec 23 2009
- ^ "King County Democrats - 5th Legislative District". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ a b Jim Brunner Mallahan showing some momentum? Seattle Times, June 23, 2009
- ^ Jim Brunner and Jonathan Martin Joe Mallahan: Candidate built a reputation as T-Mobile's idea manSeattle Times October 11, 2009
- ^ 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
- ^ Challenger enters race against Rep. Anderson Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Issaquah Press Dec 22, 2009
- ^ Warren Kagarise Sammamish candidate launches bid for state House seat Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Issaquah Press, December 14, 2009
- ^ Warren Kagarise, Local Democrats endorse hopefuls in state House races Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Issaquah Press, February 23, 2010
- ^ Eric Mathison, Update 2: Only 1 withdrawal in Highline council races The Highline Times, June 20, 2011
- ^ "Our Endorsements". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ 37th Dems Endorsements
External links
- Dean Willard official campaign website
- Dean Willard, Pos 2[permanent dead link] 5th District candidate statements
- Dean Willard's Campaign Contributions
- "Dean Willard to challenge Glenn Anderson in 5th District" - Sammamish Review