Zachary Parker
Democrat · Candidate for District of Columbia Ward 5 Member of the Council · Incumbent · November 3, 2026
About this race
Your city's legislative body. Passes local ordinances, sets the city budget and property-tax rate, and makes zoning and development decisions; often hires the city manager.
3 candidates are running for District of Columbia Ward 5 Member of the Council in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Only voters in this district.
How you vote in this race: ranked choice
DC uses ranked-choice voting when three or more candidates are on the ballot. You can rank up to five candidates in order of preference, including a write-in; you don't have to rank more than one. If no one has more than half of the first choices, the last-place candidate is eliminated and those ballots count for their next choice, until someone has a majority.
About Zachary Parker
Ward 5 DC Councilmember. Elected Ward 5 Councilmember in 2022 after being elected to the State Board of Education in 2018, where colleagues chose him as president in 2021. He began as a 7th-grade math teacher and spent eight years coaching DC public school administrators.
What they say they'll focus on:
- Protect Home Rule
- Grow DC's economy
- Support young people
- Development that works for everyone
- Build healthy communities
In their own words: WTOP questionnaire
Where they stand
Strongly left, AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (78% confidence).
Issue by issue
| Economy, taxes & spending | Strongly left |
Funding
$93K raised.
| Largest donors | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rahel Adane | $1,000 |
| Kevin Wrege | $750 |
| William B. Alsup Iii | $500 |
| Wendell Felder | $500 |
| Warren Williams | $500 |
| Wanda Lockridge | $500 |
| Wade Henderson | $500 |
| Vj Kapur | $500 |
More about Zachary Parker
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Quick answers
- What party is Zachary Parker?
- Zachary Parker is running as a Democrat.
- Is Zachary Parker the incumbent?
- Yes. Zachary Parker currently holds this office.
- What does the Ward 5 Member of the Council seat do?
- Your city's legislative body. Passes local ordinances, sets the city budget and property-tax rate, and makes zoning and development decisions; often hires the city manager.
- Who is Zachary Parker running against?
- Joyce Robinson-Paul and Jeffrey Kihien-Palza, for District of Columbia Ward 5 Member of the Council.
- How much money has Zachary Parker raised?
- $93K as of the latest state campaign-finance filings.
- Is Zachary Parker liberal or conservative?
- On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Zachary Parker is strongly left, AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (78% confidence). This is an AI estimate and less certain than a published score.
- Should I vote for Zachary Parker?
- SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Zachary Parker's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.