Zachary Parker
የWard 5 የምክር ቤት አባል — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም ውስጥ የለምZachary Parker is an educator, public servant, and transformative leader dedicated to building communities where all residents can thrive. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts from Columbia University, Teachers College, and began his career as a 7th-grade math teacher before spending nearly a decade supporting DC school leaders to improve student learning. In 2018, Ward 5 residents elected Zach to the DC State Board of Education, where he was unanimously chosen as President in 2021. In 2022, Ward 5 neighbors elected him to the DC Council, where he serves as the only openly gay member and the first Black openly gay member in Council history. Parker is considered a progressive member of the Council, though not dogmatically so. In his first term he developed and funded the District Child Tax Credit, making DC the first city in the nation to provide a local child tax credit of $1,000 per child under 18 — projected to cut childhood poverty by about 25%. He secured additional labor protections and benefits in the Commanders stadium deal at RFK. He contributed to a 35% drop in violent crime in Ward 5 from 2023 to 2024 (the steepest decline in the city) and an approximate 15% drop in 2025. As Chair of the Committee on Youth Affairs, he passed and funded the Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard, passed the School Improvement Amendment Act, and introduced the 16-bill C.A.R.E. for Youth Plan addressing everything from higher pay for summer jobs to reducing truancy. He secured $1 million for the DC LGBTQ+ Center, established two new parks in Lamond-Riggs and Carver-Langston, advanced the Fort Lincoln Recreation Center, and secured nearly $500,000 in grants to support small businesses along Rhode Island Avenue. He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.
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ሁሉም አቋሞች በቀጥታ ከዕጩው የምርጫ ቅስቀሳ ቁሳቁሶች፣ ከይፋዊ የመጠይቅ ምላሾች ወይም ከተረጋገጠ የዜና ዘገባ የተገኙ ናቸው። አቋሞች ከበጽኑ ይቃወማል (−2) እስከ በጽኑ ይደግፋል (+2) ባለው ሚዛን ይመዘናሉ። ያልታወቀ አቋም ማለት ምንም ይፋዊ አቋም አልተገኘም ማለት ነው።
ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።
Contributed to a 35% drop in violent crime in Ward 5 through holistic, non-enforcement-first approaches — investing in behavioral health, jobs, and community partnerships. Pushed for targeted opioid abatement investments in Ivy City to ensure resources for treatment, prevention, and community-based response reach the neighborhoods most affected.
ዲሲ የወጣቶችን ወንጀል ለመቀነስ መሣሪያ አድርጋ ለአካለ መጠን ላልደረሱ የሰዓት እላፊ (curfew) ማስከበር አለባት።
Opposes punitive quick-fix approaches to youth crime, arguing they 'fly in the face of definitive research on what it takes to help youth succeed: restorative justice, trauma-informed care, and access to quality education and economic opportunity.' Frames durable safety as coming from healing trauma, supporting families, and investing in communities rather than enforcement-first measures like curfews.
ምንጮች፦ [Opinion: Locking kids up isn't working. Here's what we should do instead.]
ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።
Introduced the 16-bill C.A.R.E. for Youth Plan — developed with impacted youth, families, advocacy groups, and agency employees — to address gaps in juvenile justice and child welfare. The package expands work-based learning and career technical education, increases pay for youth employment program participants, aims to improve school attendance, and ensures education continuity for youth in and exiting custody.
ምንጮች፦ [Opinion: Locking kids up isn't working. Here's what we should do instead.]
እያንዳንዱ የዲሲ የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤት የተወሰነ የባህሪ ጤና ባለሙያ (behavioral health clinician) በሠራተኝነት ሊኖረው ይገባል።
Passed and funded the Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard to help families access behavioral health care faster. Strengthened oversight of child welfare and rehabilitation systems, helped expand education services for incarcerated youth, and addressed social worker vacancies so foster care youth receive the support they deserve.
ምንጮች፦ [Zachary Parker for Ward 5 — Campaign Website], [Public School Health Services Amendment Act of 2024 — DC Council LIMS], [Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act of 2024 — DC Council LIMS]
ዲሲ ለፓርኮች እና መዝናኛ ዲፓርትመንት የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ የተራዘመ የመዝናኛ ማዕከል ሰዓቶችን እና የተስፋፋ የወጣቶችና የአረጋውያን ፕሮግራምን ጨምሮ።
Established two new parks in Lamond-Riggs and Carver-Langston, and advanced the long-stalled Fort Lincoln Recreation Center. Revived community traditions like Ward 5 Day. Expanded Ward 5's tree canopy by partnering with organizations like Casey Trees to reduce heat and pollution.
ዲሲ ተጨማሪ የተጠበቁ የብስክሌት መንገዶችን እና ለአውቶቡስ የተወሰኑ መንገዶችን (bus lanes) መገንባት አለባት።
Co-introduced the STEER Act to hold reckless out-of-state drivers accountable, secured closure of the 8th Street gap on the Metropolitan Branch Trail to protect cyclists and pedestrians, and advocated for safer street design to curb reckless driving throughout Ward 5.
ዲሲ በከተማ አስተዳደር ላይ ለሚደረግ የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ጣልቃ ገብነት ጸጥ ካለ ዲፕሎማሲ ወይም ተግባራዊ ድርድር ይልቅ በቆራጥ፣ ይፋዊ አቋም — ክስ በመመስረት፣ የጥበቃ ሕጎችን በማጽደቅ እና ሕገ-ወጥ የፌደራል ትዕዛዞችን ለመፈጸም በመቃወም — ምላሽ መስጠት አለባት።
Stood firm against federal overreach on DC's self-governance throughout his first term. Fought to ensure the RFK redevelopment deal supports strong labor standards and creates union jobs for DC residents, asserting local community interests against external pressure.
ዲሲ በትናንሽ እና በአካባቢ ንግዶች ላይ ግብርና ክፍያዎችን መቀነስ አለባት — እንደ የትንሽ ችርቻሮ ንብረት ግብር ቅናሽ ያለ እፎይታ መስጠትን ጨምሮ — እንዲከፈቱ፣ እንዲቀጥሉ እና እንዲያድጉ ለመርዳት።
Passed legislation lowering permitting fees for breweries, secured nearly $500,000 in grants to support small businesses along Rhode Island Avenue through a multi-year revitalization effort, and supported the creation of Station DC, a transformative tech hub in Union Market. Championed grocery store investments in Lamond Riggs, Brookland, and the Reservoir District.
ምንጮች፦ [Zachary Parker for Ward 5 — Campaign Website], [Small Retailer Property Tax Credit Expansion Amendment Act of 2025 — DC Council LIMS]
ዲሲ የዲስትሪክቱን የበጀት ክፍተት ለመዝጋት በትላልቅ ኮርፖሬሽኖች እና በሀብታም ነዋሪዎች ላይ ግብር ማሳደግ አለባት።
Developed and funded the District Child Tax Credit, which provides $1,000 per child under 18 to working-class families — a redistributive policy funded through the District's progressive revenue structure. His focus on targeted investments for working-class and low-income families reflects support for using the tax system progressively.
ዲሲ የፖሊስ መኮንኖችን ከመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤቶች ውጭ ማድረግ እና በምትኩ በአማካሪዎች፣ በማህበራዊ ሠራተኞች እና በአእምሮ-ጤና ሠራተኞች ላይ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።
Advocates for restorative justice, trauma-informed care, and expanded education over punitive enforcement for youth. His C.A.R.E. for Youth legislation emphasizes counseling, support, and rehabilitation rather than police-based approaches — consistent with preferring mental-health staff and social workers over police in school settings.
ምንጮች፦ [Opinion: Locking kids up isn't working. Here's what we should do instead.]
ዲሲ የምግብ በረሃዎችን ለማስወገድ በቀጥታ ጣልቃ መግባት አለባት — ከAnacostia በስተምስራቅ ባሉ አገልግሎት ባልደረሳቸው አካባቢዎች በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ የግሮሰሪ መደብር መክፈትን ጨምሮ።
Parker has championed bringing grocery stores to underserved Ward 5 neighborhoods including Lamond-Riggs, Brookland, and the Reservoir District. Supports active city intervention to expand food access, working primarily to attract and invest in grocery options rather than proposing a publicly owned store.
ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።
Parker secured additional labor protections and union-job guarantees in the Commanders stadium deal and raised pay for participants in the District's youth employment program. Supportive of strengthening worker protections, demonstrated through his Council record.
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Zachary Parker for Ward 5 — Campaign Website — Zachary Parker Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-31.
- Opinion: Locking kids up isn't working. Here's what we should do instead. — The 51st. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-31.
- Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st — The 51st. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-31.