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Zachary Parker
Member for the Council of the District of Columbia
from Ward 5
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
Preceded by Kenyan McDuffie
Personal details
Born Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Northwestern University ( BA)
Columbia University ( MEd)
Website Campaign website

Zachary Parker is an educator and American politician, currently serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 5 since January 2023. [1]

Early life and education

Parker was born in Chicago. [2] He received a BS in Speech and Language Pathology from Northwestern University and a MA in Education Policy and Leadership from Columbia University. [2]

Career

Parker worked as a math teacher with Teach for America and won his first election to the State Board of Education Ward 5 seat in 2018. [2] In 2021, Parker served as president of the State Board of Education. [2]

Personal life

In 2022, Parker came out publicly as gay (in his video statement, he suggested that this was already fairly well known within his community). [3]

References

  1. ^ Weil, Julie (June 23, 2022). "A reshaped D.C. Council will take on education, policing, elections". Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Weil, Julie (August 31, 2021). "Board of Education president plans run for D.C. Council". Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Parker, Zachary (March 30, 2022). "Unapologetically me. 🖤". twitter.com.

External links

Council of the District of Columbia
Preceded by Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
from Ward 5
2023–present 		Incumbent
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