Shaun Scott | |
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Member-elect of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 43rd district | |
Elect | |
Assuming office January 13, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Frank Chopp |
Personal details | |
Born | November 8,1984 Queens,New York |
Occupation | Film director,editor,politician |
Shaun Scott (born November 8,1984) is an American filmmaker,film director,writer,activist,and politician. He is currently the member-elect for the 43rd district in the Washington House of Representatives. [1]
Scott was born in Queens,New York and lived there until he was ten when he moved to Seattle. [2] In 2008,he graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in history. [2]
After college,Scott became an Seattle-based independent filmmaker whose first feature film was "Seat of Empire" (2009),a 3-hour long documentary tour of the city of Seattle using archival footage. [2] [3] In 2010 he directed and wrote "Waste of Time," a historical mash-up of original footage,archival images,and contemporary music meant as a portrait of consumer capitalism. [4] [5]
Scott's first narrative feature was "100% OFF:A Recession-Era Romance" (2012),a docudrama about a kleptomaniac and the immigrant wife with whom he enters a marriage of convenience. [6] [7] [8] It was followed in 2014 by "Pacific Aggression",a straightforward narrative about a social media addict and the blogger she stalks. [9]
Scott began a career as a writer in late 2014,contributing pieces about American politics and race relations to The Monarch Review [10] and The Seattle Weekly. [11] In July 2015,Scott was hired by City Arts Magazine as a columnist,where he runs an ongoing thread called "Faded Signs" about popular culture under late capitalism. [12]
In September 2015,Thought Catalog Books published Scott's short-form essay "Something Better:Millennials and Late Capitalism at the Movies" on iTunes and Amazon. [13] In 2018,Zero Books published Scott's book-length history of the Millennial generation titled "Millennials and the Moments that Made Us:A Cultural History of the U.S. from 1982-present." [14] In 2023,he wrote the book Heartbreak City:Seattle Sports and the Unmet Promise of Urban Progress through University of Washington press. [15]
Scott is a member of the 43rd LD Democrats and the Seattle chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. [16]
Scott was a field organizer for US Representative Pramila Jayapal and helped unionize Jayapal's 2018 campaign staff through the Campaign Worker's Guild. [17] In 2020,Scott served as the Washington State Field Director for Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders. [18] In 2021,he was the campaign coordinator for Nikkita Oliver's city council campaign. [19]
In November 2018,Scott announced his bid for Seattle City Council District 4 to replace interim council member Abel Pacheco Jr.. [20] Scott focused his campaign on a progressive agenda,Green New Deal,affordable housing,and better public transit,that would be paid for through redistributive taxes. [21] In the August primary,Scott came in second among ten candidates,receiving 23.26% of the vote,with former Clinton aid Alex Pedersen coming in first with 40.36%. [22] [23] Both advanced to the general election.
Scott and Pederson disagreed on most issues,with Scott opposing the removal of homeless encampments and supporting greater density in neighborhoods. [23] He received endorsements from alternative weekly The Stranger and local chapters of the Sierra Club and Our Revolution. In the November general election,Pederson defeated Scott 52%-48%. [24] [25]
In 2024,after state representative Frank Chopp announced he would not run for reelection,Scott immediately announced his candidacy to represent Washington's 43rd Legislative District in the state legislature. [26] During the August 2024 primary election,Scott finished with the most votes at 59.6%,advancing to the general election,with runner-up Andrea Suarez,founder of We Heart Seattle,earning 20.23% of the vote. [27] [28]
Scott and Suarez contrasted on nearly every issue,with Scott supporting rent stabilization,closing corporate loopholes,and creating progressive taxes. [29] [30] Scott handily defeated Suarez in the general election,winning 68.43% of the vote to Suarez' 30.81%. [31] [32]
Feature Films (as Director/Writer)
Short Films/Music Videos
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