Zachary Parker | |
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| Member for the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 5 | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kenyan McDuffie |
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| 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]
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]
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]
Parker was elected to the Council of the District of Columbia during the 2022 election cycle,besting a field of six other candidates which included former councilman Vincent Orange. [3] Parker eventually succeeded Kenyan McDuffie,who was elected to the At-Large council seat. [4] In 2025 Parker was assigned to serve as the Chair of the Committee on Youth Affairs. [5]
In 2022,Parker came out publicly as gay (in his video statement,he suggested that this was already fairly well known within his community). [6]
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