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Zachary Parker

Zachary Parker

American activist and politician

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]

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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. [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. [2]
    Weil, Julie (August 31, 2021). "Board of Education president plans run for D.C. Council". Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Parker, Zachary (March 30, 2022). "Unapologetically me. đŸ–¤". twitter.com.
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