Zachary Parker
Democratic · DC · Ward 5 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
Zachary Parker has represented Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2023 and previously represented Ward 5 on the D.C. State Board of Education.
Where Zachary Parker stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
Authored the Safe Pregnancy, Delivery, and Postpartum Care for Youth at DYRS Amendment Act, enacted to require prenatal and postpartum care policies and services for pregnant youth in custody.
June 11, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the PrEP DC Act, enacted as D.C. Law 26-115 to prohibit insurance discrimination and specified cost sharing or restrictions involving HIV-prevention medication.
May 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Introduced the Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act to require a public dashboard helping families locate available behavioral-health services for children and youth.
March 28, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Introduced the Pay Our Youth a Fair Summer Wage Amendment Act to raise wages for participants in the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program.
March 4, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Introduced the District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act to establish a refundable local credit for families with children.
March 3, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Introduced the Pay Our Youth a Fair Summer Wage Amendment Act to raise wages for participants in the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program.
March 4, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Introduced the Transparency Is Accountability Amendment Act to expand public access under D.C. FOIA to 911 records, misconduct records, and other information where disclosure outweighs secrecy.
April 24, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Introduced the Transparency Is Accountability Amendment Act to expand public access under D.C. FOIA to 911 records, misconduct records, and other information where disclosure outweighs secrecy.
April 24, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Introduced the School Improvement Amendment Act to create an OSSE school-support office providing tailored assistance to the District's lowest-performing public schools.
October 16, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
As State Board president, signed a resolution requiring proposed Board policy resolutions to receive review and written input from the Student Advisory Committee before a vote.
May 19, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
As State Board president, signed the Board's fiscal-year 2023 appropriations request for $2.40 million in baseline funding and about $1.00 million in enhancements for its education offices.
November 17, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Introduced the School Safety Enhancement Amendment Act to require stronger school safety plans, school safety directors, and coordinated emergency information sharing.
March 24, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
As State Board president, signed a safe-passage resolution seeking school-entry safety protocols, crossing guards, resolution of outstanding traffic-safety requests, and traffic-calming plans around every public school.
October 20, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Authored the Statutory Neglect Amendment Act, enacted to prevent poverty, public-benefit use, homelessness, or unstable housing from serving alone as evidence of child neglect.
June 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 7 support
Authored the SOUL Amendment Act, enacted to create a legal permanency option consisting of a supportive network of adults for foster youth age 16 and older transitioning to adulthood.
August 14, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the Empowering Parents in CFSA Investigations Amendment Act, enacted to require notice of legal resources, the children's ombudsperson, and counsel rights during neglect proceedings.
June 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the Safe Pregnancy, Delivery, and Postpartum Care for Youth at DYRS Amendment Act, enacted to require prenatal and postpartum care policies and services for pregnant youth in custody.
June 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the Statutory Neglect Amendment Act, enacted to prevent poverty, public-benefit use, homelessness, or unstable housing from serving alone as evidence of child neglect.
June 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Introduced the Showing Up for Students Amendment Act to reform truancy referrals, expand valid absence reasons, and connect chronically absent students and families with support services.
March 28, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Introduced the Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act to require a public dashboard helping families locate available behavioral-health services for children and youth.
March 28, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Introduced the District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act to establish a refundable local credit for families with children.
March 3, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 7 support
Introduced the Showing Up for Students Amendment Act to reform truancy referrals, expand valid absence reasons, and connect chronically absent students and families with support services.
March 28, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: zacharyparkerward5.com
Introduced the School Improvement Amendment Act to create an OSSE school-support office providing tailored assistance to the District's lowest-performing public schools.
October 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Introduced the School Safety Enhancement Amendment Act to require stronger school safety plans, school safety directors, and coordinated emergency information sharing.
March 24, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
As State Board president, signed the Board's fiscal-year 2023 appropriations request for $2.40 million in baseline funding and about $1.00 million in enhancements for its education offices.
November 17, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: sboe.dc.gov
As State Board president, signed a safe-passage resolution seeking school-entry safety protocols, crossing guards, resolution of outstanding traffic-safety requests, and traffic-calming plans around every public school.
October 20, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: sboe.dc.gov
As State Board president, signed a resolution requiring proposed Board policy resolutions to receive review and written input from the Student Advisory Committee before a vote.
May 19, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Began service as the elected Ward 5 member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education, later authoring its Equity Framework and championing expanded disability support and Birth-to-Three funding.
January 2, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Introduced the Establishment of Reasonable Controls for the Firearm Industry Amendment Act to impose conduct and accountability standards on firearm-industry members.
April 11, 2023Supports Gun Control
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Introduced the District Child Tax Credit Amendment Act to establish a refundable local credit for families with children.
March 3, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Authored the SOUL Amendment Act, enacted to create a legal permanency option consisting of a supportive network of adults for foster youth age 16 and older transitioning to adulthood.
August 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the Empowering Parents in CFSA Investigations Amendment Act, enacted to require notice of legal resources, the children's ombudsperson, and counsel rights during neglect proceedings.
June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the Statutory Neglect Amendment Act, enacted to prevent poverty, public-benefit use, homelessness, or unstable housing from serving alone as evidence of child neglect.
June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Authored the PrEP DC Act, enacted as D.C. Law 26-115 to prohibit insurance discrimination and specified cost sharing or restrictions involving HIV-prevention medication.
May 21, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Began service as the elected Ward 5 member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education, later authoring its Equity Framework and championing expanded disability support and Birth-to-Three funding.
January 2, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Introduced the Establishment of Reasonable Controls for the Firearm Industry Amendment Act to impose conduct and accountability standards on firearm-industry members.
April 11, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
As State Board president, signed a safe-passage resolution seeking school-entry safety protocols, crossing guards, resolution of outstanding traffic-safety requests, and traffic-calming plans around every public school.
October 20, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sboe.dc.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
In an Office of Campaign Finance show-cause proceeding over failure to comply with a campaign repayment agreement, Parker and Friends of Zachary Parker accepted a revised repayment agreement.
December 2, 2024
Source: ocf.dc.gov
Past race Zachary Parker ran in:
- Ward 5 Member of the Council · November 3, 2026 · Ward 5; District of Columbia · incumbent