Zack’s top priority is making sure that working and middle class families have a fair shot

Affordability

Zack’s Record

Zack has always stood up for Spokane’s working and middle-class families, not special interests or big corporations. He has:

• Cut costs for working people by reducing bus fares and expanding childcare with evening hours.
• Invested in school-based health clinics so families can get care without missing work.
• Protected renters and first-time homebuyers with stronger protections and assistance programs.
• Created new apprenticeship and workforce training programs that open doors to good-paying local jobs.
  

What’s Next

Zack knows too many Spokane families are still stretched thin while big developers and corporations keep getting breaks. He will:

• Keep fighting to lower everyday costs and make Spokane a place where regular people can afford.
• Expand affordable childcare and transportation options so parents can get ahead instead of falling behind.
• Build more workforce housing near jobs and transit rather than supporting sprawl that drives up costs and taxes.
• Strengthen the local economy with more family-wage jobs and support for small businesses.

Zack is fighting for a Spokane that puts working people first and builds an economy that works for everyone.

Housing and Homelessness

Zack’s Record

Zack has led Spokane’s biggest housing reforms in decades with a balanced approach built on compassion and accountability. He has:

• Delivered record-breaking housing growth with more new homes permitted than ever before.
• Reformed outdated zoning and parking rules to unlock more housing across the city.
• Passed the “Parking to People” law that turns empty and underused lots into affordable homes.
• Secured millions in local and federal funds for affordable and supportive housing.
• Banned public camping citywide to keep sidewalks, parks, and neighborhoods safe and accessible for everyone.
• Invested in co-deployed mental health teams that work with police to help people in crisis and connect them to services.
• Created the “Good Neighbor Agreement” to ensure shelters are safe, accountable, and responsive to neighborhoods.

What’s Next

Zack is fighting for a Spokane where we end homelessness instead of moving it around. He will:

• Offer treatment first and enforcement last, making sure people get help before jail.
• Build more treatment and housing facilities so people have a safe place to go instead of camping in parks and public spaces.
• Advance a Land Value Tax to bring tax relief to homeowners and built-out properties while pushing vacant and speculative lots to build more housing.
• Stand up to special developer interests that want to expand costly suburban sprawl instead of building housing that Spokane residents can afford.
• Keep local housing investments focused on what works by ensuring 75 percent of funds go directly to low-income and affordable housing.

Zack’s balanced approach is rooted in compassion for people in need and accountability for results. Spokane deserves real solutions that work for everyone.

Safer Neighborhoods and Safer Streets

Zack’s Record

Zack has made Spokane’s neighborhoods safer by investing in prevention, training, and accountability. He has:

• Banned open drug use to keep public spaces safe for families.
• Secured funding for Spokane’s new Police Training Center to improve officer training and accountability.
• Recruited more police officers by raising pay to keep Spokane competitive.
• Expanded co-deployed behavioral health crisis teams so people in crisis get help instead of handcuffs.
• Brought back neighborhood resource officers and traffic patrols to respond directly to community needs.
• Invested in after-school programs that give kids safe places to learn and grow.
• Delivered traffic safety improvements across Spokane, including new crossings, lighting, and speed control projects.

What’s Next

Zack will keep working to make every neighborhood safe, connected, and livable. He will:

• Implement the 27 by 27 Vision, creating 27 miles of connected bike and pedestrian routes across Spokane by 2027.
• Expand neighborhood traffic safety projects that protect pedestrians and reduce speeding.
• Add more community resource officers focused on prevention and connection.
• Grow behavioral health and addiction response teams to get people help before problems escalate.
• Support youth and families with prevention programs that keep kids safe and supported.

Zack’s approach to safety focuses on prevention, accountability, and community, ensuring every resident feels safe in their neighborhood.