Victoria Hunt – Vision for Issaquah
Victoria Hunt advocates for balanced development and long-term community benefit. Key efforts include:
- Business owners, property owners and Issaquah citizens now have a more consistent and predictable path to building and development thanks to my leadership overhauling the Municipal Land Use Code – Title 18
- Our environment is protected as we increase service for affordable housing options and services such as the Transit Oriented Development and Opportunity Center project
Victoria prioritizes a sustainable, greener future for Issaquah. Significant contributions include:
- I pushed for and finalized the Issaquah Climate Action Plan
- We now have a greener building code and improvements on energy efficiency, including electric car charging stations
- The Green Necklace – a system of trails connecting parks and open spaces – is nearing completion. The Bergsma property acquisition that I championed is part of this larger goal
Victoria is dedicated to addressing public safety and human service needs. Key accomplishments include:
- While council president, I added significant resources to the Police and Human Services departments, and enacted the Police Accountability, Equity and Human Services Action Plan
- I supported the creation of a Homelessness Outreach program to address a growing need
- In partnership with the community and non-profits such as the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, enacted key steps in the Human Services Strategic Plan to ensure all residents and families have access to basic essentials like food, shelter, and clothing
Victoria is committed to improving local transit options and accessibility. Major efforts involve:
- Street and sidewalk repair and maintenance programs funded
- Safety improvements like the Providence Point Traffic Signal Project
- More sidewalks, especially in older neighborhoods (a work in progress but something I feel very strongly about especially as a mother of young children!) – TR 068 Squak Mountain Multimodal Improvements
- Finish connecting the Green Necklace, a network of trails, parks and open-space across the city
What People Are Saying About Victoria
“Over her six years on council, Councilmember Hunt has advocated passionately for community priorities and values. For example, I cannot imagine how we would have been able to overhaul our City’s land use code without her leadership, drive and enthusiasm. In times of change, and we are changing, we need the kind of commitment and determination that Councilmember Hunt brings to the table so we can protect and preserve what is best about our city. Councilmember Hunt has my endorsement to continue her service to the City of Issaquah. - May 16th, 2023”
Mary Lou PaulyMayor, City of Issaquah
Endorsements (2023 Election)
Organizations
- Eastside Firefighters: IAFF Local 2878
- 5th Legislative District Democrats
- 41st Legislative District Democrats
- King County Democrats
- Washington Conservation Action
- Sierra Club
- National Women’s Political Caucus of WA State
- King County Young Democrats
- Transit Riders Union
- Alliance for Gun Responsibility
- Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates
- Vote Mama
- Humane Voters of Washington
Elected Officials
- Mary Lou Pauly, Mayor, City of Issaquah
- Kim Schrier (D), US Rep for WA’s 8th Congressional District
- Bill Ramos (D), WA State Rep for the 5th Legislative District
- Lisa Callan (D), WA State Rep for the 5th Legislative District
- Tana Senn (D), WA State Rep for the 41st Legislative District
- My-Linh Thai (D), WA State Rep for the 41st Legislative District
- Sarah Perry, King County Council
- Sydne Mullings, Issaquah School Board President
- Lindsey Walsh, Issaquah City Council President
- Zach Hall, Issaquah City Council Deputy President
- Tola Marts, Issaquah City Council
- Barbara de Michele, Issaquah City Council
- Russell Joe, Issaquah City Council
- Chris Reh, Issaquah City Council
- Mason Thompson, Mayor of Bothell
- Angela Birney, Mayor of Redmond
- Kali Clark, Mayor of Sammamish
- Katherine Ross, Mayor of Snoqualmie
- Matt Larson, Former Mayor of Snoqualmie
- Kelli Curtis, Kirkland City Council
- Pam Stuart, Sammamish City Council
- Vanessa Kritzer, Redmond City Council Vice President
- Jeralee Anderson, Redmond City Council
- Corina Pfeil, Kenmore City Council
- Janice Zahn, Bellevue City Council
- Paul Charbonneau, Newcastle City Council
Individuals
- Fred Butler, Former Mayor of Issaquah
- Kashif Zahoor, Highlands Council Board of Trustees
- David Kappler, Issaquah Alps Trails Club, former Issaquah City Council
- Ann Fletcher, founder of Issaquah People for Climate Action
- Mariah Bettise, former Issaquah City Council, Board Member, Issaquah Food Bank
- Larry Franks, Board Member, Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
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Ken Konigsmark, Issaquah Hall of Fame award winner
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Christy Garrard, Executive Director of Visit Issaquah and Issaquah Economic Vitality Commissioner
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Jamie Finch, Issaquah Environmental Board Chair
- Trish Bloor, Chair of the Issaquah Human Services Commission
- Connie Fletcher, former Issaquah School Board Director, former member of Washington State Board of Education
Please note: Endorser’s offices, positions, or organizations are provided for identification only and do not denote an endorsement of the candidate by that organization.
Qualifications
- Current Issaquah City Council Member
- Current and Prior Career Experience:
- Director of Data Solutions – Crosswalk Labs
- Data Scientist and Statistician – Global Good
- Affiliate Faculty – College of Built Environments, University of Washington
- Conservation Scientist – Chicago Botanic Gardens
- Education:
- PhD in Computational Ecology – University of Illinois
- MS in Animal Breeding and Genetics – University of Wageningen (Netherlands)
- BS in Biology – Cornell University
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