# Zachary Parker

Zachary Parker is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district Ward 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district Ward 5
- Serving since: 2023-01-02
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/30cb555a-f684-418e-8b63-8101e7a34552

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30cb555a-f684-418e-8b63-8101e7a34552 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Parker sits at −0.20 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 86% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats.

## What Parker says (DC 2025–26 session)

215 classified statements: 215 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Unicameral-legislature Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Parker | Unicameral-legislature Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 7.4% | 7.7% | 4 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 48.4% | 46.6% | 3 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 13.5% | 13.9% | 6 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 27% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 12%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 21%); Housing and Community Development 16% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 24%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Families 13% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.20 (standard error 0.01), from 1,990 donors and 260 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,680 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 91 bills: 91 reached committee, 67 passed one chamber, 67 passed both, 58 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 3 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- B 26-0872: Closing of Public Streets and Dedication of Land for Street and Alley Purposes in and abutting Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, 4025, and Parcel 143/45, S.O.… (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0872/
- B 26-0825: Alternative Breakfast Service Model Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0825/
- B 26-0826: Alternative Breakfast Service Model Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0826/
- PR 26-0812: Alternative Breakfast Service Model Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0812/
- CER 26-0190: Kinship Care Month Recognition Resolution of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0190/
- CER 26-0189: Black Pride Honoree Philip Pannell Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0189/
- CER 26-0178: Lonnie Bee Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0178/
- CER 26-0174: Grimaldi-Francesca Sanchez Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0174/
- CER 26-0179: Men’s Health Month Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0179/
- CER 26-0177: Kimberley Bush Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0177/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.0K (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $36.4K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2113731208299376899
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2113287183217934384
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2113287184660718010
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2113287185986113751
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2112612083640754392
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2111105199121047919
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2111123683993378973
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2111123685411033474
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2111123686367363509
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/cmzparker5/status/2111123687554396524

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/ward-5-councilmember-zachary-parker/
- Campaign site: https://zacharyparkerward5.com/
- X: https://x.com/cmzparker5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilmemberzacharyparker
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/cmzparker5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30cb555a-f684-418e-8b63-8101e7a34552