John Zingale
Candidate for Clark County Council, District 2
Background
- Occupation
- Middle school history teacher
- Campaign website
- zingaleforclarkcounty.com
Middle school history teacher for more than 13 years and 2026 Southwest Washington Teacher of the Year; earlier 16 years in grocery retail. Member of the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission; M.A.T., University of Portland.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports using the 1% annual property tax increase at times.
ReportIssues: League of Women Voters' primary candidate forum answersCampaign website · Elect John Zingale · zingaleforclarkcounty.com
“We don’t need to exercise this every year, but we do need to find ways to increase revenue.”
Housing
Supports building "up, not out" using existing infrastructure.
ReportIssues: League of Women Voters' primary candidate forum answersCampaign website · Elect John Zingale · zingaleforclarkcounty.com
“I believe that we should be building "up, not out" and utilizing existing infrastructure to keep costs down.”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports building and maintaining connecting infrastructure.
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“building and maintaining the infrastructure that connects our communities, investing in strong social services, and not wasting taxpayer dollars”
Environment & parks
Proposes exploring a metropolitan park district for regional parks.
ReportIssues: League of Women Voters' primary candidate forum answersCampaign website · Elect John Zingale · zingaleforclarkcounty.com
“I think that we need to explore the creation of a metropolitan park district.”
Health & human services
Supports opening the mental health facility on 134th Street.
ReportIssues: League of Women Voters' primary candidate forum answersCampaign website · Elect John Zingale · zingaleforclarkcounty.com
“I would love to see the mental health facility on 134th Street opened.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John Zingale on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: Clark County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General and Special Election
Election filing · Clark County Elections · clark.wa.gov
- Clark County Home Rule Charter (2024 update), Sections 2.1 and 6.2
Government record · Clark County · clark.wa.gov
- Issues: League of Women Voters' primary candidate forum answers
Campaign website · Elect John Zingale · zingaleforclarkcounty.com
- Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
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