POLITICS.

Emily Parzybok is a political consultant with a decade of experience working with coalitions and campaigns in Washington state. She is a former Senior Consultant at DTC. She currently works on a contract basis.

Previously she served as the Executive Director at Balance Our Tax Code. During her time at Balance Our Tax Code, she grew the coalition to include over 100 organizations advocating for progressive revenue in Washington state. During her tenure, the coalition helped pass a Capital Gains Tax, a Working Families Tax Credit, and expanded the slate of policy solutions to include an Estate Tax, and a Guaranteed Basic Income.

Parzybok has worked on multiple legislative campaigns, including as campaign manager for the Washington Domestic Worker Bill of Rights campaign where she supervised legislation requested by the Governor and Attorney General. She led the historic Washington Voting Justice Coalition that passed a slate of pro-democracy bills in Washington in 2018 including Automatic Voter Registration, Same-Day Voter Registration, Pre-Registration for 16/17 Year Olds, and the Washington Voting Rights Act. Parzybok also has extensive experience working on ballot initiatives and electoral campaigns. She ran the Yes! Seattle Libraries campaign to renew Seattle’s library levy, which passed by a historic 76% in August of 2019. She consulted on the ESJR8212 campaign to ensure successful implementation of Washington’s long-term care program.

Parzybok got her start in politics on the landmark Initiative 594 campaign in 2014. Following the campaign, she helped to build the Alliance for Gun Responsibility and served as the Outreach Director for Initiative 1491. She specializes in community outreach, coalition building, policy development, and campaign management.