Abel Pacheco

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Abel Pacheco

Former councilmember · 2019–2019

Former councilmember

Total in available record · LegisRate points

39.1

2015–2026 records · source checked Oct 8, 2026

30 sponsored measures adopted in the available record.

Service: 2019–2019. Coverage is limited to 2015–2026.

How scoring works

Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

Former councilmember · recorded terms: 2019–2019. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.

Abel Pacheco Jr. is a Seattle politician who briefly represented District 4 after being appointed to the City Council. Raised in Los Angeles in a family of Mexican immigrants, he studied political science and public affairs and worked at the Seattle Foundation, Seattle Police Foundation, and University of Washington before entering city government.

Pacheco was appointed to District 4 and served briefly before the 2019 election. His interim tenure followed work in civic engagement, public safety, higher education, and Seattle community organizations.

Background summary adapted from Wikipedia; it is separate from the LegisRate record and score.

Full available record · 2015–2026

Activity record

30 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 28 of 29 Full Council attendance records.

Outcome, voting, and attendance describe the record; they do not add to or subtract from the LegisRate score.

Sponsored measures adopted 30 passed

100.0% passage rate

Recorded votes in favor 217 in favor

3 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 96.6% present or late

28 of 29 records

Sponsorship record12 prime · 18 co-sponsor · 30 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes0 unsuccessful · 0 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices220 recorded decisions1.4% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 1 not voting
Votes on contested matters6 recorded choices3 supported · 3 opposed
Attendance detail25 present · 3 late1 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing30 early · 0 after committee · 0 after passageFirst appearance in the official sponsor record.
Council-wide voting context93.4% without recorded opposition or abstention2912 of 3119 eligible final tallies; 207 contested.

Only the latest recorded legislative vote per matter is used; a missing structured tally is not counted as an absence.

Separate public records · non-scoring context

Financial information

Sources checked independently

Campaign contributions show money given to a campaign. Personal disclosure filings list reported income, investments and financial interests, often in broad ranges. These records do not estimate personal wealth or establish donor influence.

Campaign contributions

Reviewed

2015 Council District 4

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

Checked Oct 12, 2026

Official SEEC campaign record

Donor list ranks reported donor names by direct private cash and in-kind contributions, net of audited corrections. Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and independent expenditures are separate.

Top 20 reported donor names

Equal amounts share a rank; names are alphabetical within a tie. The list includes ties at the cutoff.

  1. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · ABEL PACHECO SR $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · BEN YARBROUGH $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · BOBBY TEW $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · CONOR BRONSDON $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · DANIEL ORDONEZ DESIGN $700.00 total Cash $0.00 · in-kind $700.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · JAMES H PILKINGTON $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · KAREN T MONTIEL $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · LARRY COMBS $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · MARIA C TEW $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · MARIA WATKINS $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · MICHAEL DUNN $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · NORMA E LOPEZ $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · RAUL LOPEZ $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · ROGER WATKINS $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · SANTA LOPEZ $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · SEATTLE POLICE GUILD $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 1 (17 names) · SUZANNE M BURKE $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Rank 18 · VALARIE HUNT $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  19. Rank 19 · DANIEL DUEBALL $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Rank 20 · CHRISTOPHER VELTRI $300.00 total Cash $300.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00

Names are grouped only by official contributor ID. Similar names, households and employers are not combined based on assumptions.

Campaign funding breakdown
  • Candidate self-financing$3,696.68
  • Direct private cash and in-kind, net of audited corrections$17,636.00
  • Unitemized contributions$305.00
Sources and coverage

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

One election cycle; primary and general are combined. This is not a lifetime total.

Contributor names follow public campaign filing IDs; reported names are not inferred identities.

Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and other receipts are separate from the donor ranking.

Independent expenditures are outside the candidate donor list.

This is a dated snapshot; later filings or amendments can change amounts.

Independent expenditures are not included in this donor list; this does not mean none were reported. Separate from direct candidate donors; deferred in this pilot. Check the separate SEEC record

Personal financial disclosure

Filing copy unavailable

Latest indexed PDC statement received 2015-05-15 covers 2014-05-15 through 2015-05-14; its official link requires an agency records request. Actual statement unavailable under this no-request audit; index dates do not support financial-content claims. No newer indexed filing found in the bounded verified-person query. This historical gap is not a none finding.

Checked Oct 12, 2026

Washington PDC Personal Financial Affairs (F-1) · official filing index

Indexed reporting year 2015 · May 15, 2014 to May 14, 2015 · received May 15, 2015

No financial values are shown here.

Sources and coverage

Latest indexed PDC statement received 2015-05-15 covers 2014-05-15 through 2015-05-14; its official link requires an agency records request. Actual statement unavailable under this no-request audit; index dates do not support financial-content claims. No newer indexed filing found in the bounded verified-person query. This historical gap is not a none finding.

No actual personal financial statement was reviewed. Index identity and dates are not evidence of income, assets, liabilities, ownership, compliance, conflict or net worth.

No financial-content rows, contacts, addresses, signatures or family information are retained from inaccessible filings.

Indexed-only access gap; no request, credentials, access bypass or substitute financial claim.

Latest index record may predate later Seattle service; no newer record is inferred from that service.

PDC indexed filing: request-only actual copy · checked Oct 12, 2026: Latest indexed PDC statement received 2015-05-15 covers 2014-05-15 through 2015-05-14; its official link requires an agency records request. Actual statement unavailable under this no-request audit; index dates do not support financial-content claims. No newer indexed filing found in the bounded verified-person query. This historical gap is not a none finding. Source

SEEC separate local F-1 statements · checked Oct 12, 2026: SEEC directs readers to contact its office for statement copies. No request made. Source

What the work concerns

Policy-area mix

Land Use & Development accounts for the largest share of points in the full 2015–2026 record: 27.4 points (70.1%).

Abel Pacheco's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 39.1 points

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Land Use & Development

27.4 points · 70.1%

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By year

Annual work

In 2019, 30 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 39.1 points.

Full annual history · 2015–2026. Points use the measure’s introduction year.

YearPointsSponsored measures adopted
201939.130
Total in available record39.130
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
201939.130100.030181.40.096.6
Total in available record39.130100.030181.40.096.6

Rates are shown only when the relevant official record exists. Vote and attendance measures describe participation; they do not affect points.

Council roles

Committees & positions

8 committee assignments available for recorded service.

  • ChairPlanning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee
  • Vice ChairSustainability and Transportation Committee
  • AlternateCivil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development, and Arts Committee
  • MemberGender Equity, Safe Communities, New Americans, and Education Committee
  • ChairSelect Committee on Citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA)
  • MemberSelect Budget Committee
  • MemberSelect Committee on Civic Arenas
  • MemberSelect Committee on Homelessness and Housing Affordability

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

30 adopted measures contribute to the full 2015–2026 total. Bills are listed by credited points.

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Updates land use and zoning.CB 119505 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Sections 23.41.010 and 23.41.012 of the Seattle Municipal Code to remove the Ballard Municipal Center Master Plan Area Guidelines and adopt the Ballard Neighborhood Design Guidelines, and delete reference to the Ballard Municipal Center Master Plan Area Guidelines.

ZoningNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $17,176. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 125843
Updates land use and zoning.CB 119506 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.41.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code to approve the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2019.

ZoningNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $17,174. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 125844
Related to conforming City code to match provisions of state law for rental housing inspections.CB 119546 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Housing & Homelessness +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE related to conforming City code to match provisions of state law for rental housing inspections; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 22.214.050.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125851
Updates land use and zoning.CB 119597 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningHistoric Preservation +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Sections 23.41.012, 23.48.220, 23.48.225, and 23.48.245 of the Seattle Municipal Code, to revise existing regulatory incentives to preserve open space and allow departures from tower separation requirements when the project includes a Landmark that is subject to Landmark controls and incentives adopted by the City Council.

ZoningHistoric Preservation

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 125927
Updates land use and zoning, amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60 and 61 of the Official Land….CB 119651 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningPermitting & DevelopmentNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning, amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60 and 61 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone property located at 4730 15th Avenue NE from Lowrise 3 (M) (LR3 (M)) to Neighborhood Commercial 2-65 (M1) (NC2-65 (M1)), and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement as a condition of rezone approval. (Petition by Matt Driscoll, C.F. 314359, SDCI Project 3025193-LU)

ZoningPermitting & DevelopmentNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 125933
Amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at page 159 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone property located at….CB 119664 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningPermitting & DevelopmentNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at page 159 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone property located at 5256 Rainier Avenue S from Neighborhood Commercial 2-55 (M) (NC2-55 (M)) to Neighborhood Commercial 2-65 (M1) (NC2-65 (M1)); and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement as a condition of rezone approval. (Petition by Kathleen Justice, C.F. 314365, SDCI Project 3025493-LU)

ZoningPermitting & DevelopmentNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 125962
Affirming the rezone approved through Ordinance 125640.CB 119511 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningPermitting & DevelopmentProcurement & Contracts +3.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; affirming the rezone approved through Ordinance 125640; and accepting an amended Property Use and Development Agreement as a condition of rezone approval. (Remand of the approval granted through C.F. 314356 of a rezone application by 70th & Greenwood Ave, LLC, C.F. 314425, SDCI Project 3023260)

ZoningPermitting & DevelopmentProcurement & Contracts

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(2 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 125820
Updates environmental review.CB 119600 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentPermitting & Development +2.4 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to environmental review; amending Sections 3.02.110, 25.05.035, 25.05.055, 25.05.070, 25.05.100, 25.05.440, 25.05.448, 25.05.545, 25.05.680, 25.05.800, 25.05.900, and 25.05.914 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify timelines and the content of administrative appeals, to authorize the development of Director’s Rules to clarify the content of environmental documents, and to make corrections and technical amendments.

Permitting & Development

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 60%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service identified in operative titleSigned ordinance 125964
Identifying proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption in 2020 and requesting that the Office of Planning and Community….Res 31896 · Resolution (Res) · 2019 · Land Use & DevelopmentPermitting & Development +2.0 pts

Official titleA RESOLUTION identifying proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption in 2020 and requesting that the Office of Planning and Community Development and the Seattle Planning Commission review and make recommendations about the proposed amendments.

Permitting & Development

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(1 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned resolution 31896
Request that DEEL report on data collection, disaggregation, and usage.SLI DEEL-10-A-1 · Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) · 2019 · Health & Human Services +2.0 pts

Official titleRequest that DEEL report on data collection, disaggregation, and usage

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal report, study, analysis, or plan request. Fiscal 0: the SLI does not itself appropriate or authorize the background program amounts it discusses. Durability 0: the request calls for a one-time report, study, analysis, or plan. Institutional scope 1: one department or city office is principally responsible for the requested work.

Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(1 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary shareaffected service or requested subjectOfficial record