Marry Bass recently announced her re-election bid for the Seattle School District Board of Directors for District number 5.

Bass is vying for her second term as a Seattle Public School Board Director in a district the covers the Central area of Seattle. Bass is a lifelong resident of the Central District and the second generation of a family dedicated to improving Seattle’s schools. Volunteering as a tutor at her alma mater, Garfield High School, renewed her commitment to supporting neighborhood schools and to helping remove the hurdles that create disproportional outcomes among the District’s diverse student population.In addressing technical questions and financial issues facing the Board, Director Bass draws on her background in public policy, economics and budgeting. A successful product of Seattle Public Schools, Bass has a B.A. in economics, a Masters degree in public administration and currently works as a Program Analyst with the King County Department of Transportation.