Endorsements
NEWSPAPER ENDORSEMENTS:
The Seattle Times
The Stranger
RATINGS:
Candidate of Distinction – Moms Demand Action
ORGANIZATIONS:
- 41st Legislative District Democrats
- Alliance for Gun Responsibility
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 – King County Metro Transit
- ARNP’s United of Washington State
- Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment
- Children’s Campaign Fund
- Fuse Washington
- Hod Carriers and General Laborers Union Local 242
- King County Democrats
- King County Young Democrats
- International Aerospace Machinists Lodge 751
- International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1604 – Bellevue Fire Fighters
- International Association of Fire Fighters Local 864 – Renton Fire Fighters
- International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council #5
- Metropolitan Democratic Club
- NARAL Pro-Choice Washington
- National Association of Social Workers – Washington Chapter
- National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington State
- OneAmerica Votes
- Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest
- Renton Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 864
- Retired Public Employees Council of Washington
- Service Employees International Union Local 775
- Service Employees International Union Local 925
- Service Employees International Union 1199NW
- Sierra Club of Washington
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21
- Washington Conservation Voters
- Washington Education Association
- Washington Federation of State Employees
- Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund
- Washington Interior Systems Local 41
- Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Washington State Nurses Association – PAC
- Win With Women Washington PAC
- Young Democrats of Washington
ELECTED OFFICIALS & DIGNITARIES:
- US Representative Adam Smith, 9th Congressional District
- Washington State Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib
- Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson
- Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz
- Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal
- Washington State former OSPI Deputy Superintendent Alan Burke
- State Senator Lisa Wellman, 41st LD
- State Representative Judy Clibborn, 41st LD
- State Representative Tana Senn, 41st LD
- State Senator Patty Kuderer, 48th LD
- State Representative Joan McBride, 48th LD
- State Representative Vandana Slatter, 48th LD
- State Senator Manka Dhingra, 45th LD
- State Representative Shelley Kloba, 1st LD
- State Representative Derek Stanford, 1st LD
- State Senator Bob Hasegawa, 11th LD
- State Representative Steve Bergquist, 11th LD
- State Representative Zack Hudgins, 11th LD
- State Representative Laurie Jinkins, 27th LD
- State Representative Kristiné Reeves, 30th LD
- State Representative Cindy Ryu, 32nd LD
- State Senator Maralyn Chase, 32nd LD
- State Senator Karen Keiser, 33rd LD
- State Senator Rebecca Saldaña, 37th LD
- State Representative Sharon Tomiko-Santos, 37th LD
- State Representative Frank Chopp, 43rd LD
- State Representative Nicole Macri, 43rd LD
- State Representative Pat Sullivan, 47th LD
- Former State Representative Velma Veloria, 11th LD
- Former State Representative Marcie Maxwell, 41st LD
- King County Executive Dow Constantine
- King County Deputy Executive & former 41st District State Senator Fred Jarrett
- King County Councilmember & former Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci
- Bellevue City Councilmember Janice Zahn
- Bellevue City Councilmember John Stokes
- Bellevue former City Councilmember Ernie Simas
- Bellevue Deputy Mayor Lynne Robinson
- Issaquah former Mayor & City Councilmember Ava Frisinger
- Issaquah City Councilmember Bill Ramos
- Issaquah City Councilmember Chris Reh
- Mercer Island Mayor Debbie Bertlin
- Mercer Island City Councilmember Benson Wong
- Mercer Island City Councilmember Wendy Weiker
- Mercer Island former City Councilmember Dan Grausz
- Mercer Island former Mayor Elliot Newman
- Newcastle former Mayor & City Councilmember Jean Garber
- Newcastle former City Councilmember Claudia Hirschey
- Newcastle City Councilmember Carol Simpson
- Renton Mayor Denis Law
- Renton City Councilmember Randy Corman
- Renton City Councilmember Ryan McIrvin
- Renton City Council President Ed Prince
- Sammamish City Councilmember Pam Stuart
- Sammamish former Mayor & City Councilmember Kathy Huckabay
- Sammamish former Mayor & City Councilmember Tom Odell
- Sammamish former Mayor & City Councilmember Tom Vance
- East Bellevue Community Councilmember Steve Kasner
- Port of Seattle Commissioner Ryan Calkins
- King County District 10 Fire Commissioner Gloria Hatcher-Mays
- Valley Medical / Hospital District Trustee & Former Bellevue College Trustee Vicki Orrico
- Federal Way City Councilmember Hoang Tran
- Fife City Deputy Mayor & Councilmember Bryan Yambe
- Kent City Councilmember Dennis Higgins
- Kent City Councilmember Satwinder Kaur
- Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen
- Redmond City Councilmember Tanika Padhye
- Bellevue School Board former Director Chris Marks
- Issaquah School Board former Director Lesley Austin
- Issaquah School Board Director Lisa Callan
- Issaquah School Board former Director & Issaquah Citizen of the Year Barb DeMichele
- Issaquah School Board former Director & former State Board of Education’s Connie Fletcher
- Issaquah School Board Director Suzanne Weaver
- Mercer Island School Board former Director Pat Braman
- Mercer Island School Board Director Tracy Drinkwater
- Mercer Island School Board Director Brian Giannini Upton
- Mercer Island School Board Director Deborah Schneider Lurie
- Mercer Island School Board former Director Dr. David Meyerson
- Renton School Board Director Dr. Avanti Bergquist
- Renton School Board Director Pam Teal
- Bethel School Board Director Amy Pivetta
- Edmonds School Board Director Carin Chase
- Federal Way School Board Director Geoffery McAnalloy
- Franklin-Pierce School Board Director Melanie Morgan
- Highline School Board Director Joe Van
- Lake Washington School Board Director Mark Stuart
- Lake Washington School Board Director Siri Bliesner
- Monroe School Board Director Nancy Truitt Pierce
- Riverview School Board Director Carol Van Noy
- Riverview School Board Director Lori Oviatt
- Seattle School Board Director Eden Mack
- Seattle School Board Director Jill Geary
- Tacoma School Board Director Karen Vialle
- Tukwila School Board former Director Mary Fertakis
- Tumwater School Board Director Kim Reykdal
- Yakima School Board Director Don Davis, Jr.
INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS:
*Organizations listed for identification purposes only
- Alaric Bien, Bellevue
- Alicia Brender, Renton
- Anne Ihnen, Mercer Island
- Archana Verma, Bellevue
- Bea Kriloff, Bellevue
- Becky Bisbee, Bellevue
- Becky Lewis, Bellevue
- Bill Hochberg, Mercer Island
- Brent Weaver, Sammamish
- Bob Ellis, Mercer Island
- Bob Reeder, Renton
- Carole Branom, Mercer Island
- Carolyn Boatsman, Mercer Island
- Carter Pietz, Bellevue
- Cathy Habib, Bellevue
- Chen Zhao, Bellevue
- Chris Barry, Optometric Physician, Renton
- Chris Petzold, Issaquah, Indivisible Washington 8th CD co-founder*
- Christopher Wright, Sammamish
- Chuck Kleiner, Mercer Island
- Clarence Gunn, Bellevue
- Clyde Moore, Newcastle
- Cody Sanford, Mercer Island
- Dr. Daniel Raskind, Bellevue
- Danielle Ottesen Neil, Renton
- David Combs, Redmond
- David Garber, Bellevue
- David Pyle
- Dawn Bennett, Kent, African American Leadership Forum co-founder*
- Debadutta Dash, Seattle, WASITRAC co-chair*
- Deborah Ehlers, Mercer Island
- Denise Hopkins, Mercer Island
- Diane Lewis, Newcastle
- Don Marsh, Bellevue
- Don Smith, Bellevue
- Dr. Don Thai, Bellevue
- Eddie Chang, Bellevue
- Edythe Heppler, Bellevue
- Eileen Leahy, Bellevue
- Elizabeth Rodocke
- Epiphany Nick, Federal Way
- Eric Evans, Bellevue
- Erin Jones, Lacey, Education & Training Consultant*
- Eva Collins, Bellevue
- Farida Hakim, Bellevue
- Felicita Irigon, Newcastle
- Frank Irigon, Newcastle
- Grant Denny, Mercer Island
- Greg Page, Sammamish
- Guenter Mittelstrass
- Harvey Kriloff, Bellevue
- Heena Khatri, Bellevue
- Heiu Tran
- Helen Boyer
- Ilyse Wagner, Bellevue
- Jack Brunell, Bellevue
- James McEachran, Bellevue Human Services Commission*
- Jami Smith, Renton Planning Commission*
- Jan Zager, Mercer Island
- Jane Keskmaki, Newcastle
- Janice Bristol, Bellevue
- Jean Lorch, Bellevue
- Jeffrey Kanter, Mercer Island
- Jen Carter, Snoqualmie
- Jennifer Crown, Mercer Island
- Jennifer Pinkowski, Bellevue
- Jennifer Nguyen
- Jeremy Barksdale, Bellevue Planning Commission*
- Jerry Levin, Sammamish
- Joe Bryant, Bellevue
- John Gordon, Newcastle
- Joost Van Haaren, Mercer Island
- Joyce Walters, Renton
- Jude Mercer, Bellevue
- Judy Schwarz, Newcastle
- Julie Sarkissian, Mercer Island
- June Campbell, Bellevue
- Karen Beck, Mercer Island
- Karen Cooper, Mercer Island / Seattle
- Karol Brown, Bellevue
- Kathy Clancy, Bellevue
- Katy Philips, Bellevue
- Kevin Hockley, Mercer Island / and AIDS Healthcare Foundation*
- Kim Browne, Renton / co-founder Kennydale Neighborhood Association*
- Kenza Houki, Newcastle
- Kelye Kneeland, Bellevue
- Kyle Grubbs, Renton
- Lan Tran
- Larry Shannon
- Lew Jones, Renton
- Lily Aguilar, Issaquah
- Linda Seltzer, Redmond
- Linh Thai, Seattle
- Lisa Li, Mercer Island
- Lisa Soli, Mercer Island
- Lois Levin, Sammamish
- Lori Liddle, Bellevue
- Lynn Juniel, Sammamish
- Lori Cohen Sanford, Mercer Island
- Maggie Halela Mosholder, Bellevue / Redmond
- Maria Miller, Instructional Mentor, Bellevue School District*
- Marian McDermott, Bellevue
- Marian Peiffer, Newcastle
- Marie Stark, Bellevue
- Marilyn McGuire, Bellevue
- Mark Anderson, Bellevue
- Marlene Maletta, Renton
- Mary Phan
- Melissa Slater, Educator and Program Coordinator
- Melissa Taylor, Seattle
- Michele Miller, Bellevue
- Michelle Kavesh, Mercer Island
- Mike Dorman
- Mike Webb
- Mina Le
- Minal Ghassemieh, Sammamish
- Morgan Steele, Seattle
- Muriel Mittelstrass, Bellevue
- Nancy Boespflug, Newcastle
- Nancy Lee, Mercer Island
- Nancy Patterson, Renton
- Nathan Trudeau
- Nathaniel Block, Mercer Island
- Neil Schneider, Mercer Island
- Nguyen Ngoc Nguyet Mins, Mercer Island
- Nhieu Nguyen
- Noelle Barnes, Bellevue
- Orchideh Raisdanai, Duvall
- Pam Eakes, Mercer Island / Seattle
- Patricia Glazer, Edmonds
- Patrick Allcorn, Mercer Island
- Paul Bell, Mercer Island
- Dr. Paul Jensen, Bellevue
- Penny Miller, Issaquah
- Raia Karmare
- Rajesh Soy
- Ray Johnson, Mercer Island
- Ray Lewis, Newcastle
- Rebecca Ritchie, Renton
- Ricardo Polintan, Renton
- Rich Bristol, Bellevue
- Rich Erwin, Mercer Island
- Richard Panick, Bellevue
- Rick Olson, Mercer Island
- Rina Chowdhury, Bellevue
- Rituja Indapure, Sammamish
- Robin Gitelman, Sammamish
- Robin Le, Mercer Island
- Roger Crew, Mercer Island
- Roxanne Shepherd
- Ruth Lipscomb, Bellevue
- Ruth Raskind, Bellevue
- Sally Jones, Renton
- Sally Rochelle, Renton
- Samantha Casne, Seattle
- Sandy Patterson
- Sari Schneider, Mercer Island
- Sharon Mast, Bellevue
- Sheryl Speight, Sammamish
- Sonja Rossman, Bellevue
- Stephanie Kristen, Bellevue
- Stu Allen, Newcastle
- Sue Ung, Bellevue
- Susan Anderson, Bellevue
- Susan Glicksberg, Issaquah
- Susan Kleiner, Mercer Island
- Susie Pietz, Bellevue
- Suzy Albrecht, Renton
- Tom Brewer, Bellevue
- Tony Ventrella, Newcastle Community Services Commission*
- Tung Tran
- Uyen Nguyen, Seattle
- Victoria Petra, Bellevue
- Yasmin Trudeau
- Zenda Boss-Hall, Bellevue