2025 Endorsements

Congratulations to all of our endorsed candidates
and to the organizers of our endorsed ballot measure!
(as of 6/4/25)

Here is our current list of endorsements:
(We will consider additional endorsements at our August and September meetings.)

* Candidates and ballot issue on the August 5th Primary election ballot
** Candidates on the November 4th General election ballot

COUNTY
King
* Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci for King County Executive (dual endorsement)
** Rod Dembowski for King County Council, District 1

Snohomish
*  Jared Mead for Snohomish County Council, District 4

CITY
Edmonds
** Chris Eck for Edmonds City Council, Position 1
** Neil Weiss for Edmonds Municipal Court

Lynnwood 
** George Hurst for Lynnwood Mayor
** Isabel Mata for Lynnwood City Council, Position 2
*  Bryce Owings for Lynnwood City Council, Position 3
** Robert Leutwyler and Mpiima M. Mugambe for Lynnwood City Council, Position 5 (dual endorsement)

Mountlake Terrace
* William L. Paige for Mountlake Terrace City Council, Position 3 
** Kyoko Matsumoto Wright for Mountlake Terrace City Council, Position 4

Seattle
* Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor 
* Rory O’Sullivan and Nathan Rouse for Seattle City Attorney (dual endorsement)
* Alexis Mercedes Rinck for Seattle City Council, Position 8
* Dionne Foster for Seattle City Council, Position 9

Shoreline
** Laura Mork for Shoreline City Council, Position 3
** Chris Roberts for Shoreline City Council, Position 7

PORT
** Ryan Calkins for Seattle Port Commission, Position 1
** Toshiko Grace Hasegawa for Seattle Port Commission, Position 4
** Hamdi Mohamed for Seattle Port Commission, Position 3

SCHOOL
** Keith Smith for Edmonds School Board, District 2
** Thomas Garrard for Edmonds School District, District 4

JUDICIAL
** Karen D. Moore for Court of Appeals, Division 1, District 2 (Snohomish County) 

CHARTER REVIEW
** Carol McMahon for Snohomish County Charter Review Commission, District 3

BALLOT MEASURE
* Yes – King County Proposition 1, Parks Levy



Seattle and Shoreline voters—
Here are the impressive official results of the
Washington State February 11th Special Election.

191,007 ballots counted; 38.12%
Registered Voters: 501,214
City of Seattle – Social Housing
Proposition Nos. 1A and 1B

Yes: 72.99% *
No: 27.01%
Proposition Nos. 1A and 1B (continued)
Proposition 1A: 63.13% *
Proposition 1B:
 36.87%

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191,157 ballots counted; 38.11%
Registered Voters: 501,633
Seattle School District No. 1
Proposition No. 1
Operations
Yes: 81.98% *
No:  18.02%
Proposition No. 2 Construction
Yes: 75.78% *
No: 24.22%

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Ballots Counted: 20,659; 30.82%
Registered Voters: 67,029
Special Purpose District
Proposed Shoreline Fire Department Regional Fire Authority
Proposition No. 1

Yes: 67.51% *
No: 32.49%

* Endorsed by the 32nd LD Democrats