32LD Candidate Forum, May 6, 2026
32LD State Representative, Position 1
At our May 6 monthly meeting, we heard from the phenomenal Congresswoman Jayapal, then launched into our candidate forum.
We have five Democrats seeking to represent us in the State House of Representatives for position 1, Chris Bloomquist, Will Chen, Jenna Nand, Danica Noble, and Keith Scully.
The 32nd has not endorsed in the primary for this race.
2026 Endorsed Candidates and Ballot Measures
August 4th Primary Election
and
November 3rd General Election
(*incumbents)
If only one or two candidates filed for the position, the candidate(s) advance to the General Election.
FEDERAL
• Congressional Dist. 1 Suzan DelBene*
• Congressional Dist. 2 Rick Larsen*
• Congressional Dist. 7 Pramila Jayapal*
STATE
State Supreme Court
• Justice Pos. 1 Colleen Melody
• Justice Pos. 3 Jaime Hawk (dual)
• Justice Pos. 3 J. Michael Diaz (dual)
• Justice Pos. 4 Ian Birk (advanced to the General)
• Justice Pos. 5 Theo Angelis
• Justice Pos. 7 Debra Stephens*
Legislative District 32
• State Representative Pos. 2 Lauren Davis*
• State Senate Cindy Ryu
Ballot Measure
• NO on IL 26-001, IL 26-638 (on the General Election ballot)
No Hate in WA State
COUNTIES
King County
• King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion* (advanced to the General)
• King County Assessor Chris Roberts
• King County Director of Elections Julie Wise* (advanced to the General)
• King County Council Dist. 4 Jorge Barón* (advanced to the General)
• King County District Court, West Division Judge Pos. 1 Nyjat Rose-Akins (dual) (advanced to the General)
• King County District Court, West Division Judge Pos. 1 Bardi Martin* (dual) (advanced to the General)
• King County District Court, Shoreline Division Judge Pos. 1 Raul Martinez* (advanced to the General)
• King County District Court, Shoreline Division Judge Pos. 2 Karama Hawkins* (advanced to the General)
Snohomish County
Snohomish County District Court, South Division Judge Pos. 1 Elizabeth A. Fraser* (advanced to the General)
Snohomish County District Court, South Division Judge Pos. 2 Jeffrey D. Goodwin* (advanced to the General)
Ballot Measure
• YES on Sno-Isle Intercounty Rural Library District
Proposition No. 1, Regular Property Tax Levy Lid Lift for Support of Public Library Services
CITY
Seattle
Seattle City Council Dist. 5 Julie Kang (dual)
Seattle City Council Dist. 5 Nilu Jenks (dual)
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pos. 2 Katharine Edwards (advanced to the General)
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pos. 3 Pooja Vaddadi* (advanced to the General)
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pos. 5 Gabe Rothstein (dual)
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pos. 5 Garmon Newsom II (dual)
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pos. 6 Shantrice Anderson (advanced to the General)
Ballot Measure
• YES on Proposition 1, Property Tax for Library Services and Operations Measure
Congratulations to Candidates Receiving Early Endorsement
April 1, 2026
• Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
• King County Councilmember, District 4 Jorge Barón
• King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion
• Snohomish County District Court, South Division Judge Pos. 1 Beth Fraser
• Snohomish County District Court, South Division Judge Pos. 2 Jeffrey Goodwin
• King County District Court, Shoreline Division Judge Pos. 1 Raul Martinez
• King County District Court, Shoreline Division Judge Pos. 2 Karama Hawkins
• Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pooja Vaddadi
***Candidates considered for early endorsement are incumbent Democrats (and judges) who filled out our questionnaire prior to this meeting and were previously endorsed by our membership. The endorsement committee put together this slate of candidates and we also considered a couple of candidates individually. (Note, any one member can object to a candidate being on our slate). It takes a 2/3 vote to endorse a candidate at this meeting.
