32nd District Democrats
Endorsed Candidates for 2026
Endorsed as of 9/2/26 (*incumbents)
FEDERAL
• Congressional Dist. 1 Suzan DelBene*
• Congressional Dist. 2 Rick Larsen*
• Congressional Dist. 7 Pramila Jayapal*
STATE
Initiatives
• NO on Initiative 26-001 (No Campaign)
• NO on Initiative 26-638 (No Campaign)
• NO on Initiative 645 (No Campaign)
State Supreme Court
• Justice Pos. 1 Colleen Melody*
• Justice Pos. 3 Jaime Hawk
• Justice Pos. 4 Ian Birk
• Justice Pos. 5 Theo Angelis*
• Justice Pos. 7 Debra Stephens*
Legislative District 32
• State Senate Cindy Ryu
Dual Endorsement for State Representative Pos. 1
• State Representative Pos. 1 Danica Noble (dual)
• State Representative Pos. 1 Keith Scully (dual)
Dual Endorsement for State Representative Pos. 2
• State Representative Pos. 2 Lauren Davis* (dual)
• State Representative Pos. 2 Imraan Siddiqi (dual)
COUNTIES
King County
• King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion*
• King County Director of Elections Julie Wise*
• King County Council Dist. 4 Jorge Barón*
Dual Endorsement for West District Court, Judge Pos. 1
• West District Court, Judge Pos. 1 Bardi Martin* (dual)
• West District Court, Judge Pos. 1 Nyjat Rose-Akins (dual)
• Shoreline District Court, Judge Pos. 1 Raul Martinez*
• Shoreline District Court, Judge Pos. 2 Karama Hawkins*
Snohomish County
• Snohomish South Dist. Court, Judge Pos. 1 Elizabeth A. Fraser*
• Snohomish South Dist. Court, Judge Pos. 2 Jeffrey D. Goodwin*
• Snohomish County Public Utility District Commissioner, Dist. 1 Janet St Clair
CITIES
Seattle
Dual Endorsement for Seattle City Council Dist. 5
• Seattle City Council Dist. 5 Nilu Jenks (dual)
• Seattle City Council Dist. 5 Julie Kang (dual)
• Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 2 Katharine Edwards
• Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 3 Pooja Vaddadi*
Dual Endorsement for Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 5
• Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 5 Garmon Newsom II (dual)
• Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 5 Gabe Rothstein (dual)
• Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 6 Shantrice Anderson
Shoreline
Proposition
• YES on Proposition 1 – New Indoor Pool Facility
Formation of the Shoreline Metropolitan Park District
Watch the 5/6/26 Candidate Forum for
32nd State Rep, Pos. 1
At our 5/6/26 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 did not endorse in the primary for this State Rep position 1 race.
2026 Endorsed Candidates and Ballot Measures
(as of May 13, 2026 – *incumbents)
August 4th Primary Election
and
November 3rd General Election
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.
