32nd District Democrats
Endorsed Candidates for 2026
Endorsed as of 5/13/26 (*incumbents)
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
• Justice Pos. 5 Theo Angelis
• Justice Pos. 7 Debra Stephens*
Legislative District 32
• State Representative Pos. 2 Lauren Davis*
• State Senate Cindy Ryu
COUNTIES
King County
• King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion*
• King County Assessor Chris Roberts
• King County Director of Elections Julie Wise*
• King County Council Dist. 4 Jorge Barón*
• King County District Court, West Division Judge Pos. 1 Nyjat Rose-Akins (dual)
• King County District Court, West Division Judge Pos. 1 Bardi Martin* (dual)
• King County District Court, Shoreline Division Judge Pos. 1 Raul Martinez*
• King County District Court, Shoreline Division Judge Pos. 2 Karama Hawkins*
Snohomish County
Snohomish County District Court, South Division Judge Pos. 1 Elizabeth A. Fraser*
Snohomish County District Court, South Division Judge Pos. 2 Jeffrey D. Goodwin*
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
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pos. 3 Pooja Vaddadi*
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
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.
