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The election has huge implications for our families, our communities, and our state. Our goal is to make smart, informed voting based on progressive values easier for you. We worked with Washington's leading progressive organizations to produce a Progressive Voters Guide—your ticket to highly informed recommendations about the races on your ballot.

The Progressive Voters Guide identifies the candidates with the most progressive track records and the ballot measure positions that will protect or promote progress in Washington.

Vote in every race on your ballot! It's our right and our responsibility, and they all impact our families and future in important ways. Please forward this guide to your friends and family, return your ballot by Tuesday, November 6th.

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As a voter committed to real progress in Washington State, it is important that you cast your vote in every race and measure on your ballot. The race or measure you skip could be the one that keeps Washington from achieving equal rights for Washington's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and families, high-quality health care for all, excellence in education, real security for our most vulnerable neighbors and a cleaner, safer environment, tax reform that makes everybody pay their fair share and promotes a healthy business environment.

This Voters Guide identifies the candidates in your district with the greatest leadership or voting records on a variety of issue areas and the ballot measure positions that will make or impede progress in Washington. Our goal is to help you make an informed choice in as many match-ups on your ballot as possible.

Learn who and what defines positive change in Washington today. Then vote your whole ballot by Nov. 6th. And please share this resource with your family, neighbors and friends.

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This voters guide compiles SEIU's endorsements as well as recommendations from many other organizations. It is designed to help you make informed decisions about all the races in your district and across the state. Please feel free to share this resource with friends and family. And don't forget to mail in your ballots by November 6th!
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This year's election will shape the future of our country and state. It will have huge implications for our families and communities and will shape the issues we all care about: health care, education, jobs, and the economy. To ensure that our votes are moving us closer to our goals of racial, social and economic justice, Washington CAN! partnered with Washington's leading progressive organizations to produce a Progressive Voters Guide. The guide will help you make informed decisions about the races on your ballot.

We each need to do our part to ensure that our democracy works for all of us. Voting is a powerful way to make your voice heard and to stand up for the values you believe in. Please share this resource with your family and friends and make sure to mail your ballot by November 6th!

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This past year, our country has witnessed the most aggressive legislative attacks on women's health and rights in a generation. With 130,000 patients coming through the doors of Planned Parenthood in Washington every year, we must elect leaders who will protect our access to lifesaving health care, including breast exams, cancer screenings, and birth control. We can't let Washington women down. As a voter, you have the power to choose which candidates will ultimately determine whether our health will be supported and our health care remains accessible—and you can do that by electing the champions we have recommended below.

Women are watching, educating their friends, sharing, taking action, and WE WILL BE VOTING. Return your ballot by November 6th.

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Mary Baechler is listed in the Progressive Voters Guide with details below.

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  • Mary Baechler
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    Mary Baechler

    Democrat

     

    Mary Baechler is a progressive activist who has also run a small business. She is running to preserve Social Security and Medicare, create jobs through fair and equitable taxation, and achieve equal rights. Baechler's opponent, Doc Hastings, is known as an obstacle to progress. He is a far-right conservative who supports defunding the U.N. and climate programs, as well as consistently attacking women's rights. While It will be tough to beat Hastings in this conservative district, Baechler's strong progressive values makes her the best choice in this race.

    Endorsements and Supporters include: Washington State Labor Council (AFL-CIO)

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