City of Snohomish

Brandy Donaghy is a community organizer and Navy veteran who is challenging incumbent Councilmember Sam Low for Snohomish County Council in District 5. Donaghy serves on the board of directors for the Communities of Color Coalition and regularly volunteers to provide emergency services and disaster relief to the Snohomish community.

Donaghy has spent her professional life advocating for a high quality of life for all Snohomish residents. She is a strong progressive whose campaign priorities include COVID-19 recovery that incorporates community support, housing security, justice reform, and maintaining green space. She is endorsed by many of our partner organizations and a number of progressive elected leaders in this race.

Low is an outspoken Republican on the council who voted in June against $4 per hour hazard pay for grocery store workers on the front lines of the pandemic. Earlier this spring, he badgered and voted against the appointment of a young woman of color to the Regional Law and Justice Council because he disagreed with some of her social media posts.

Donaghy would bring a much-needed progressive perspective to the council and is the obvious choice for Snohomish County Council in District 5.

Current Snohomish City Council president Linda Redmon is running for mayor. Redmon has served on the Snohomish City Council since 2018 and as president since 2020. She also represents portions of the county including Monroe, Gold Bar, and Sultan on the Snohomish County Board of Health. In her time on the city council, Redmon has advocated for more comprehensive access to broadband, worked on support for workers and businesses during the pandemic, and promoted protecting parks and green spaces.

Redmon is facing John Kartak. As the city's first elected mayor since a shift in the governmental system, Kartak has had a rough and controversial tenure. In May of last year, Kartak faced heavy criticism for allowing a gathering of 100 armed vigilantes with confederate flags to tailgate and intimidate Snohomish protestors. Kartak claimed, falsely, that only a few of the people were associated with fringe groups. In October, Kartak sparked outrage once again by posting a picture on Facebook depicting a toy car running over figurines meant to resemble protesters.

Kartak has brought endless division and controversy to the City of Snohomish. It's time to elect a leader who can rebuild relationships and unite the city under an inclusive vision. Vote for Linda Redmon for mayor of Snohomish.

Kari Zimmerman is running for Council-at-Large Position 5 on the Snohomish City Council. Zimmerman is a realtor and community manager who has been involved with local government as a citizen. For this race, she has a vision for Snohomish that includes affordable housing, environmental stewardship, thoughtful growth, and public safety that speaks to equity and inclusion.

Also in this race is David Flynn, a small business owner who works in flooring. He has worked as a volunteer with the Historic Downtown Snohomish Association and states that he wants to expand the town’s art scene as well as preserve the town's charm, though he does not say what that entails.

With endorsements and support from progressives in her area, Zimmerman is the best choice for Position 5 on the city council.

Lea Anne Burke is running for Position 6 on the Snohomish City Council. Burke is a current planner with the Tulalip Tribes, where she manages land use, zoning, and permits. Previously, she worked as a tribal liaison at multiple nonprofits. She currently serves on the Snohomish County Noxious Weed Control Board and spent over ten years on the city’s Park Board.

Burke’s campaign is focused on strengthening the community through environmental sustainability, diversity and equity policy, infrastructure and safety improvements, and affordable housing. She is particularly interested in creating more space for Indigenous voices in Snohomish city governance and protecting the local ecosystem by expanding greenspace and taking action on climate issues.

Burke is facing Republican incumbent Larry Countryman, who was elected to Position 6 in 2017 but previously served on the city council in the 1970s and 1980s. He is a MAGA supporter with a personal Facebook page full of hateful, racist messaging from the far right. His conservative vision for the city of Snohomish includes dismantling equity programs and fighting progress at all levels.

Lea Anne Burke is the clear choice in this race and deserves your vote for Snohomish City Council, Position 6.

Karen Guzak is a small business owner and former council member who is running for Position 7 on the Snohomish City Council. She previously served on the city council from 2007 to 2019 and as the mayor for seven years during that time. Guzak has community leadership experience including as president of the board of directors of Artist Trust, as well as president and developer of Sunny Arms Artist's Cooperative and Union Art Cooperative.

Guzak is committed to making Snohomish a city that cares for the wellbeing of all of its residents while paying attention to its environmental impact. She wants to preserve the city's history, cultivate town vitality, and build affordable housing. In this race, Guzak is supported by a number of progressive elected officials.

Guzak is challenging conservative incumbent Steve Dana. Dana has been in his current council position since 2017, but previously served on the council as mayor from 1990 to 1997. Dana runs a right-wing blog where he has defended Trump after the Mueller investigation, blamed students for taking out loans in bad job markets, and criticized government programs for affordable housing. He spreads racist, right-wing ideology on his Facebook page including a recent post where he seemed to defend and identify with those who participated in the January 6 Capitol assault.

Guzak is the clear choice in this race. She deserves your vote for Council-at-Large Position 7 to bring much-needed progressive values to the Snohomish City Council.