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City Races
Depending on where you live, you may have the following city races on your ballot.
Bellevue City Council
Karol Brown is the founder of World One Law Group, a law practice that helps businesses and families handle their immigration affairs. She chaired the 41st District Democrats and is also the former Policy and Advocacy Director at OneAmerica. Her campaign is focused on keeping Bellevue affordable for working families, improving transit, and public safety. She wants to establish a $15 minimum wage in Bellevue.
Brown is running against Heidi Chiat, a Democrat Socialist who is not running a competitive campaign, and Jared Nieuwenhuis, the marketing director for Her Interactive, Inc. who is backed by the conservative members of the current Bellevue City Council. Brown is the strongest progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Karol Brown is the founder of World One Law Group, a law practice that helps businesses and families handle their immigration affairs. She chaired the 41st District Democrats and is also the former Policy and Advocacy Director at OneAmerica. Her campaign is focused on keeping Bellevue affordable for working families, improving transit, and public safety. She wants to establish a $15 minimum wage in Bellevue.
Brown is running against Heidi Chiat, a Democrat Socialist who is not running a competitive campaign, and Jared Nieuwenhuis, the marketing director for Her Interactive, Inc. who is backed by the conservative members of the current Bellevue City Council. Brown is the strongest progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Endorsed By: King County Democrats, SEIU Local 6
Karol Brown is the founder of World One Law Group, a law practice that helps businesses and families handle their immigration affairs. She chaired the 41st District Democrats and is also the former Policy and Advocacy Director at OneAmerica. Her campaign is focused on keeping Bellevue affordable for working families, improving transit, and public safety. She wants to establish a $15 minimum wage in Bellevue.
Brown is running against Heidi Chiat, a Democrat Socialist who is not running a competitive campaign, and Jared Nieuwenhuis, the marketing director for Her Interactive, Inc. who is backed by the conservative members of the current Bellevue City Council. Brown is the strongest progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Endorsed By: King County Democrats, SEIU Local 6
Kirkland City Council
There are two good candidates in this race: Jon Pascal and Uzma Butte. Read the full guide below for more information.
Jon Pascal was appointed to Position 2 in late 2016, and is running now for Doreen Marchione's seat in Position 7. Pascal has a long history of civic engagement, including serving on the Kirkland Transportation Commission, Planning Commission, and the Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods. Pascal wants to expand Green Kirkland Partnership's volunteer program for parks and open spaces as well as increase park-and-ride options to increase mass transit ridership.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Jon Pascal was appointed to Position 2 in late 2016, and is running now for Doreen Marchione's seat in Position 7. Pascal has a long history of civic engagement, including serving on the Kirkland Transportation Commission, Planning Commission, and the Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods. Pascal wants to expand Green Kirkland Partnership's volunteer program for parks and open spaces as well as increase park-and-ride options to increase mass transit ridership.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Endorsed By: Kirkland Firefighters, IAFF Local 2545
Jon Pascal was appointed to Position 2 in late 2016, and is running now for Doreen Marchione's seat in Position 7. Pascal has a long history of civic engagement, including serving on the Kirkland Transportation Commission, Planning Commission, and the Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods. Pascal wants to expand Green Kirkland Partnership's volunteer program for parks and open spaces as well as increase park-and-ride options to increase mass transit ridership.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Endorsed By: Kirkland Firefighters, IAFF Local 2545
Uzma Butte is the Director of Spectrum Academy and a progressive activist in Kirkland. Butte is a member of Kirkland Downtown Rotary Club, a PTSA member, and an activist with ACLU People Power, Indivisible, and East Shore Unitarian Universalists. Her campaign has prioritized affordable housing, stronger transit systems, improved senior centers, and promoting religious and cultural acceptance.
The third candidate, Imran Peerbhai, is not running a competitive campaign. We lean toward Pascal in this race because of his experience and broader progressive support.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Uzma Butte is the Director of Spectrum Academy and a progressive activist in Kirkland. Butte is a member of Kirkland Downtown Rotary Club, a PTSA member, and an activist with ACLU People Power, Indivisible, and East Shore Unitarian Universalists. Her campaign has prioritized affordable housing, stronger transit systems, improved senior centers, and promoting religious and cultural acceptance.
The third candidate, Imran Peerbhai, is not running a competitive campaign. We lean toward Pascal in this race because of his experience and broader progressive support.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Uzma Butte is the Director of Spectrum Academy and a progressive activist in Kirkland. Butte is a member of Kirkland Downtown Rotary Club, a PTSA member, and an activist with ACLU People Power, Indivisible, and East Shore Unitarian Universalists. Her campaign has prioritized affordable housing, stronger transit systems, improved senior centers, and promoting religious and cultural acceptance.
The third candidate, Imran Peerbhai, is not running a competitive campaign. We lean toward Pascal in this race because of his experience and broader progressive support.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Redmond City Council
Jeralee Anderson is the executive director of the Greenroads Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes and rates sustainable transportation infrastructure. A civil engineer by trade, she has been internationally recognized as a sustainability leader for Greenroads' rating system and won a Champion of Change award from the Obama White House in 2013. Anderson's platform focuses on green, resilient transportation systems, STEM education, and attracting new small businesses to Redmond. She is running against realtor Roy Captain and software engineer Jason Antonelli. Anderson is the best choice for Redmond City Council, Position 6.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Jeralee Anderson is the executive director of the Greenroads Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes and rates sustainable transportation infrastructure. A civil engineer by trade, she has been internationally recognized as a sustainability leader for Greenroads' rating system and won a Champion of Change award from the Obama White House in 2013. Anderson's platform focuses on green, resilient transportation systems, STEM education, and attracting new small businesses to Redmond. She is running against realtor Roy Captain and software engineer Jason Antonelli. Anderson is the best choice for Redmond City Council, Position 6.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Jeralee Anderson is the executive director of the Greenroads Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes and rates sustainable transportation infrastructure. A civil engineer by trade, she has been internationally recognized as a sustainability leader for Greenroads' rating system and won a Champion of Change award from the Obama White House in 2013. Anderson's platform focuses on green, resilient transportation systems, STEM education, and attracting new small businesses to Redmond. She is running against realtor Roy Captain and software engineer Jason Antonelli. Anderson is the best choice for Redmond City Council, Position 6.
Last updated: 2023-04-05