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Maria Cantwell is listed in the Progressive Voters Guide below. The Progressive Voters Guide compiles the information that allows you to make informed decisions about the races on your ballot, based on your values. Vote in every race on your ballot! It's our right and our responsibility. Please share this guide with your friends and family.
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Maria Cantwell
Senator Maria Cantwell was first elected in 2000 and continues to represent our state's progressive values in our nation's capital. Sen. Cantwell has been a leader on a wide range of issues, including reproductive rights, supporting the Children's Health Insurance Program, defending net neutrality, passing oil spill legislation to protect our water, working on clean energy policies, and much more.
There are 29 challengers in this race, but the most serious is Republican Susan Hutchison. Hutchison is a former news anchor and past chair of the state Republican Party. She ran for King County Executive in 2009 and lost by twenty points. Hutchison is well-known for being a party-line Republican and for her fierce defense of President Trump. Also running in this race is Joey Gibson, a far-right advocate who founded Patriot Prayer, a conservative "free speech" group that attracts largely white nationalists.
Sen. Cantwell has been a tireless advocate for the people of Washington state and is the best choice in this race.
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Maria Cantwell
Democrat
Senator Maria Cantwell was first elected in 2000 and continues to represent our state's progressive values in our nation's capital. Sen. Cantwell has been a leader on a wide range of issues, including reproductive rights, supporting the Children's Health Insurance Program, defending net neutrality, passing oil spill legislation to protect our water, working on clean energy policies, and much more.
There are 29 challengers in this race, but the most serious is Republican Susan Hutchison. Hutchison is a former news anchor and past chair of the state Republican Party. She ran for King County Executive in 2009 and lost by twenty points. Hutchison is well-known for being a party-line Republican and for her fierce defense of President Trump. Also running in this race is Joey Gibson, a far-right advocate who founded Patriot Prayer, a conservative "free speech" group that attracts largely white nationalists.
Sen. Cantwell has been a tireless advocate for the people of Washington state and is the best choice in this race.
Progressive Endorsements & Supporters
Organizational Endorsements& Supporters
Environment: Sierra Club
Economic Justice: Teamsters Joint Council 28, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Washington State Labor Council
Social Justice: National Organization for Women
Media: The Stranger
Economic Justice: Teamsters Joint Council 28, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Washington State Labor Council
Social Justice: National Organization for Women
Media: The Stranger