Ciudad de Tacoma

La senadora Patty Murray ha sido una voz progresista consistente y fuerte en el Senado de los Estados Unidos. Ella está buscando la reelección para continuar luchando por nuestros derechos básicos y una mejor calidad de vida en Washington y más allá. 
 
Murray fue elegida por primera vez en 1992 y ha sido una defensora de los veteranos, las familias trabajadoras, las mujeres y las oportunidades económicas para todos. Antes de su permanencia en el Senado, Murray trabajó como maestra de preescolar, en la Junta Escolar de Shoreline y en el Senado del estado de Washington.
 
Durante su tiempo en el Congreso, la Senadora Murray ha trabajado arduamente para mantener a nuestras comunidades a salvo de la violencia armada, proteger el acceso al aborto a nivel federal para que todos tengan libertad reproductiva y ampliar el acceso al cuidado infantil asequible. Este año, votó a favor de la Ley de Protección de la Salud de la Mujer, la Ley de Libertad de Voto y una lista de otros proyectos de ley progresistas que invierten en comunidades trabajadoras para que nuestro país sea un lugar donde todos puedan prosperar. Murray se ha ganado una impresionante y diversa coalición de respaldos de organizaciones locales y nacionales, líderes electos y sindicatos.
 
La senadora Murray se enfrenta a Tiffany Smiley, una enfermera de triaje que se postula en una plataforma republicana de MAGA. Smiley nunca ha ocupado un cargo público, pero anteriormente trabajó en Capitol Hill. Su agenda inspirada en Trump apunta a dividirnos mientras busca recortar los fondos de nuestros servicios más esenciales y reutilizarlos para un muro fronterizo innecesario y fuerzas policiales más militarizadas. Los trabajadores de Washington necesitan soluciones reales para que podamos acceder a lo básico como gasolina, comestibles, alquiler y medicamentos recetados, no a la retórica MAGA y las exenciones fiscales para los ricos.
 
La senadora Patty Murray es una líder nacional en muchos de los problemas más importantes que enfrenta nuestro país. Ella se ha ganado su voto para la reelección.
 

El representante Derek Kilmer se postula para la reelección en el 6º Distrito Congresal. Es un demócrata moderado que es un partidario confiable de la creación de empleos, la mejora de la infraestructura, el desarrollo de las pequeñas empresas, la expansión del acceso al cuidado de salud, la reforma del financiamiento de campañas y la protección de Puget Sound.

Durante su tiempo en el cargo este último período, votó tanto por el proyecto de ley de infraestructura bipartidista como por Build Back Better, la amplia legislación del presidente Biden para financiar la energía limpia, los créditos fiscales por hijos y otras prioridades progresistas. También escribió la Ley de Tiny Houses para Veteranos de 2021, que establecería un programa piloto dentro del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos para construir aldeas de “tiny houses” para veteranos sin hogar. Ahora, Kilmer se postula para la reelección para continuar ayudando a las familias de clase media, creando empleos con salarios dignos y apoyando a las pequeñas empresas que se vieron afectadas por la pandemia. Apoyó la Ley de Protección de la Salud de la Mujer y se comprometió a seguir luchando para codificar los derechos al aborto en la ley federal. 

También en esta elección está la ex investigadora de educación Elizabeth Kreiselmaier. Ella se postula en una plataforma republicana de MAGA que prioriza el desmantelamiento de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio en medio de una pandemia global, la desfinanciación de Planned Parenthood y la eliminación del acceso equitativo a la educación mediante la privatización de nuestras escuelas. Kreiselmaier ha promovido muchas teorías de conspiración de extrema derecha, incluidas las que buscan anular la voluntad de los votantes en las elecciones de 2020 para instalar a Trump de nuevo en el poder. 

Kilmer es la opción clara en esta elección para continuar trayendo un liderazgo estable arraigado en el distrito durante estos tiempos tumultuosos.

La representante Marilyn Strickland busca la reelección para el Distrito 10 de Washington en la Cámara de Representantes. Strickland anteriormente se desempeñó como alcaldesa de Tacoma y en el consejo de la ciudad antes de unirse al Congreso en 2021, cuando se convirtió en la primera representante americana afroamericana y coreana de Washington. También dirigió anteriormente la Cámara de Comercio Metropolitana de Seattle y Pierce Transit.

En sus años sirviendo al público, Strickland ha sido una defensora de los trabajadores en Washington y más allá. Ha trabajado para reducir el costo de los medicamentos recetados, recuperar el seguro social y los beneficios de los veteranos, y hacer que las corporaciones paguen su parte. Strickland también abogó por fuertes inversiones en infraestructura pública como agua limpia, banda ancha, carreteras y parques. Si es reelegida, continuará luchando por la libertad reproductiva, el cuidado de salud accesible, la vivienda estable y el derecho al voto. 

Keith Swank es un oficial de policía y miembro de SWAT que se unió a esta elección con una plataforma republicana de MAGA para deshacer el progreso que la representante Strickland ha logrado. Swank está avivando el miedo al prometer que nuestras comunidades serán más seguras si simplemente ponemos a más personas en nuestras prisiones superpobladas y enviamos más fuerzas policiales militarizadas a nuestros vecindarios. Al mismo tiempo, quiere oponerse a las inversiones en cuidado de salud asequible, alimentos y gas, renta y educación que realmente hacen que nuestras comunidades sean más seguras para favorecer a las corporaciones ricas. En esta campaña, ha criticado el nombramiento de la jueza del Tribunal Supremo Ketanji Brown Jackson, repitió las teorías de conspiración de Trump y defendió la industria de los combustibles fósiles que continúa priorizando las ganancias por encima de la salud de nuestro planeta y nuestras familias. 

Strickland es la opción clara en esta elección.

La auditora del condado de Pierce, Julie Anderson, se postula como independiente para llevar una voz no partidista a la oficina del secretario de estado. Anderson sirvió en el Consejo Municipal de Tacoma antes de postularse para auditora del condado en 2009 y ganar la reelección tres veces. Como auditora del condado de Pierce, que es un puesto no partidista, ha administrado docenas de elecciones al tiempo que supervisa la concesión de licencias y el mantenimiento de registros públicos. 
 
Anderson se postula porque cree que los partidos políticos no deberían participar en la realización de elecciones que simultáneamente están tratando de ganar. Sus prioridades de campaña incluyen apoyar que más elecciones locales se conviertan en no partidistas, aumentar el acceso a la información electoral y de votación, y mejorar la seguridad electoral. Quiere traducir el folleto de los votantes a 10 idiomas, yendo más allá de lo que exige la Ley de Derechos Electorales. También quiere llevar a cabo auditorías que limiten el riesgo en los 39 condados de Washington y desmentir rumores para aumentar la confianza en los sistemas electorales de nuestro estado. 
 
Durante nuestra entrevista, Anderson expresó su apoyo a la votación por orden de preferencia porque cree que permitirá a los candidatos romper nuestro sistema político bipartidista. Este es uno de los mayores puntos de diferencia entre Anderson y Hobbs.
 
Anderson ofrece a los votantes una opción experimentada si están buscando una administradora no partidista para administrar las elecciones de nuestro estado y apoyar la votación por orden de preferencia.

Jamie Smith is challenging conservative Rep. Kelly Chambers for Position 1 in the 25th Legislative District. Smith is an executive board member and former teacher’s union representative for the Puyallup Education Association and has spent almost two decades as a teacher in local high schools. She is also a running coach in the school district and a regional curriculum trainer.

Smith is running to counter conservative rhetoric that divides our district and to increase the quality of life for everyone. Her campaign priorities include tackling the housing crisis, investing in students and education, helping Washingtonians access the health care they need, upgrading transit and public infrastructure, and protecting our environment. In this race, Smith has earned the endorsements of progressive leaders, local unions, and community organizations.

Chambers was first elected to the Legislature in 2018 and owns a vineyard outside of her legislative work. She has been endorsed by far-right extremists in past races and was a staunch opponent of commonsense safety measures during the height of the pandemic. This year, she voted against legislation to protect our communities from gun violence, including opposing a bill to prohibit guns at election offices.

Residents in the 25th Legislative District deserve a representative who will invest in public needs and respect community health. We recommend Jamie Smith to represent the 25th Legislative District in Position 1.

Cameron Severns advanced from the primary election as a Democratic write-in candidate challenging Republican Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen in the 25th Legislative District. Severns works in financial advising and real estate and he serves as a board member at South Hill Church, where he also leads an addiction-recovery ministry.

Severns is running on a more moderate platform that emphasizes the values of problem solving and bringing the district together. If elected, he wants to fight for reproductive freedom, renters protections and legislation to keep people housed, and a community response to public safety. He promises to engage diverse community stakeholders and foster mutual respect in order to create a higher quality of life in the 25th Legislative District.

Rep. Jacobsen joined the Legislature in 2021 after serving on the Puyallup City Council and teaching at Pierce College Puyallup Campus. She is running on a conservative platform opposing basic freedoms such as marriage equality and access to reproductive health care. Jacobsen advocates for “biblical citizenship” based on her church’s far-right views. This session, she voted against a slate of progressive bills such as new gun safety measures and environmental protections.

Cameron Severns is the best choice in this race for 25th Legislative District, Position 2.

Sen. Yasmin Trudeau was unanimously selected by the Pierce County Council in late 2021 to replace Sen. Jeannie Darneille when she resigned to take a role in the state Department of Corrections. Trudeau is now running to complete the remainder of the Senate term representing the 27th Legislative District.

In her brief time in office so far, Trudeau has sponsored a large and ambitious slate of bills aimed at supporting youth, expanding health care access, and keeping people in stable housing. Some of the legislation she passed includes allowing unaccompanied, homeless youth to provide their own consent for health care, requiring landlords to accept both electronic and non-electronic payment for rent, and requiring insurance to cover donor breast milk. If re-elected, Trudeau has pledged to continue working hard to make life more secure for working families. She believes the Senate should continue making investments in behavioral health, housing, climate, and transportation policies, and she hopes to lead the charge.

Trudeau faces a challenge from Republican precinct committee officer and administrative manager Ashley Ray. She has only a bullet-point list of priorities on her website that outlines her conservative agenda while offering little information about her actual policy goals. She also repeats common talking points from Trump Republicans this year who want to deny students an honest and accurate education. Overall, her agenda falls short of what the district needs to recover from the pandemic and be a safe and thriving place for all.

Trudeau is the clear choice in this race for her experience and strong leadership in the Senate.

Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins is running for re-election to the 27th Legislative District in Position 1. She has been a passionate and effective champion for progressive values, particularly in her fight for women, equity, and closing tax loopholes. She now serves as the first woman and LBGTQ+ speaker of the House in Washington.

Jinkins consistently advocates for the wealthy to pay their share and provide the resources our communities need to thrive. Recently, she has pledged to protect the right to abortion in Washington state since Roe v. Wade has been overturned by the conservative Supreme Court majority. In previous sessions, Jinkins sponsored bills to improve education funding and secure resources for a new health clinic in Hilltop that serves low-income patients.

Jinkins' opponent this year is Republican Jalonnie Givens-Jackson. He describes himself as a MAGA enthusiast and liberal gang member turned conservative activist. His policy points are mostly slogans: Authorize Policing, Accountability in Government, and Family Structure is Everything. Givens-Jackson states that he wants to "fully arm law enforcement" and roll back police accountability measures made at the state level. He also wants to see the capital gains tax repealed - one of the few measures that will finally make the state's ultrawealthy pay their share.

Givens-Jackson's plans to empower the state's richest residents and continue to pour money into militarized police don't speak to the needs of the vast majority in the district. Speaker Jinkins is an integral part of progressive advocacy in the state and has worked hard to improve life for all in the district and the state. She has earned your vote for state House once again this year.

Rep. Jake Fey is running for re-election to House Position 2 in the 27th Legislative District. He is a reliable progressive who has championed youth, environmental, and education issues in Olympia. As the son of German immigrants who helped raise his younger siblings at age 13 after his father passed away, Fey is very committed to ensuring future generations of Washingtonians have the support they need to succeed.

Fey is a transportation advocate who has used his position leading the House Transportation Committee to improve mobility for all. This year, he worked with his Senate colleague Marko Liias to pass the greenest transportation package in Washington's history. He also sponsored bills recently to require the state to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and led the legislative response to address the transportation budget shortfall.

Beyond transportation and the environment, Fey also sponsored bills this year to increase student access to mental health resources and establish community oversight boards to increase transparency around law enforcement's interactions with the public.

Fey's challenger this year is Janet Large, a Republican precinct committee officer for the 27th Legislative District. She is running on a MAGA platform that would deny students a comprehensive, 21st-century education and emphasizes militarized police forces instead of proven solutions to keep our communities safe. Large also wants to take away Washington's secure, proven vote-by-mail system and replace it with in-person paper ballots, citing claims of voter fraud that echo the claims of conservatives who attempted to steal the presidential election in 2020. She has no substantial platform on how to address the housing crisis or improve transportation, stating only that she will reduce regulations. This fails to address the network of needs of so many Washingtonians for more behavioral health care, rental protections, and affordable housing options.

The state can't afford to go backward on voting rights, comprehensive education, and more, nor rely solely on big real estate businesses to address our housing crisis. Our communities need real leadership experience and not political sloganeering. Jake Fey is the best choice in this race.

Rep. Mari Leavitt is running for re-election for the 28th Legislative District, House Position 1. Leavitt previously worked as the deputy director of Pierce County Human Services and has also served as a PTSA board member in University Place, chair of the Pierce County Ethics Commission, and on the Mel Korum YMCA board of directors.

As a legislator, Leavitt has focused on improving education and advocating for veterans and military families. During her time in Olympia, Leavitt supported legislation to combat the climate crisis and passed bipartisan legislation to support military families, helping veterans qualify for commercial drivers' licenses and guaranteeing in-state residency status for members and their families pursuing higher education. She has also sponsored legislation this year to address lead in drinking water, help juveniles contacted by law enforcement secure legal representation, and support emergency shelters. If re-elected, Leavitt wants to continue her work supporting affordable housing, education, and more.

Leavitt's opponent in this race is former sheriff's deputy, Marine, and current Pierce College professor Gabe Sachwitz. As of late October, Sachwitz still has no concrete details available about his platform. His official voters' guide statement says that he will address crime and the cost of living, though not how he plans to address them.

Leavitt has been a strong advocate for the district and is the best choice in this race.

Firefighter and incumbent Rep. Dan Bronoske is running for re-election in the 28th Legislative District for House Position 2. Bronoske has worked as a firefighter in Pierce County and Lakewood for almost two decades. As an active union member, he has spent his time in Olympia advocating for policies that protect all workers.

Bronoske delivered on his 2020 campaign promises to support working families, address the opioid epidemic, reduce health care costs, and improve our transportation system. This year, he was the prime sponsor of a bill to protect workers and allow the state to address work-related musculoskeletal injuries. He also sponsored bills to restrict law enforcement's use and acquisition of military equipment and enhance the unemployment system for those struggling during the pandemic.

Bronoske's commitment to increased health care access and a progressive pandemic response is informed by his career as a first responder. If re-elected, he will continue to stand for workers and working families in his district and beyond.

Bronoske faces a challenge from Air Force veteran Susanna Keilman. She joins many Republicans this year in attempting to paint police accountability measures passed by the Legislature as "anti-policing." Keilman also states that she will work on tax relief by doing a performance evaluation on and auditing every state employee - which adds up to over 65,000 everyday working people, from nurses to teachers to maintenance workers - as a means to slash the budget. A faster and more effective solution would be to balance our state's upside-down tax code and have the wealthy finally pay their share, which Republicans have so far almost unanimously refused to do in the Legislature. Much of the rest of Keilman's agenda focuses on affordability, but she has no policy proposals on her site about how she would address the cost of food, medical care, and more, saying only that she will provide accountability and transparency.

Rep. Bronoske has proven that he is willing to help communities better access everyday needs and keep our neighborhoods safe with proven policy solutions. Bronoske is the best choice in this race.

Sen. Steve Conway is running for re-election to the 29th Legislative District. He served for 18 years in the state House before moving to the Senate in 2011.

Conway is a longtime advocate for working people, including raising the minimum wage and improving access to union apprenticeships. In recent sessions, he has sponsored legislation to give first responders compensation for PTSD suffered while on the job as well as a wealth tax that would finally require Washington's extremely wealthy individuals to pay their share for the resources we all use.

His opponent is former Republican district leader Terry Harder, a perennial candidate who has run for office eight times since 2008. Harder's disjointed agenda displays some of the worst of recent conservative talking points, including MAGA rhetoric about increasing militarized police, reducing police accountability measures, and pushing fossil fuels. He also wants to repeal age-appropriate sexual health education for students, opposes changes to the tax code to make the ultrawealthy finally pay their share, and wants to reduce environmental regulations on carbon emissions. Harder's complete lack of policy details as of late October marks him as an unserious candidate for Legislature.

Sen. Steve Conway is the clear choice in this race.

Rep. Melanie Morgan is running for re-election for the 29th Legislative District, House Position 1. Morgan is an Army veteran who was elected to the Franklin-Pierce School Board in 2015 and worked with Young Life to create a mentorship group for young Black men, focusing on participation in STEM fields. Since 2018, she has been an advocate for representation and equity in Olympia where she has served as the deputy majority floor leader.

In previous legislative sessions, Morgan was the lead sponsor of legislation prohibiting race-based hair discrimination, preventing gun violence, and establishing the Washington State Office of Equity. More recently, Morgan helped ensure that $200 million was invested in the community for violence prevention programs, legal aid, and reentry support, especially for communities hurt by the war on drugs. Morgan has secured funding for a new Parkland/Spanaway homeless shelter, rental assistance, and charity care for those who need medical services but are struggling to afford them. As someone who has personally experienced homelessness, she was an important sponsor of this year's middle housing bill, which would have increased housing options around transit if passed.

We are concerned about recent reports that Morgan "engaged in abusive and bullying conduct" while in office. Leaders of the House Democrats are waiting for the completion of her appeal before taking any action.

Also in this race is Republican Brett Johnson, an Air Force veteran and sawmill and furniture business owner who has also served on the Sound Transit Citizen Oversight Panel, among other roles. Johnson also ran unsuccessfully last year against Kiara Daniels for Tacoma City Council,  As of late October, Johnson has still not released a detailed platform or list of priorities if elected. 

Voters deserve more transparency than Johnson has offered about how he would represent them in Olympia. Morgan has earned strong support from our Progressive Voters Guide partner organizations and is the best choice in this race. 

Sharlett Mena is running for the open 29th Legislative District, House Position 2 seat. Though she lost after a formidable run in the 2020 election to the current representative, Steve Kirby, his retirement after 21 years in the Legislature brings a new opportunity for her impressive candidacy.

Mena has a deep background in both public service and community organizing. She currently serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology and has also worked in the governor's office. She co-created Voter Turnup in 2021, an organization led by people of color to spur voter turnout and civic engagement. Notably, she also serves on the boards of Progreso, Planned Parenthood, and Fuse Washington, which produces this guide.

Mena wants to take bold action to combat the climate crisis equitably, reduce homelessness, invest in transportation, and increase affordable housing. She sees reforming our upside-down tax code to finally make the wealthy pay their share as a key to our state's future.

Running against Mena is nurse practitioner David Figuracion. He does not have elected or community leadership experience and is running on a standard conservative agenda. His campaign materials focus on stoking fears of lawlessness, repealing age-appropriate sexual health education, and opposing making the wealthy finally pay their share with legislation like the wealth tax. His only endorsement is one from an anti-choice PAC fighting against reproductive freedom for all Washingtonians.

Sharlett Mena has strong progressive credentials and is ready to hit the ground running in Olympia. She is the best choice in the 29th Legislative District.

Linda Farmer, miembro del Consejo Municipal de Lakewood, se postula para auditora del Condado de Pierce. Fuera de su trabajo en el consejo municipal, Farmer es la directora de comunicaciones del Departamento de Servicios Empresariales del estado y anteriormente trabajó para el sistema de bibliotecas del condado. Es una líder comunitaria activa que sirve en la junta de South Sound Housing Affordability Partners y en la Junta de Políticas de Delincuentes Sexuales de Washington.

Farmer se postula para garantizar que la oficina del auditor opere de la manera más eficiente y transparente posible. Quiere expandir el acceso de los votantes a través de una mayor disponibilidad de buzones de boletas, servicios multilingües y educación sobre la participación cívica. Farmer también quiere modernizar la oficina para que los registros y los servicios de concesión de licencias puedan ser lo más rápidos y eficientes posible para los residentes. 

Farmer se postula contra Deryl McCarty, el ex auditor adjunto del condado. Es un conservador que tiene el respaldo del Partido Republicano del Condado de Pierce en esta elección no partidista. La plataforma de McCarty se basa en las conspiraciones de fraude electoral de MAGA y aviva peligrosamente la desconfianza en nuestras instituciones democráticas. 

Recomendamos a Linda Farmer en esta elección debido a su experiencia en el servicio público y su apoyo de los líderes electos

Incumbent Pierce County prosecutor Mary Robnett is running unopposed for re-election. Robnett was first elected to the role in 2018 but has spent a combined total of 28 years in the county office and attorney general’s office. Before that, she worked in emergency dispatch. Now, she serves as board president of the Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County.

Robnett is running to continue putting her experience to use to make Pierce County a safer place for everyone despite the effects of the opioid epidemic and a rise in felony cases. Though she is a nonpartisan candidate with support from both sides of the aisle and a more moderate platform, she has earned endorsements from a number of local Democratic organizations in this race.

Mary Robnett is a fair and committed public servant who will bring nonpartisan leadership as the Pierce County prosecuting attorney. She deserves your vote for another term.

Democrat Marty Campbell is seeking re-election to continue serving District 5 on the Pierce County Council. Before joining the county council in 2019, Campbell served on the Tacoma City Council, including time as the city’s deputy mayor. He has run two small businesses and previously chaired the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center, which provides support for survivors of abuse and sexual violence.

If re-elected, Campbell wants to continue fighting for affordable housing, community safety, electric public transit, and essential services for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. He fought for federal small business support to help with the pandemic recovery and has been a strong advocate for investments in stable housing options in the county. He believes adding mental health professionals to law enforcement responses will make our communities safer. His vision is for everyone in the county to have access to stable housing, reliable public transportation, and living-wage jobs.

Republican Nancy Dailey Slotnick is challenging Campbell in this race. Slotnick is an Army veteran and owns a consulting business with her husband focused on security and risk assessment. She is running to cut the county budget, which will undermine working people’s access to prescription medications, health care services, food, and rent. However, she also lists giving more funding to law enforcement as her top priority in this race.

Marty Campbell is the best choice for District 5 on the Pierce County Council.

Gig Harbor City Council member Robyn Denson is running for Pierce County Council in District 7. She is campaigning to fill Derek Young’s seat when he leaves the council this year because of term limits. Denson has been an active and effective council member in Gig Harbor. She is also a small business owner who works in real estate, hosts a local radio show, and has served on a number of community boards focusing on schools, parks, and equity.

Denson has worked hard to build equitable economic opportunity in the county. One of her top priorities is addressing the housing crisis, where she plans to draw on her experience as a nonpartisan housing analyst in the state House to implement real solutions. Denson is also running to protect our environment, bring municipal broadband to the region, invest in public transit, and increase access to mental health resources.

Denson is running against Air Force veteran and human resources manager Paula Lonergan. Her campaign platform mirrors that of many Republicans running this year. She blames the county’s issues on our neighbors who are struggling the most and would rather cut social support services than make investments in our communities so we can all thrive.

Denson is the best choice for Pierce County Council, District 7.

La jueza Mary Yu se postula sin oposición para continuar sirviendo en el Tribunal Supremo del estado. Yu fue nombrada para el Tribunal Supremo en 2014, elegida por los votantes para el escaño más tarde ese año, y reelegida en 2016. Antes de unirse al tribunal más alto de Washington, pasó 14 años como jueza de primera instancia en el Tribunal Superior del Condado de King y anteriormente como subjefa de personal del ex fiscal del Condado de King Norm Maleng.

Yu tiene una reputación intachable y ha sido calificada como “excepcionalmente bien calificada” por varios colegios de abogados clave. En el Tribunal, ella ha sido una voz para la justicia igualitaria y la defensa de los derechos de todos. Ahora, se postula con el respaldo de todos sus compañeros jueces, así como de varios jueces retirados del tribunal.

La jueza Yu merece su voto para continuar sirviendo como una de los jueces del Tribunal Supremo del estado de Washington

La jueza Barbara Madsen ha servido en el Tribunal Supremo del estado durante 30 años y se postula sin oposición para la reelección este año. Ella fue sólo la tercera mujer en servir en el tribunal cuando fue elegida por primera vez en 1992. Durante su tiempo en el Tribunal, sus compañeros jueces la eligieron la 55ª presidenta del Tribunal, una posición que ocupó durante 7 años. 
 
Habiendo pasado su elección tanto en defensa pública como en enjuiciamiento, Madsen tiene un amplio conocimiento del sistema de justicia penal y una pasión por servir a su comunidad. Su reelección ha sido respaldada por cada uno de sus colegas jueces y una amplia gama de otros líderes judiciales y organizaciones comunitarias. 
 
La jueza Madsen ha servido al estado con justicia justa e igualitaria. Se merece su voto para permanecer en su asiento en el Tribunal Supremo de Washington.

La jueza G. Helen Whitener se postula sin oposición para la reelección a la Posición 6 en el Tribunal Supremo de Washington. Whitener se convirtió en la primera mujer negra en servir en el Tribunal Supremo del estado en abril de 2020 cuando fue nombrada para llenar una vacante por el gobernador Inslee. Más tarde ese año, ganó su elección para llenar el resto del mandato. Antes de unirse al Tribunal Supremo de Washington, Whitener sirvió en el Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pierce y trabajó como fiscal y abogada defensora antes de convertirse en jueza. 

La jueza Whitener es una inmigrante trinitense y jueza abiertamente gay, y ha trabajado para ser una voz representativa de la justicia para todos en el tribunal más alto del estado. En esta elección, se ha ganado el respaldo de cada uno de sus compañeros jueces, así como de algunos jueces jubilados. Whitener ha sido calificada como “excepcionalmente bien calificada” por varios colegios de abogados y ha hecho un trabajo excepcional desde que se unió al Tribunal. 

Whitener es una voz importante en el Tribunal Supremo del Estado y merece su voz para continuar sirviendo como jueza en la Posición 6.

Dee Sonntag is running for Tacoma Municipal Court, Position 1. Sonntag currently works as a lawyer with the Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel in the felony division. Sonntag previously worked in the Seattle City attorney’s office, and outside of official public service, she is a co-founder and co-director of Lawyers Against Systemic Racism.

If elected, Sonntag would bring progressive, compassionate leadership to the criminal legal system. She has worked to improve the Felony Drug Court Program and believes that treatment and prevention approaches make our communities safer. In this race, Sonntag is endorsed by the county Democrats, a handful of local unions, and a number of progressive leaders.

The other candidate in this race is Reed Speir, an administrative law judge for the state Office of Administrative Hearings. Speir is in favor of investing in pretrial diversion and therapeutic courts to reduce costly and unnecessary incarceration as well as working to make the court more accessible to all community members, particularly through expanded hours.

Dee Sonntag would bring progressive and just leadership to the Tacoma Municipal Court. She deserves your vote to serve as a judge in Position 1.

Auburn city prosecutor Sergio Flores is running for judge in Tacoma Municipal Court, Position 3 to bring his experience in prosecuting and his community values to the bench. Previously, Flores worked as a Tacoma City prosecutor and earlier as the King County director to Senator Patty Murray. His experience as a gay Latino immigrant has guided his belief in the importance of courts and our legal system to ensure that we all have a fair chance to thrive.

Flores is running with a judicial philosophy built on collaboration, compassion, and accountability. He was a co-founder of the Auburn Community Court and one of his top campaign priorities is to invest in diversion and therapeutic programs and preventative social services that strike at the root causes of crime in our community. In doing so, he hopes to reduce costly and ineffective incarcerations for non-violent offenders while strengthening our community and giving people a second chance. Flores is endorsed by an impressive number of progressive and judicial leaders in this race.

The other candidate in this race is Steve Krupa, a civil legal aid and veterans project attorney with Northwest Justice Project. In addition to his work as an attorney, Krupa also serves as a pro tem judge for the court. He is running to bring that experience to the bench. Though he agrees with his opponent on the importance of diversion programs and alternative courts, he has not shared as clear of a platform for the community as Flores.

We recommend Sergio Flores in this race because of his progressive vision of justice and community safety.