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    Lindsey Keesling

  • Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres. She has held a number of community positions, including working as a middle school teacher, a homeless shelter site supervisor, and a residential aide in a mental health facility. Now, she is an adjunct professor at Heritage University and a teacher in the Wapato School District.

    Keesling is running on a platform to make sure that the district can access the resources it needs to provide residents with quality schools, upgraded infrastructure, affordable housing, accessible health care, employment opportunities, and other public services.

    Republican Pasco City Council member Nikki Torres is also in this race. Outside of public office, Torres works in strategic partner management for Western Governors University and ​​previously served the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as president. She is campaigning on a typical Republican platform to eliminate funding for key community investments in schools, roads, housing, and parks while increasing budgets to militarize and expand police forces.

    Lindsey Keesling is the best choice in this race to join the state Senate representing the 15th Legislative District.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Lindsey Keesling

    Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres.
    Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres. She has held a number of community positions, including working as a middle school teacher, a homeless shelter site supervisor, and a residential aide in a mental health facility. Now, she is an adjunct professor at Heritage University and a teacher in the Wapato School District.

    Keesling is running on a platform to make sure that the district can access the resources it needs to provide residents with quality schools, upgraded infrastructure, affordable housing, accessible health care, employment opportunities, and other public services.

    Republican Pasco City Council member Nikki Torres is also in this race. Outside of public office, Torres works in strategic partner management for Western Governors University and ​​previously served the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as president. She is campaigning on a typical Republican platform to eliminate funding for key community investments in schools, roads, housing, and parks while increasing budgets to militarize and expand police forces.

    Lindsey Keesling is the best choice in this race to join the state Senate representing the 15th Legislative District.

    Lindsey Keesling

    Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres.
  • VOTE MAINTAINED

    Vote Maintained for a sustainable climate future

  • This spring, Democrats in Olympia passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5974, which included a small increase in aircraft fuel taxes. This change would raise an estimated $14 million in public revenue and help our state achieve its climate goals.

    This bill was sponsored by some of Washington’s most progressive lawmakers and passed with a clear majority in the session. The legislation will help our state create a sustainable future where generations can thrive with clean air and water.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 39.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    This spring, Democrats in Olympia passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5974, which included a small increase in aircraft fuel taxes. This change would raise an estimated $14 million in public revenue and help our state achieve its climate goals.

    This bill was sponsored by some of Washington’s most progressive lawmakers and passed with a clear majority in the session. The legislation will help our state create a sustainable future where generations can thrive with clean air and water.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 39.

    This spring, Democrats in Olympia passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5974, which included a small increase in aircraft fuel taxes. This change would raise an estimated $14 million in public revenue and help our state achieve its climate goals.

    This bill was sponsored by some of Washington’s most progressive lawmakers and passed with a clear majority in the session. The legislation will help our state create a sustainable future where generations can thrive with clean air and water.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 39.

    Advisory Vote 39

    This spring, Democrats in Olympia passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5974, which included a small increase in aircraft fuel taxes. This change would raise an estimated $14 million in public revenue and help our state achieve its climate goals.

    This bill was sponsored by some of Washington’s most progressive lawmakers and passed with a clear majority in the session. The legislation will help our state create a sustainable future where generations can thrive with clean air and water.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 39.

  • Endorsed By The Stranger
  • VOTE MAINTAINED

    Vote Maintained for rideshare worker protections

  • Last session, lawmakers passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2076 which increases worker protections and rights for rideshare drivers.

    The legislation, which had bipartisan support, requires that rideshare companies pay their drivers a minimum amount per trip, offer paid sick leave, and give compensation benefits. It is a positive step in the direction of protecting workers’ rights in the growing gig economy so that we all can afford the basics, be treated fairly in our place of work, and have the chance to succeed.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 40.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05
    Last session, lawmakers passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2076 which increases worker protections and rights for rideshare drivers.

    The legislation, which had bipartisan support, requires that rideshare companies pay their drivers a minimum amount per trip, offer paid sick leave, and give compensation benefits. It is a positive step in the direction of protecting workers’ rights in the growing gig economy so that we all can afford the basics, be treated fairly in our place of work, and have the chance to succeed.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 40.
    Last session, lawmakers passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2076 which increases worker protections and rights for rideshare drivers.

    The legislation, which had bipartisan support, requires that rideshare companies pay their drivers a minimum amount per trip, offer paid sick leave, and give compensation benefits. It is a positive step in the direction of protecting workers’ rights in the growing gig economy so that we all can afford the basics, be treated fairly in our place of work, and have the chance to succeed.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 40.

    Advisory Vote 40

    Last session, lawmakers passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2076 which increases worker protections and rights for rideshare drivers.

    The legislation, which had bipartisan support, requires that rideshare companies pay their drivers a minimum amount per trip, offer paid sick leave, and give compensation benefits. It is a positive step in the direction of protecting workers’ rights in the growing gig economy so that we all can afford the basics, be treated fairly in our place of work, and have the chance to succeed.

    Vote “Maintained” on State Advisory Vote 40.
  • Endorsed By The Stranger
  • Sen. Patty Murray has been a consistent and strong progressive voice in the U.S. Senate. She's seeking re-election to continue fighting for our basic rights and a better quality of life in Washington and beyond.

    Murray was first elected in 1992 and has been a champion for veterans, working families, women, and economic opportunities for all. Before her tenure in the Senate, Murray worked as a preschool teacher, on the Shoreline School Board, and in the Washington state Senate.

    During her time in Congress, Sen. Murray has worked hard to keep our communities safe from gun violence, protect abortion access at the federal level so that everyone has reproductive freedom, and expand access to affordable childcare. This year, she voted in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, and a slate of other progressive bills that invest in working communities so that our country is a place where everyone can thrive. Murray has earned an impressive and diverse coalition of endorsements from local and national organizations, elected leaders, and unions.

    Sen. Murray faces Tiffany Smiley, a triage nurse running on a MAGA Republican platform. Smiley has never held public office but she previously worked on Capitol Hill. Her Trump-inspired agenda aims to divide us while she seeks to cut funding from our most essential services and repurpose it for a needless border wall and more militarized police forces. Working Washingtonians need real solutions so that we can access the basics like gas, groceries, rent, and prescription medicine – not MAGA rhetoric and tax breaks for the wealthy.

    Sen. Patty Murray is a national leader on many of the most important issues facing our country. She has earned your vote for re-election.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Patty Murray

    Sen. Patty Murray has been a consistent and strong progressive voice in the U.S. Senate. She's seeking re-election to continue fighting for our basic rights and a better quality of life in Washington and beyond.

    Sen. Patty Murray has been a consistent and strong progressive voice in the U.S. Senate. She's seeking re-election to continue fighting for our basic rights and a better quality of life in Washington and beyond.

    Murray was first elected in 1992 and has been a champion for veterans, working families, women, and economic opportunities for all. Before her tenure in the Senate, Murray worked as a preschool teacher, on the Shoreline School Board, and in the Washington state Senate.

    During her time in Congress, Sen. Murray has worked hard to keep our communities safe from gun violence, protect abortion access at the federal level so that everyone has reproductive freedom, and expand access to affordable childcare. This year, she voted in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, and a slate of other progressive bills that invest in working communities so that our country is a place where everyone can thrive. Murray has earned an impressive and diverse coalition of endorsements from local and national organizations, elected leaders, and unions.

    Sen. Murray faces Tiffany Smiley, a triage nurse running on a MAGA Republican platform. Smiley has never held public office but she previously worked on Capitol Hill. Her Trump-inspired agenda aims to divide us while she seeks to cut funding from our most essential services and repurpose it for a needless border wall and more militarized police forces. Working Washingtonians need real solutions so that we can access the basics like gas, groceries, rent, and prescription medicine – not MAGA rhetoric and tax breaks for the wealthy.

    Sen. Patty Murray is a national leader on many of the most important issues facing our country. She has earned your vote for re-election.

    Patty Murray

    Sen. Patty Murray has been a consistent and strong progressive voice in the U.S. Senate. She's seeking re-election to continue fighting for our basic rights and a better quality of life in Washington and beyond.

Congress

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below congressional districts on your ballot.

  • Democrat Doug White is running for U.S. representative for the 4th Congressional District. His platform is focused on protecting the local environment and expanding rural health care. He comes from several generations of Central Washington farmers and has worked with family businesses.

    White's focus would be a significant change from incumbent Dan Newhouse's conservative policies. White believes that climate change needs to be mitigated by local energy from solar and wind. He also believes immigrants need a path forward to citizenship, more must be done to secure affordable housing for all, a safety net for seniors and the vulnerable must be provided, and that infrastructure from waterways to broadband internet needs to be modernized and rebuilt. Unlike his opponent, he also supports passing a law to protect reproductive freedom for all Americans.

    Incumbent Republican Dan Newhouse was first elected in 2014 and previously served as the Washington director of agriculture and in the state House of Representatives. He is very conservative, and while Trump was in office he voted with the president 93% of the time. While he was one of the few Republicans to support Trump's impeachment in 2021 after the attack on the capitol on January 6th, Newhouse refused to support the pandemic relief package. Newhouse is also strongly opposed to reproductive freedom and has an A+ rating from a national anti-abortion PAC.

    White is broadly endorsed by many Democratic organizations, unions, and more. For his willingness to take on the district's and nation's biggest issues, like protecting water and building up communities more equitably, we recommend Doug White for Congress for the 4th District.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Doug White

    Democrat Doug White is running for U.S. representative for the 4th Congressional District. His platform is focused on protecting the local environment and expanding rural health care. He comes from several generations of Central Washington farmers and has worked with family businesses.
    Democrat Doug White is running for U.S. representative for the 4th Congressional District. His platform is focused on protecting the local environment and expanding rural health care. He comes from several generations of Central Washington farmers and has worked with family businesses.

    White's focus would be a significant change from incumbent Dan Newhouse's conservative policies. White believes that climate change needs to be mitigated by local energy from solar and wind. He also believes immigrants need a path forward to citizenship, more must be done to secure affordable housing for all, a safety net for seniors and the vulnerable must be provided, and that infrastructure from waterways to broadband internet needs to be modernized and rebuilt. Unlike his opponent, he also supports passing a law to protect reproductive freedom for all Americans.

    Incumbent Republican Dan Newhouse was first elected in 2014 and previously served as the Washington director of agriculture and in the state House of Representatives. He is very conservative, and while Trump was in office he voted with the president 93% of the time. While he was one of the few Republicans to support Trump's impeachment in 2021 after the attack on the capitol on January 6th, Newhouse refused to support the pandemic relief package. Newhouse is also strongly opposed to reproductive freedom and has an A+ rating from a national anti-abortion PAC.

    White is broadly endorsed by many Democratic organizations, unions, and more. For his willingness to take on the district's and nation's biggest issues, like protecting water and building up communities more equitably, we recommend Doug White for Congress for the 4th District.

    Doug White

    Democrat Doug White is running for U.S. representative for the 4th Congressional District. His platform is focused on protecting the local environment and expanding rural health care. He comes from several generations of Central Washington farmers and has worked with family businesses.
  • Natasha Hill is running for Congress to be a progressive advocate for everyone in the 5th District, not just the wealthy few. She grew up in Spokane utilizing community resources like SNAP and later experienced homelessness and food insecurity while pursuing her law degree. Now Hill wants to ensure that no one should have to struggle through poverty to get an education in America. Hill currently owns her own law practice and has also served as an adjunct law professor and a member of the Spokane County Redistricting Committee.

    Hill is running to focus on addressing the disparities between working people, seniors, and families and the extraordinarily wealthy corporations that have dominated politics and the economy for decades. Hill wants to make the child tax credit permanent, expand rural health care options, and raise the minimum wage so that any American can meet their basic needs on forty hours of work a week. She also wants to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and overturn obstacles to the vote for youth and people of color. In our Spokane committee's interview with Hill, she expressed strong support for strengthening unions, codifying the right to abortion, and reimagining education, health care, and the criminal legal system.

    Hill is challenging Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is running for re-election to the office she has held since 2005. With a 95 percent record of voting with Trump during his presidency, McMorris Rodgers is one of the most damaging lawmakers in Washington. She voted yes on Trump's border wall, supported his trillion-dollar corporate tax cut, and was the only representative from Washington to vote for Trump's bill to cut $800 billion from Medicaid. She voted against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and has refused on multiple occasions to hold town halls to answer to her constituents for her votes. McMorris Rodgers also voted against extending benefits for military veterans exposed to toxic pit burns, questioned the FBI's search for Trump's unsecured and critically classified documents, and stated that she believes the 2020 election had "significant irregularities," despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.

    McMorris Rodgers has consistently stood in the way of abortion rights, including attempting to defund Planned Parenthood and its many services to the community. In an early September, she accused Democrats of fearmongering about a national abortion ban; two weeks later her colleague Lindsey Graham introduced one in Congress.

    The district needs progressive representation to make meaningful advances in the lives of people here and across the country. For her bold platform in this time of crisis and widening inequity, as well as her broader organizational support, we recommend Natasha Hill for U.S. Representative of the 5th Congressional District.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Natasha Hill

    Natasha Hill is running for Congress to be a progressive advocate for everyone in the 5th District, not just the wealthy few. She grew up in Spokane utilizing community resources like SNAP and later experienced homelessness and food insecurity while pursuing her law degree.

    Natasha Hill is running for Congress to be a progressive advocate for everyone in the 5th District, not just the wealthy few. She grew up in Spokane utilizing community resources like SNAP and later experienced homelessness and food insecurity while pursuing her law degree. Now Hill wants to ensure that no one should have to struggle through poverty to get an education in America. Hill currently owns her own law practice and has also served as an adjunct law professor and a member of the Spokane County Redistricting Committee.

    Hill is running to focus on addressing the disparities between working people, seniors, and families and the extraordinarily wealthy corporations that have dominated politics and the economy for decades. Hill wants to make the child tax credit permanent, expand rural health care options, and raise the minimum wage so that any American can meet their basic needs on forty hours of work a week. She also wants to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and overturn obstacles to the vote for youth and people of color. In our Spokane committee's interview with Hill, she expressed strong support for strengthening unions, codifying the right to abortion, and reimagining education, health care, and the criminal legal system.

    Hill is challenging Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is running for re-election to the office she has held since 2005. With a 95 percent record of voting with Trump during his presidency, McMorris Rodgers is one of the most damaging lawmakers in Washington. She voted yes on Trump's border wall, supported his trillion-dollar corporate tax cut, and was the only representative from Washington to vote for Trump's bill to cut $800 billion from Medicaid. She voted against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and has refused on multiple occasions to hold town halls to answer to her constituents for her votes. McMorris Rodgers also voted against extending benefits for military veterans exposed to toxic pit burns, questioned the FBI's search for Trump's unsecured and critically classified documents, and stated that she believes the 2020 election had "significant irregularities," despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.

    McMorris Rodgers has consistently stood in the way of abortion rights, including attempting to defund Planned Parenthood and its many services to the community. In an early September, she accused Democrats of fearmongering about a national abortion ban; two weeks later her colleague Lindsey Graham introduced one in Congress.

    The district needs progressive representation to make meaningful advances in the lives of people here and across the country. For her bold platform in this time of crisis and widening inequity, as well as her broader organizational support, we recommend Natasha Hill for U.S. Representative of the 5th Congressional District.

    Natasha Hill

    Natasha Hill is running for Congress to be a progressive advocate for everyone in the 5th District, not just the wealthy few. She grew up in Spokane utilizing community resources like SNAP and later experienced homelessness and food insecurity while pursuing her law degree.

  • Democrat Steve Hobbs is running to retain his position as secretary of state for the remainder of the two-year term. He is a first-generation Japanese American and a 30-year member of the military, serving tours in Kosovo and Iraq before becoming a Lieutenant Colonel in the Washington Army National Guard.

    Hobbs was appointed as secretary of state in November of last year after Kim Wyman resigned to join the Biden Administration. Prior to his appointment, he served four terms in the Washington state Senate representing the 44th Legislative District. His voting record was consistently progressive on social issues and leaned more conservative on taxes and workers' rights.

    During his first 8 months in office, Hobbs has been laser-focused on protecting our electoral systems from attacks. He has used his background in national security to partner closely with the Department of Homeland Security to stop digital threats to our voting systems, both foreign and domestic. Hobbs also understands the challenge that misinformation poses to the integrity of our elections. He has been working to set up a division within his office specifically to combat misinformation and wants to work closely with social media companies to ensure they take down dangerous conspiracy theories.

    As the pandemic recedes, Hobbs is committed to restarting his office's voter outreach program. He is very enthusiastic about a trusted messenger program he's launching to utilize community leaders to talk about the importance of voting. He also wants to improve outreach to reduce the racial disparities in rejected ballots because of signature mismatches.

    The only issue of concern with Hobbs is his personal opposition to ranked choice voting. During our interview, he shared that he's concerned about implementing a complicated new voting system at a moment of low trust in our elections. In addition, he is concerned that voters like his mother, who speaks English as a second language, will have a difficult time learning and participating in the new system. Experts have reiterated that ranked choice voting is simple for all voters and has been used successfully on ballots in multiple languages.

    Hobbs made a compelling case that the secretary of state must adapt to the new and complex challenges of running modern elections. Hobbs is a good choice if you're looking for someone with broad Democratic endorsements and with national security experience to safeguard and rebuild trust in our electoral system.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Steve Hobbs

    Democrat Steve Hobbs is running to retain his position as secretary of state for the remainder of the two-year term.

    Democrat Steve Hobbs is running to retain his position as secretary of state for the remainder of the two-year term. He is a first-generation Japanese American and a 30-year member of the military, serving tours in Kosovo and Iraq before becoming a Lieutenant Colonel in the Washington Army National Guard.

    Hobbs was appointed as secretary of state in November of last year after Kim Wyman resigned to join the Biden Administration. Prior to his appointment, he served four terms in the Washington state Senate representing the 44th Legislative District. His voting record was consistently progressive on social issues and leaned more conservative on taxes and workers' rights.

    During his first 8 months in office, Hobbs has been laser-focused on protecting our electoral systems from attacks. He has used his background in national security to partner closely with the Department of Homeland Security to stop digital threats to our voting systems, both foreign and domestic. Hobbs also understands the challenge that misinformation poses to the integrity of our elections. He has been working to set up a division within his office specifically to combat misinformation and wants to work closely with social media companies to ensure they take down dangerous conspiracy theories.

    As the pandemic recedes, Hobbs is committed to restarting his office's voter outreach program. He is very enthusiastic about a trusted messenger program he's launching to utilize community leaders to talk about the importance of voting. He also wants to improve outreach to reduce the racial disparities in rejected ballots because of signature mismatches.

    The only issue of concern with Hobbs is his personal opposition to ranked choice voting. During our interview, he shared that he's concerned about implementing a complicated new voting system at a moment of low trust in our elections. In addition, he is concerned that voters like his mother, who speaks English as a second language, will have a difficult time learning and participating in the new system. Experts have reiterated that ranked choice voting is simple for all voters and has been used successfully on ballots in multiple languages.

    Hobbs made a compelling case that the secretary of state must adapt to the new and complex challenges of running modern elections. Hobbs is a good choice if you're looking for someone with broad Democratic endorsements and with national security experience to safeguard and rebuild trust in our electoral system.

    Steve Hobbs

    Democrat Steve Hobbs is running to retain his position as secretary of state for the remainder of the two-year term.

  • Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson is running as an independent to bring a non-partisan voice to the secretary of state's office. Anderson served on the Tacoma City Council before running for county auditor in 2009 and winning re-election three times. As Pierce County auditor, which is a nonpartisan position, she has administered dozens of elections while also overseeing licensing and public record-keeping.

    Anderson is running because she believes political parties shouldn't be involved in running elections they are simultaneously trying to win. Her campaign priorities include supporting more local races becoming non-partisan, increasing access to voting and election information, and improving election security. She wants to translate the voters' pamphlet into 10 languages, going beyond what is mandated by the Voting Rights Act. She also wants to conduct risk-limiting audits in all 39 Washington counties and "pre-bunk" rumors to increase confidence in our state's election systems.

    During our interview, Anderson expressed support for ranked choice voting because she believes it will allow candidates to break through our two-party political system. This is one of the biggest points of difference between Anderson and Hobbs.

    Anderson offers voters an experienced option if they are looking for a nonpartisan administrator to manage our state's elections and support ranked choice voting.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Julie Anderson

    Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson is running as an independent to bring a non-partisan voice to the secretary of state's office. Anderson served on the Tacoma City Council before running for county auditor in 2009 and winning re-election three times.

    Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson is running as an independent to bring a non-partisan voice to the secretary of state's office. Anderson served on the Tacoma City Council before running for county auditor in 2009 and winning re-election three times. As Pierce County auditor, which is a nonpartisan position, she has administered dozens of elections while also overseeing licensing and public record-keeping.

    Anderson is running because she believes political parties shouldn't be involved in running elections they are simultaneously trying to win. Her campaign priorities include supporting more local races becoming non-partisan, increasing access to voting and election information, and improving election security. She wants to translate the voters' pamphlet into 10 languages, going beyond what is mandated by the Voting Rights Act. She also wants to conduct risk-limiting audits in all 39 Washington counties and "pre-bunk" rumors to increase confidence in our state's election systems.

    During our interview, Anderson expressed support for ranked choice voting because she believes it will allow candidates to break through our two-party political system. This is one of the biggest points of difference between Anderson and Hobbs.

    Anderson offers voters an experienced option if they are looking for a nonpartisan administrator to manage our state's elections and support ranked choice voting.

    Julie Anderson

    Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson is running as an independent to bring a non-partisan voice to the secretary of state's office. Anderson served on the Tacoma City Council before running for county auditor in 2009 and winning re-election three times.

  • Endorsed By: Teamsters Joint Council 28, Teamsters 117, UFCW 3000, Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility
  • Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres. She has held a number of community positions, including working as a middle school teacher, a homeless shelter site supervisor, and a residential aide in a mental health facility. Now, she is an adjunct professor at Heritage University and a teacher in the Wapato School District.

    Keesling is running on a platform to make sure that the district can access the resources it needs to provide residents with quality schools, upgraded infrastructure, affordable housing, accessible health care, employment opportunities, and other public services.

    Republican Pasco City Council member Nikki Torres is also in this race. Outside of public office, Torres works in strategic partner management for Western Governors University and ​​previously served the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as president. She is campaigning on a typical Republican platform to eliminate funding for key community investments in schools, roads, housing, and parks while increasing budgets to militarize and expand police forces.

    Lindsey Keesling is the best choice in this race to join the state Senate representing the 15th Legislative District.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Lindsey Keesling

    Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres.
    Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres. She has held a number of community positions, including working as a middle school teacher, a homeless shelter site supervisor, and a residential aide in a mental health facility. Now, she is an adjunct professor at Heritage University and a teacher in the Wapato School District.

    Keesling is running on a platform to make sure that the district can access the resources it needs to provide residents with quality schools, upgraded infrastructure, affordable housing, accessible health care, employment opportunities, and other public services.

    Republican Pasco City Council member Nikki Torres is also in this race. Outside of public office, Torres works in strategic partner management for Western Governors University and ​​previously served the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as president. She is campaigning on a typical Republican platform to eliminate funding for key community investments in schools, roads, housing, and parks while increasing budgets to militarize and expand police forces.

    Lindsey Keesling is the best choice in this race to join the state Senate representing the 15th Legislative District.

    Lindsey Keesling

    Lindsey Keesling is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Jim Honeyford in the 15th Legislative District. Keesling did not appear on the primary ballot but advanced to the general after a successful write-in campaign to challenge Republican Nikki Torres.

No Good Choices

Bruce Chandler - 15th LD - No Good Choices

Commercial farmer Bruce Chandler is running for re-election to the 15th Legislative District, House Position 1. Chandler serves on the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Delegate Council and has a strong focus on agricultural issues.

Bruce Chandler - 15th LD - No Good Choices

Commercial farmer Bruce Chandler is running for re-election to the 15th Legislative District, House Position 1. Chandler serves on the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Delegate Council and has a strong focus on agricultural issues.

County Races

Depending on where you live, you may have the below county races on your ballot.

No Good Choices

Two Republicans are running for Benton County commissioner in District 2.

William “Bill” Jenkin is a former state House representative who served Legislative District 16. Jenkin’s conservative priorities include divesting from community services and putting more money into police budgets, corporate tax cuts, and support for the agricultural industry. He opposes the Horse Heaven Hills clean energy project that will invest in renewable energy for the district.

Mike Alvarez serves as the mayor of Richland after being selected from his seat on the city council in 2022 to fill the role. He runs a finance company with his wife and serves on a number of city committees. If elected to the county commissioner seat, Alvarez wants to cut down on social services and community programs, address the housing crisis, and create a new tax to increase the law enforcement budget.

There are no progressive candidates in this race. Write in a candidate of your choice for Benton County Commissioner, District 2.

No Good Choices

Two Republicans are running for Benton County prosecuting attorney to fill the vacancy left by Andy Miller’s retirement.

Eric Eisinger is the city of Kennewick’s former prosecutor and a partner at a private firm. Eisinger is running on a conservative platform to use prisons and police as a catchall solution to social issues. The Republican approach is costly and ineffective, leading to over-incarceration and the crowding now we have in Washington jails and prisons.

Ryan Lukson has worked in the county prosecutor’s office since 2011 and serves on the Richland City Council, including a term as the mayor. Also a Republican, Lukson supports directing more funding to law enforcement and putting more people behind bars, rather than investing in much-needed community services.

We know what keeps our communities safe – affordable health care and prescription medicine, quality schools, living-wage jobs and worker protections, and roofs over our heads. There are no progressives in this race and both candidates share a reactionary, right-wing platform that will not make our communities stronger or safer.

Write in a candidate of your choice to serve as Benton County’s prosecutor.

No Recommendation

Two Republicans who currently work in the Yakima County clerk’s office are running against each other to replace the current clerk, Tracey Slagle, who is not seeking re-election.

Mischa Venables is a senior accountant for the current county clerk and a local real estate broker. She has worked in a number of roles for the county clerk’s office and is now running on a vague platform to ensure that the office runs as transparently and efficiently as possible.

Billie Maggard is the other candidate in this race, and she currently works in the county clerk’s office as well. Maggard has a background in legal counsel and currently works in record keeping, legal support, and in court administration at the clerk’s office. She is running to bring consistent leadership to the office, noting the frequency of staff turnover in the office in the last few years.

Neither candidate in this race is running with progressive values. Write in a candidate of your choice for Yakima County clerk.
  • Democrat Angie Girard is challenging Republican incumbent Amanda McKinney for Yakima County commissioner in District 1. Girard made it onto the November ballot from a successful write-in campaign during the August primary.

    Girard has spent more than a decade working in accreditation for the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. She is running on a community-focused platform in this race to invest in health, safety, sustainability, and affordability in the county. She wants to work with the Board of Health to make sure that public health policy is science-based and address the housing crisis so that all Yakima residents can access a roof over their heads. Girard also wants to ensure that Yakima County has clean water and wants to build up renewable energy in the county to create high-paying jobs and a sustainable future.

    Incumbent commissioner McKinney is running for another term representing District 1. Previously, she spent two decades in banking. Now, she is running to bring conservative values to the Board of Commissioners and to cut funding that supports community services and public infrastructure.

    Angie Girard is the best choice in this race and deserves your vote to serve District 1 as a Yakima County commissioner.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Angie Girard

    Democrat Angie Girard is challenging Republican incumbent Amanda McKinney for Yakima County commissioner in District 1. Girard made it onto the November ballot from a successful write-in campaign during the August primary.
    Democrat Angie Girard is challenging Republican incumbent Amanda McKinney for Yakima County commissioner in District 1. Girard made it onto the November ballot from a successful write-in campaign during the August primary.

    Girard has spent more than a decade working in accreditation for the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. She is running on a community-focused platform in this race to invest in health, safety, sustainability, and affordability in the county. She wants to work with the Board of Health to make sure that public health policy is science-based and address the housing crisis so that all Yakima residents can access a roof over their heads. Girard also wants to ensure that Yakima County has clean water and wants to build up renewable energy in the county to create high-paying jobs and a sustainable future.

    Incumbent commissioner McKinney is running for another term representing District 1. Previously, she spent two decades in banking. Now, she is running to bring conservative values to the Board of Commissioners and to cut funding that supports community services and public infrastructure.

    Angie Girard is the best choice in this race and deserves your vote to serve District 1 as a Yakima County commissioner.

    Angie Girard

    Democrat Angie Girard is challenging Republican incumbent Amanda McKinney for Yakima County commissioner in District 1. Girard made it onto the November ballot from a successful write-in campaign during the August primary.
  • Justice Mary Yu is running unopposed to continue serving on the state Supreme Court. Yu was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014, elected by voters to the seat later that year, and re-elected in 2016. Before joining Washington’s highest court, she spent 14 years as a trial court judge in King County Superior Court and earlier as the deputy chief of staff to former King County prosecutor Norm Maleng.

    Yu has an unimpeachable reputation and has been rated “exceptionally well qualified” by a number of key bar associations. On the court, she has been a voice for equal justice and upholding the rights of all. Now, she is running with endorsements from all of her fellow justices as well as a number of retired justices from the court.

    Justice Yu deserves your vote to continue serving as one of Washington’s state Supreme Court justices.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Mary Yu

    Justice Mary Yu is running unopposed to continue serving on the state Supreme Court. Yu was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014, elected by voters to the seat later that year, and re-elected in 2016.
    Justice Mary Yu is running unopposed to continue serving on the state Supreme Court. Yu was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014, elected by voters to the seat later that year, and re-elected in 2016. Before joining Washington’s highest court, she spent 14 years as a trial court judge in King County Superior Court and earlier as the deputy chief of staff to former King County prosecutor Norm Maleng.

    Yu has an unimpeachable reputation and has been rated “exceptionally well qualified” by a number of key bar associations. On the court, she has been a voice for equal justice and upholding the rights of all. Now, she is running with endorsements from all of her fellow justices as well as a number of retired justices from the court.

    Justice Yu deserves your vote to continue serving as one of Washington’s state Supreme Court justices.

    Mary Yu

    Justice Mary Yu is running unopposed to continue serving on the state Supreme Court. Yu was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014, elected by voters to the seat later that year, and re-elected in 2016.
  • Justice Barbara Madsen has served on the state Supreme Court for 30 years and is running unopposed for re-election this year. She was only the third woman to serve on the court when she was first elected in 1992. During her time on the court, her fellow justices elected her the 55th chief justice of the court – a position she held for 7 years.

    Having spent her career in both prosecution and public defense, Madsen has extensive knowledge of the criminal legal system and a passion for serving her community. Her re-election has been endorsed by each of her fellow justices and a wide range of other judicial leaders and community organizations.

    Justice Madsen has served the state with fair and equal justice. She deserves your vote to remain in her seat on Washington’s Supreme Court.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Barbara Madsen

    Justice Barbara Madsen has served on the state Supreme Court for 30 years and is running unopposed for re-election this year. She was only the third woman to serve on the court when she was first elected in 1992.

    Justice Barbara Madsen has served on the state Supreme Court for 30 years and is running unopposed for re-election this year. She was only the third woman to serve on the court when she was first elected in 1992. During her time on the court, her fellow justices elected her the 55th chief justice of the court – a position she held for 7 years.

    Having spent her career in both prosecution and public defense, Madsen has extensive knowledge of the criminal legal system and a passion for serving her community. Her re-election has been endorsed by each of her fellow justices and a wide range of other judicial leaders and community organizations.

    Justice Madsen has served the state with fair and equal justice. She deserves your vote to remain in her seat on Washington’s Supreme Court.

    Barbara Madsen

    Justice Barbara Madsen has served on the state Supreme Court for 30 years and is running unopposed for re-election this year. She was only the third woman to serve on the court when she was first elected in 1992.

  • Justice G. Helen Whitener is running unopposed for re-election to Position 6 on Washington’s Supreme Court. Whitener became the first Black woman to serve on the state’s Supreme Court in April 2020 when she was appointed to fill a vacancy by Gov. Inslee. Later that year, she won her election to fill the remainder of the term. Prior to joining the Washington Supreme Court, Whitener served on the Pierce County Superior Court and worked as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney before becoming a judge.

    Justice Whitener is both a Trinidadian immigrant and openly gay, and has worked to be a representative voice for justice for all in the state’s highest court. In this race, she has earned the endorsement of each one of her fellow justices as well as some retired justices. Whitener has been rated as "exceptionally well-qualified" by a number of bar associations and has done an exceptional job since joining the court.

    Whitener is an important voice on the State Supreme Court and deserves your voice to continue serving as a justice in Position 6.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    G. Helen Whitener

    Justice G. Helen Whitener is running unopposed for re-election to Position 6 on Washington’s Supreme Court. Whitener became the first Black woman to serve on the state’s Supreme Court in April 2020 when she was appointed to fill a vacancy by Gov. Inslee.
    Justice G. Helen Whitener is running unopposed for re-election to Position 6 on Washington’s Supreme Court. Whitener became the first Black woman to serve on the state’s Supreme Court in April 2020 when she was appointed to fill a vacancy by Gov. Inslee. Later that year, she won her election to fill the remainder of the term. Prior to joining the Washington Supreme Court, Whitener served on the Pierce County Superior Court and worked as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney before becoming a judge.

    Justice Whitener is both a Trinidadian immigrant and openly gay, and has worked to be a representative voice for justice for all in the state’s highest court. In this race, she has earned the endorsement of each one of her fellow justices as well as some retired justices. Whitener has been rated as "exceptionally well-qualified" by a number of bar associations and has done an exceptional job since joining the court.

    Whitener is an important voice on the State Supreme Court and deserves your voice to continue serving as a justice in Position 6.

    G. Helen Whitener

    Justice G. Helen Whitener is running unopposed for re-election to Position 6 on Washington’s Supreme Court. Whitener became the first Black woman to serve on the state’s Supreme Court in April 2020 when she was appointed to fill a vacancy by Gov. Inslee.

Superior Court

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below court races on your ballot. The Progressive Voters Guide may skip recommendations for unopposed judicial races.

  • Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov. Inslee when she became the first Latina superior court judge in both Benton and Franklin counties, and she now serves as the court's presiding criminal judge. Before that, Rodriguez worked as a pro tem judge at the municipal and district levels and she ran her own local practice.

    Rodriguez has more than 30 years of experience in representing regular people in Benton and Franklin counties, including working for Benton Franklin Legal Aid and helping to found the Adult Drug Court. If retained, she wants to keep delivering equitable justice to all residents. She has been endorsed by an impressive slate of sitting judges and bipartisan elected leaders.

    George Cicotte is running a conservative campaign for this nonpartisan position with support from the county Republican parties and other local right-wing leaders. His vague, reactionary platform emphasizes religion and disparages his opponent simply for being appointed by Gov. Inslee. His partisan, right-wing views have no place on the Superior Court.

    Norma Rodriguez is the clear choice in this race for Judge Position 4 on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Norma Rodriguez

    Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov.

    Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov. Inslee when she became the first Latina superior court judge in both Benton and Franklin counties, and she now serves as the court's presiding criminal judge. Before that, Rodriguez worked as a pro tem judge at the municipal and district levels and she ran her own local practice.

    Rodriguez has more than 30 years of experience in representing regular people in Benton and Franklin counties, including working for Benton Franklin Legal Aid and helping to found the Adult Drug Court. If retained, she wants to keep delivering equitable justice to all residents. She has been endorsed by an impressive slate of sitting judges and bipartisan elected leaders.

    George Cicotte is running a conservative campaign for this nonpartisan position with support from the county Republican parties and other local right-wing leaders. His vague, reactionary platform emphasizes religion and disparages his opponent simply for being appointed by Gov. Inslee. His partisan, right-wing views have no place on the Superior Court.

    Norma Rodriguez is the clear choice in this race for Judge Position 4 on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court.

    Norma Rodriguez

    Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov.

  • Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov. Inslee when she became the first Latina superior court judge in both Benton and Franklin counties, and she now serves as the court's presiding criminal judge. Before that, Rodriguez worked as a pro tem judge at the municipal and district levels and she ran her own local practice.

    Rodriguez has more than 30 years of experience in representing regular people in Benton and Franklin counties, including working for Benton Franklin Legal Aid and helping to found the Adult Drug Court. If retained, she wants to keep delivering equitable justice to all residents. She has been endorsed by an impressive slate of sitting judges and bipartisan elected leaders.

    George Cicotte is running a conservative campaign for this nonpartisan position with support from the county Republican parties and other local right-wing leaders. His vague, reactionary platform emphasizes religion and disparages his opponent simply for being appointed by Gov. Inslee. His partisan, right-wing views have no place on the Superior Court.

    Norma Rodriguez is the clear choice in this race for Judge Position 4 on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Norma Rodriguez

    Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov.

    Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov. Inslee when she became the first Latina superior court judge in both Benton and Franklin counties, and she now serves as the court's presiding criminal judge. Before that, Rodriguez worked as a pro tem judge at the municipal and district levels and she ran her own local practice.

    Rodriguez has more than 30 years of experience in representing regular people in Benton and Franklin counties, including working for Benton Franklin Legal Aid and helping to found the Adult Drug Court. If retained, she wants to keep delivering equitable justice to all residents. She has been endorsed by an impressive slate of sitting judges and bipartisan elected leaders.

    George Cicotte is running a conservative campaign for this nonpartisan position with support from the county Republican parties and other local right-wing leaders. His vague, reactionary platform emphasizes religion and disparages his opponent simply for being appointed by Gov. Inslee. His partisan, right-wing views have no place on the Superior Court.

    Norma Rodriguez is the clear choice in this race for Judge Position 4 on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court.

    Norma Rodriguez

    Incumbent Judge Norma Rodriguez is running to be retained on the Benton-Franklin Superior Court in Position 4. Rodriguez was appointed to the seat in February by Gov.

School Districts

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below school district races on your ballot.

  • VOTE YES

    Vote Approved for rebuilding Renton schools

  • Our students deserve modern and safe facilities where they can learn and grow. Proposition 1 for the Highline School District 401 would invest in critical upgrades to school infrastructure so that our students can equitably access a quality education.

    If passed, the proposition would provide $518 million to rebuild three aging schools: Evergreen High School, Tyee High School, and Pacific Middle School. It would also allow general capital improvements for the entire school district. The owner of a median $600,000 home in the Highline school district would pay about $396 per year to support local classrooms through these bonds.

    Vote “Approved” on Highline School District 401, Proposition 1 to invest in our students by giving them a safe and well-resourced place to learn.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05
    Our students deserve modern and safe facilities where they can learn and grow. Proposition 1 for the Highline School District 401 would invest in critical upgrades to school infrastructure so that our students can equitably access a quality education.

    If passed, the proposition would provide $518 million to rebuild three aging schools: Evergreen High School, Tyee High School, and Pacific Middle School. It would also allow general capital improvements for the entire school district. The owner of a median $600,000 home in the Highline school district would pay about $396 per year to support local classrooms through these bonds.

    Vote “Approved” on Highline School District 401, Proposition 1 to invest in our students by giving them a safe and well-resourced place to learn.
    Our students deserve modern and safe facilities where they can learn and grow. Proposition 1 for the Highline School District 401 would invest in critical upgrades to school infrastructure so that our students can equitably access a quality education.

    If passed, the proposition would provide $518 million to rebuild three aging schools: Evergreen High School, Tyee High School, and Pacific Middle School. It would also allow general capital improvements for the entire school district. The owner of a median $600,000 home in the Highline school district would pay about $396 per year to support local classrooms through these bonds.

    Vote “Approved” on Highline School District 401, Proposition 1 to invest in our students by giving them a safe and well-resourced place to learn.

    Bonds to Replace and Improve Deteriorating Schools

    Our students deserve modern and safe facilities where they can learn and grow. Proposition 1 for the Highline School District 401 would invest in critical upgrades to school infrastructure so that our students can equitably access a quality education.
  • VOTE YES

    Vote Approved for new Nooksack Valley school districts

  • The Nooksack Valley School District Board wants to adapt the board structure to best serve the diverse needs of the district and ensure everyone is represented. Prompted by demographic changes and new data for the school district, the school board directors have agreed on a plan to reapportion the director districts.

    The Nooksack Valley School District Proposition 7 proposes to dissolve the five director districts into three distinct director districts and two new at-large seats, keeping the total number of seats at five. This new arrangement would give voters more of a say for who sits on the board.

    Vote “Approved” on Nooksack Valley School District Proposition 7.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05
    The Nooksack Valley School District Board wants to adapt the board structure to best serve the diverse needs of the district and ensure everyone is represented. Prompted by demographic changes and new data for the school district, the school board directors have agreed on a plan to reapportion the director districts.

    The Nooksack Valley School District Proposition 7 proposes to dissolve the five director districts into three distinct director districts and two new at-large seats, keeping the total number of seats at five. This new arrangement would give voters more of a say for who sits on the board.

    Vote “Approved” on Nooksack Valley School District Proposition 7.
    The Nooksack Valley School District Board wants to adapt the board structure to best serve the diverse needs of the district and ensure everyone is represented. Prompted by demographic changes and new data for the school district, the school board directors have agreed on a plan to reapportion the director districts.

    The Nooksack Valley School District Proposition 7 proposes to dissolve the five director districts into three distinct director districts and two new at-large seats, keeping the total number of seats at five. This new arrangement would give voters more of a say for who sits on the board.

    Vote “Approved” on Nooksack Valley School District Proposition 7.
  • VOTE YES

    Vote Approved for Renton school infrastructure updates

  • Renton students need safe, secure, and well-resourced schools in order to succeed. Proposition 1 for Renton School District 403 would provide much-needed investments in capital improvements and critical upgrades for district schools.

    The $676 million measure proposes to replace the aging Renton High School and make safety, security, and seismic infrastructure updates across the district. The proposition will go a long way toward ensuring our students have the best environments to learn in.

    Vote “Approved” to Proposition 1 in Renton School District 403.
    Last updated: 2023-04-05
    Renton students need safe, secure, and well-resourced schools in order to succeed. Proposition 1 for Renton School District 403 would provide much-needed investments in capital improvements and critical upgrades for district schools.

    The $676 million measure proposes to replace the aging Renton High School and make safety, security, and seismic infrastructure updates across the district. The proposition will go a long way toward ensuring our students have the best environments to learn in.

    Vote “Approved” to Proposition 1 in Renton School District 403.
    Renton students need safe, secure, and well-resourced schools in order to succeed. Proposition 1 for Renton School District 403 would provide much-needed investments in capital improvements and critical upgrades for district schools.

    The $676 million measure proposes to replace the aging Renton High School and make safety, security, and seismic infrastructure updates across the district. The proposition will go a long way toward ensuring our students have the best environments to learn in.

    Vote “Approved” to Proposition 1 in Renton School District 403.

    Bonds to Improve Safety and Replace Renton High School

    Renton students need safe, secure, and well-resourced schools in order to succeed. Proposition 1 for Renton School District 403 would provide much-needed investments in capital improvements and critical upgrades for district schools.