Skagit County

We believe TJ Fantini is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. Fantini's opponent, Linda Martin, is a MAGA Republican. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit Fantini's website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Lucy Madrigal is running to represent Ward 1 on the Mount Vernon City Council. Madrigal was born and raised in Mount Vernon, and now works at Community to Community, a women-led food sovereignty and immigration justice nonprofit. As the daughter of Latino farmworkers and a young woman of color, Madrigal would bring important representation to the city council.

Through her work with Community to Community and other local groups, Madrigal has organized popup clinics that vaccinated hundreds of our essential farmworkers, educated the community about the Washington Immigrant Relief Fund, and connected families to rental assistance programs. She has also has contributed to farmworker marches in both Washington and California that advocated for immigration reform and safer working conditions during summer heat waves.

If elected, Madrigal would prioritize creating healthy and affordable housing, funding gang prevention programs for youth, and creating bilingual and culturally appropriate programming for kids in schools.

Conservative Navor Tercero is running against Madrigal in his second attempt to represent Ward 1 on the Mount Vernon City Council. Tercero is the owner of a local upholstery repair business, and has served on the boards of many local business associations.

Tercero has some positive aspects to his platform - he wants to increase affordable housing in Mount Vernon, and says he would address mental health crises and homelessness by creating more behavioral health networks.

However, his main motivation is to be a strong pro-police voice on the council. He would focus more on enacting the "tough on crime" policies that have led to the mass-incarceration affecting our communities of color and low-income communities. His dedication to pumping more dollars into policing would leave our city with fewer resources for the services that actually keep people safe and housed.

Tercero has supported a number of Republicans during their campaigns at both the state and national level, and is endorsed by the Skagit Republicans. Lucy Madrigal is by far the most progressive choice in this race.

If elected, Madrigal would provide even more access for a community that has been excluded through language barriers and the political process. Madrigal is by far the best choice for Mount Vernon City Council, Ward 1.

We believe Andrew Vander Stoep is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.
 

Heather Brennan is running for Anacortes School Board, Director Position 5. Brennan is a retired park maintenance professional for the city and she has worked in para-education for the school district. She is an active volunteer with youth swim coaching and other learning mentorship.

Brennan is running on a moderate platform and her top priorities include closing the opportunity gap, increasing board responsiveness and transparency, and restricting some investments in our students. She believes that her volunteer involvement with the school district and experience as a parent to students in the district qualify her to lead on the board.

Far-right extremist Edward Barton is the other candidate in this race. Though his platform appears rather innocuous, our trusted community partners have identified Barton as another conservative candidate who would like to install right-wing ideas and MAGA conspiracies in our curriculums and schools.

While there are no progressives in this race, Heather Brennan is the clear choice for Anacortes School Board, Position 5.

Incumbent director Laura Flores Cailloux is running for another term in Mount Vernon School Board, Director District 1. Cailloux first joined the school board in 2006 and served until 2011 before she was elected for another term in 2019. She is a business owner, college instructor, and nonprofit leader.

In this race, Cailloux is running on a progressive platform to invest in our school district and students. She wants to increase graduation rates, continue strengthening paths to college by partnering with the state legislature, and expand mental health services to ensure student well-being. Cailloux wants the Mount Vernon school district to be a place of belonging and success for students and families of all backgrounds.

Dave Cherrick is a retired car salesman and real estate agent. Cherrick lacks any campaign presence and has shared no platform in this race. However, he has been endorsed by the county Republicans. If elected, Cherrick won’t bring progress to the school board to address the diverse needs of the district.

Laura Flores Cailloux has earned another term in Mount Vernon School Board, Director District 1, and she deserves your vote in this race.
 

Incumbent director Christina Jepperson is running for another term in Sedro-Wooley Valley School Board, Director District 2. Jepperson has served on the school board for a decade and has spent her professional career as a nurse. She also serves as an active volunteer with the school district.

In office, Jepperson has funded career and technical education programs and worked with the community to create internship and apprenticeship opportunities that help students enter local industries and the broader job market. Now, she wants to utilize her knowledge of the board in order to address the most pressing issues facing the district. Jepperson is running on an informed and optimistic platform to invest in school infrastructure such as new heating systems and sewer repairs, AP class expansion, volunteer network activation, and funding for the Good Beginnings Preschool and transitional kindergarten classes.

Extremist Lindy Mullen Doyle is challenging Jepperson on a far-right campaign. Doyle is an adjunct college professor and school volunteer. She is running to restrict funding for student programs and install misinformation and far-right ideas in Sedro-Wooley Valley curriculums.

Jepperson is not a progressive, but she is the best choice in this race for Sedro-Wooley Valley School Board, Director District 2.

Hannah Oliver is challenging incumbent Dani Baird Russell for Sedro-Woolley School Board, Director District 3. Oliver works as a statewide coordinator for the Washington Student Engagement Networks. She also teaches within the school district and works with the Human Rights Campaign. Additionally, she serves as a selection committee member for the Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network.

Oliver is running on a community-focused platform to ensure that Sedro-Woolley students can graduate with critical thinking skills, strong work ethics, and bright futures. She wants to engage wide perspectives In board decision-making so that the district leadership is working collaboratively with the community. Oliver also wants to ensure that the schools' limited budgets are not further cut and that students have the safety, academic resources, and supportive community to thrive, beyond just in their coursework.

Incumbent director Russell is seeking another term on the school board. She is a real estate agent and business owner. Russell is running on a vague platform to continue offering support for student success.

We believe Hannah Oliver is the best candidate for Sedro-Woolley School Board, Director District 3 because of her optimistic vision and Democratic support in this race.