5th Legislative District Democrats – 2018 Endorsements
2018 is a statewide and federal office election year with the primary election in August and general election in November. These elections may include ballot measures including initiatives, referenda, constitutional amendments, charter amendments, propositions, and Levys.
Click here to view the 5th LD Endorsement Guide for 2018
Primary Election Voting Period: July 19-August 7
General Election Voting Period: October 19 – November 6, 2018
FEDERAL
- U.S. Senator FOR Senator Maria Cantwell
- Congressional District 1 FOR Congresswoman Suzan DelBene
- Congressional District 8 FOR Dr. Kim Schrier
- Congressional District 9 FOR Congressman Adam Smith
STATEWIDE
- Supreme Court, Position 2 FOR Justice Susan Owens
- Supreme Court, Position 8 FOR Justice Steve Gonzalez
- Supreme Court, Position 9 FOR Justice Sheryl McCloud
- Initiative 940, De-escalation FOR I-940 Law Enforcement De-escalation
- Initiative 1631, Reducing Pollution FOR I-1631 Reducing Pollution
- Initiative 1634, “Taxation of Groceries” AGAINST I-1634 “Taxation of Groceries”
- Initiative 1639, Firearm Safety Measures FOR I-1639 Firearm Safety Measures
- Initiative 976, “$30 Car Tabs” DECLINE TO SIGN I-976 Against Transit
- Advisory Vote 19, Oil Spill Tax MAINTAIN Legislature-Passed Oil Spill Tax
KING COUNTY
- Prosecuting Attorney FOR Dan Satterberg
- District Court Judge, NE Position 1 Dual Endorsement:
- FOR Marcus Naylor and FOR Joshua Schaer
- District Court Judge, NE Position 2 FOR Judge Ketu Shah
- District Court Judge, NE Position 3 FOR Judge Lisa O’Toole
- District Court Judge, SE Position 1 FOR Judge Jason Poydras
- District Court Judge, SE Position 5 FOR Virginia Amato
- District Court Judge, SE Position 6 FOR Rhonda Laumann
FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
- Representative, Position 1 FOR Bill Ramos
- Representative, Position 2 FOR Lisa Callan
TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- School Levy FOR Tahoma School Levy (PASSED!)
Candidates and campaigns seeking 5th LD endorsement should fill out a King County Democrats candidate questionnaire and submit a copy to the Endorsement Committee Chair at [email protected]. Questionnaires are available at https://www.kcdems.org/our-party/endorsements/.