Endorsements 2023

In the list below, click/tap a candidate’s name for more information from the endorsement committee, or click/tap “website” or “email” for more information from the candidate.

General election (Oct. 18 – Nov. 7)

CANDIDATES

JUDICIAL

• Court of Appeals, Division 1, position 4 FOR Leonard Feldman (website)

REGIONAL

• Port of Seattle, position 2, FOR Sam Cho (website)
• Port of Seattle, position 5, FOR Fred Felleman (website)

MUNICIPAL

• Black Diamond City Council, position 5, FOR Kristiana de Leon (email)
• [dual] Black Diamond City Council, position 6, FOR Nate Jones (email)
• [dual] Black Diamond City Council, position 6, FOR Pravat Sripranaratanakul (email)
• Black Diamond City Council, position 7, FOR Debbie Page (email)
• Issaquah City Council, position 2, FOR Zach Hall (email)
• Issaquah City Council, position 4, FOR Lindsey Walsh (email)
• Issaquah City Council, position 6, FOR Victoria Hunt (website)
• North Bend, mayor, FOR Rob McFarland (website)
• [dual] Sammamish City Council, position 2, FOR Roisin O’Farrell (website)
• [dual] Sammamish City Council, position 2, FOR Uma Coimbature (website)
• Sammamish City Council, position 3, FOR Sid Gupta (website)
• Sammamish City Council, position 4, FOR Kerry Bosworth (website)
• Sammamish City Council, position 7, FOR Pam Stuart (email)
• Snoqualmie City Council, position 4, FOR Louis Washington (email)
• Snoqualmie City Council, position 5, FOR Mandeep Kaur Walia (website)
• Snoqualmie City Council, position 6, FOR Cara Christensen (email)

EDUCATIONAL

• Issaquah School District, position 1, FOR A.J. Taylor (website)
• Issaquah School District, position 5, FOR Matt Coyne (website)
• Kent School District, position 2, FOR Andy Carter (website)
• Snoqualmie Valley School District, position 2, FOR Linda Hamm Grez (website)
• Tahoma School District, position 3, FOR Malia Hollowell
• Tahoma School District, position 4, FOR Pete Miller (website)

SPECIAL PURPOSE

• Si View Metropolitan Park District, position 1, FOR Tim Noonan (email)

INITIATIVES

•  FOR King County Prop. 1 (April): Crisis Care Centers

Primary election

We won’t see this endorsed candidate on the November ballot, but she has earned our thanks for publicly showing her commitment to democracy and community by stepping up to run for election. We appreciate her willingness to serve, and we hope she will continue her participation with the 5^th LD Democrats.

• City of Snoqualmie, Council Position No. 5 FOR Tanya Lavoy (website)

Candidates and campaigns seeking an endorsement from the 5^th LD Democrats should fill out a candidate questionnaire from the King County Democrats and submit a copy to the Endorsement Committee Chair.