FEDERAL CANDIDATES
President — Hillary Clinton, D
U.S. Senator — Patty Murray, D
U.S. Representative
Congressional District 7 — Either Brady Walkinshaw, D or Pramila Jayapal, D (We like Jayapal’s pro-immigration work and endorsements from former Gov. Gary Locke and deputy mayor of Seattle Hyeok Kim. We like Walkinshaw’s track record of working with both sides of the political aisle, and his focus on local transit and housing issues.)
Congressional District 9 — Adam Smith, D
STATE BALLOT MEASURES
Initiative 732 (carbon tax) — No
Initiative 735 (take power over elections back from the federal government) — No
Initiative 1433 (raise state minimum wage) — Yes
Initiative 1464 (campaign finance) — No
Initiative 1491 (petitioning a court to prohibit a troubled person from possessing, buying firearms) — Yes
Initiative 1501 (ID theft and open-records measure) — No
Advisory Votes 14 and 15 — Yes
STATEWIDE OFFICES
Governor — Jay Inslee, D (We do applaud Bill Bryant, R for his refusal to support Donald Trump.)
Lieutenant Governor — Cyrus Habib, D
Secretary of State — Tina Podlodowski, D
State Auditor — Pat McCarthy, D
Attorney General — Bob Ferguson, D
Superintendent of Public Instruction — Either Erin Jones or Chris Reykdal (We like that Reykdal serves as Vice-chair of the House Education Committee and has two school-age children. We like Jones’ experience in the OSPI as Assistant Superintent.)
Insurance Commissioner — Mike Kreidler, D
LEGISLATURE
11th Legislative District
Senate — Bob Hasegawa, D
House, Position 1 — Zack Hudgins, D
21st Legislative District
House, Position 2 — Lillian Ortiz-Self, D
32nd Legislative District
House, Position 1 — Cindy Ryu, D
33rd Legislative District
House, Position 2 — Mia Gregerson, D
34th Legislative District
House, Position 1 — Eileen Cody, D
37th Legislative District
House, Position 1 — Sharon Tomiko Santos, D
House, Position 2 — Eric Pettigrew, D
41st Legislative District
Senate — Lisa Wellman, D
House, Position 1 — Tana Senn, D
House, Position 2 — Judy Clibborn, D
43rd Legislative District
House, Position 1 — Dan Shih, D
JUDICIAL RACES
Position 1 — Mary Yu
Position 5 — Barbara Madsen
Position 6 — Charles Wiggins
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Position 14 — Nicole Gaines Phelps
Position 26 — David Keenan
Position 31 — Helen Halpert
Position 44 — Either Eric Newman or Cathy Moore (Both are very qualified candidates with strong lists of endorsements. They have years of trial and judicial experience.)
Position 52 — Anthony Gipe
Position 53 — Mariane Spearman
LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES
Initiative 124 — No
Sound Transit Proposition 1 — Yes
Highline Schools bond — Yes
King County Charter Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 — Approve both
Why do you recommend NO to Initiative 1501?