SEIU 775 caregivers across Washington state came together, interviewed the people running for office in Washington, and are proud to endorse the following candidates for elected office.
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Vote Yes to Approve SJR 8201 to increase funding for Long-Term Care benefits without costing taxpayers a single penny.
Constitutional Amendment 8201 will grow our long-term care fund by billions of dollars, so benefits are there when vulnerable aging adults and Washingtonians with disabilities need them.
State Legislative Candidates:
Legislative District 5
State Senator – Victoria Hunt
Legislative District 26
State Senator – Deb Krishnadasan
Legislative District 33
State Senator – Tina Orwall
State Representative Position 1 – Edwin Obras
Legislative District 34
State Senator – Emily Alvarado
State Representative Position 1 – Brianna Thomas
Legislative District 41
State Representative Position 1 – Janice Zahn
Legislative District 48
State Senator – Vandana Slatter
State Representative Position 1 – Osman Salahuddin
County and Local Candidates:
King County
King County Executive – Girmay Zahilay
King County Council District 1 – Rod Dembowski
Port of Seattle Position 1 – Ryan Calkins
Port of Seattle Position 3 – Hamdi Mohamed
Port of Seattle Position 4 – Toshiko Grace Hasegawa
Burien City Council Position 1 – Hugo Garcia
Burien City Council Position 3 – Sam Mendez
Burien City Council Position 5 – Sarah Moore
Burien City Council Position 7 – Rocco DeVito
SeaTac City Council Position 2 – Caitlin Konya
SeaTac City Council Position 4 – Mohamed Egal
Tukwila City Council Position 1 – Verna Seal
Tukwila City Council Position 3 – Hannah Hedrick
Tukwila City Council Position 5 – Kate Kruller
Pierce County
Pierce County Council District 5 – Bryan Yambe
Seattle
Mayor of the City of Seattle – Bruce Harrell & Katie Wilson
City Attorney – Erika Evans
Seattle City Council Position 2 – Eddie Lin
Seattle City Council Position 8 – Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Seattle City Council Position 9 – Dionne Foster
Seattle School Board Position 4 – Joe Mizrahi
Seattle School Board District 5 – Vivian Song
Bellevue
Bellevue City Council District 1 – Vishal Bhargava
Bellevue City Council District 2 – Naren Briar
Tacoma
Mayor of the City of Tacoma – Anders Ibsen
Tacoma City Council Position 4 – Sandesh Sadalge and Silong Chhun
Tacoma City Council Position 6 – Latasha Palmer
Issaquah
Mayor of the City of Issaquah – Lindsey Walsh
Vancouver
Mayor of the City of Vancouver – Anne McEnerny-Ogle
Vancouver Mayor Pro Tem Position 2 – Erik Paulsen
City Council Position 1 – Kim Harless
City Council Position 2 – Diana Perez
Spokane
City Council District 1 – Sarah Dixit
City Council District 2 – Kate Telis
City Council District 3 – Zack Zappone
You can also check out this list that looks at important economic issues and endorsements from many organizations: progressivevotersguide.com