Thank you to all the candidates who applied for FairVote Washington’s endorsement, and congratulations to those we have endorsed! We look forward to working together to strengthen our democracy. The general election is on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Ballot boxes are recommended as the preferred method to return your ballot this election. They will be open through 8:00 PM on election day. If you prefer to us the postal service, the Washington Secretary of State suggests mailing ballots seven to 10 days ahead of the election.
To our supporters, we want to offer transparency into who and how we endorse candidates.
First, candidates must complete and return our questionnaire. We invite all candidates who file in races that can help advance ranked-choice voting (RCV) to complete and return our questionnaire. Not only does our questionnaire ask questions about improving democracy, it educates candidates about RCV so they understand this important electoral reform.
Once questionnaires are completed, we evaluate who has applied for endorsement in each race and make decisions based on their support of our mission and our trust in them to deliver results once elected.
We do not give endorsements lightly and are proud to stand behind those we do endorse.
If you are not seeing candidates who reflect your political leanings, we invite you to a) understand they may not have asked for our endorsement, and b) reach out to them for conversations about whether or not they support ranked-choice voting and democracy reform.
Thank you for your care for our democracy!
| Candidate Name | Office | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Pearson | City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 | Mount Vernon |
| Adonis Duckworth | City Council, District 2 | Seattle |
| Adrienne Mason | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1, Position 2 | Clark County |
| Alejandro Barrientos | City Council, District 2, Position 2 | Spokane |
| Alex Newman | City Council, Position 3 | Edmonds |
| Alexis Mercedes Rinck | City Council, Position 8 | Seattle |
| Alicia Crank | Charter Review Commissioner, District 3 | Snohomish County |
| Alisa Lee | Parks & Rec Commissioner, Position 1 | Metropolitan Parks Tacoma |
| Almaderica Escamilla (Derica Escamilla) | City Council, Position 1 | Lynnwood |
| Amanda Dodd | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4 | Snohomish County |
| Amber Wise | City Council, Position 3 | Woodinville |
| Amy Walen | State Senator | Legislative District 48 |
| Andrew Reding | City Council, Ward 6 | Bellingham |
| Andy Plumlee | City Council, Position 6 | Oak Harbor |
| Angenette Pickett Call | School Board Director, District 2 | Franklin Pierce SD 402 |
| Anna Saenz | School Board Director, District 1 | Sunnyside SD 201 |
| Annie Fitzgerald | Charter Review Commission, District 1 | Snohomish County |
| Anthony Hemstad | Port Commissioner, Position 3 | Port of Olympia |
| Ashlee Johnson | School Board Director, District 4 | Sedro Woolley SD 101 |
| Austin Miller | City Council, Position 1 | Kennewick |
| Bob Feaster | School Board Director, District 3 | Blaine SD 503 |
| Boo Schneider | School Board Director, Position 4 | Methow Valley SD 350 |
| Brian G. Hess | City Council, Position 5 | Yelm |
| Brianna Thomas | State Representative, Position 1 | Legislative District 34 |
| Bryan Verhei | City Council, Position 3 | Pasco |
| Caitlin Konya | City Council, Position 2 | SeaTac |
| Caleb Gieger | City Council, Position 7 | Olympia |
| Carly James | Port Commissioner, District 2 | Port of Bellingham |
| Carol McMahon | Charter Review Commissioner, District 3 | Snohomish County |
| Cassie Franklin | Mayor | Everett |
| Cassie Rhoades | City Council, Position 3 | Oakville |
| Charles Adkins | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2 | Snohomish County |
| Chris Reichley | City Council, Position 1 | Issaquah |
| Chris Eck | City Council, Position 1 | Edmonds |
| Chris Roberts | City Council, Position 7 | Shoreline |
| Christopher Fergeson | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2 | Snohomish County |
| Claire Sumadiwirya | City Council, Position 5 | Bellevue |
| Clark Gilman | City Council, Position 4 | Olympia |
| Cobi Clark | City Council, Position 6 | Auburn |
| Daniel Becker | City Council, Position 2 | Mercer Island |
| Daniel Mies | School Board Director, Position 3 | Tumwater SD 033 |
| Danielle R Havens | Municipal Court Judge, Position 2 | Federal Way |
| Deb Krishnadasan | State Senator | Legislative District 26 |
| Debra Strawhun | School Board Director, Position 1 | North Kitsap SD 400 |
| Demi Chatters | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2 | Snohomish County |
| Demi Daman | City Council, At Large Position | Mount Vernon |
| Devin Rydel Kelly | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4, Position 2 | Pierce County |
| Diana H. Perez | City Council, Position 3 | Vancouver |
| Diogo Magalhaes | City Council, Position 5 | Issaquah |
| Dionne Foster | City Council, Position 9 | Seattle |
| Don Vanney | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1 | Snohomish County |
| Dorothy Gasque | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4, Position 2 | Clark County |
| Drew Schwab | City Council, Position 2 | Port Angeles |
| Dylan Quarles | City Council, Position 1 | Port Townsend |
| Eddie Lin | City Council, District 2 | Seattle |
| Edwin Obras | State Representative, Position 1 | Legislative District 33 |
| Elijah White | City Council, Position 1, At-Large | Chehalis |
| Elizabeth Boyle | County Council, District 2 | Whatcom County |
| Elizabeth Karkoski-Gardner | School Board Director, District 5 | Tahoma SD 409 |
| Eric LaBrant | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1, Position 3 | Clark County |
| Eric Lewis | City Council, Ward 1, Position 2 | Blaine |
| Erica Tomas | City Council, Position 4 | Auburn |
| Erika Evans | City Attorney | Seattle |
| Gilbert Lamont | School Board Director, District 5 | Olympia SD 111 |
| Girmay Hadish Zahilay | County Executive | King County |
| Greg Ocken | School Board Director, Position 1 | Sumner SD 320 |
| Griselda Arias | City Council, Position 3 | Yelm |
| Hannah Hedrick | City Council, Position 3 | Tukwila |
| Henry Marion | Charter Review Commissioner, District 3, Position 3 | Clark County |
| Hilary Kozel | School Board Director, Position 4 | Spokane SD 081 |
| Hollie Huthman | City Council, Ward 2 | Bellingham |
| Ian Harper | City Council, Position 6 | Ferndale |
| Isabel Mata | City Council, Position 2 | Lynnwood |
| Izaac Wilkowski | Parks & Rec Commissioner, Position 4 | Point Roberts Parks & Rec |
| Jace Cotton | City Council, At-Large Position | Bellingham |
| Jacob Rosenblum | School Board Director, Position 5 | Ferndale SD 502 |
| James Randolph | City Council, Position 7 | Woodinville |
| Jason Friend | City Council, Position 7 | Woodland |
| Jason Moon | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2 | Snohomish County |
| Jay Arnold | City Council, Position 1 | Kirkland |
| Jeff Coughlin | Mayor | Bremerton |
| Jenne Alderks | City Council, Position 3 | Bothell |
| Jennifer Gregerson | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2 | Snohomish County |
| Jeremy Grisham | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4 | Snohomish County |
| Jerry Toompas | Port Commissioner, Position 2 | Port of Olympia |
| Jessica Anundson | School Board Director, Position 4 | Spokane SD 081 |
| Jessica Ivey | City Council, Position 1 | Burien |
| Jessica Rienstra | County Council, District 3 | Whatcom County |
| Jim Shaver | School Board Director, Posittion 3 | Blaine SD 503 |
| Joe Mizrahi | School Board Director, Position 4 | Seattle SD 001 |
| John Bower | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2, Position 1 | Clark County |
| John Haid | City Council, Position 1 | College Place |
| John Spring | City Council, Position 1 | Newport |
| John W Snow | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1 | Snohomish County |
| John Zingale | Charter Review Commissioner, District 5, Position 1 | Clark County |
| Jon Pascal | City Council, Position 7 | Kirkland |
| Joseph Busig | Cemetery Commissioner, District 1, Position 2 | Island County |
| Josh Binda | City Council, Position 3 | Lynnwood |
| Josh Rosenau | City Council, Position 3 | Lake Forest Park |
| Jude Anthony | County Council, District 9 | King County |
| Justin Stang | City Council, Position 6 | Olympia |
| Karl de Jong | City Council, Ward 6 | Sedro-Woolley |
| Kate Ginn | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4, Position 1 | Pierce County |
| Kate Kruller | City Council, Position 5 | Tukwila |
| Kate Telis | City Council, District 2, Position 2 | Spokane |
| Kathleen Smith | School Board Director, District 2 | Seattle SD 001 |
| Kathryn Lewandowsky | Hospital Commissioner, District 3, Position 1 | Snohomish County |
| Kathryn Lewandowsky | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1 | Snohomish County |
| Kathy Gill | Charter Review Commissioner, District 3 | Snohomish County |
| Katia Zakharoff | City Council, Position 6 | Issaquah |
| Katie Wilson | Mayor | Seattle |
| Keith Chaplin | Port Commissioner, Position 2 | Port of Skagit |
| Kelly Green | City Council, Position 5 | Olympia |
| Kelsey Barrans | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1, Position1 | Pierce County |
| Kerri Burnside | City Council, Ward 4 | Bellingham |
| Kevin Moynihan | City Council, Ward 3, Position 5 | Aberdeen |
| Kevin Nichols | City Council, Position 6 | Issaquah |
| Kim Harless | City Council, Position 1 | Vancouver |
| Kimberlee Kelly | School Board Director, Position 5 | Northshore SD 417 |
| Kirsten Larsen | School Board Director, District 3 | Eastmont SD 206 |
| Kurt Dresner | City Council, Position 7 | Kirkland |
| Kyle Belock | School Board Director, Position 1 | Cheney SD 360 |
| Latasha Palmer | City Council, Position 6 | Tacoma |
| Laura Mork | City Council, Position 3 | Shoreline |
| Leah Perkel | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1, Position 3 | Clark County |
| Leah Wainman | City Council, Ward 2 | Bellingham |
| Leatta Dahlhoff | Mayor | Tumwater |
| Lindsay Smolko | City Council, District 3, Seat 2 | Puyallup |
| Lindsey Walsh | Mayor | Issaquah |
| Lisa Striedinger | City Council, District 1 | Centralia |
| Maren Tirner | City Council, Position 4 | Lacey |
| Maricres (MarMar) Castro | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4, Position 1 | Pierce County |
| Mary Barber | Mayor | Gig Harbor |
| Mary Clymer | City Council, Position 2 | Renton |
| Matt Muilenburg | City Council, Position 2 | Lake Forest Park |
| Matthew Baptiste-Cerra | City Council, District 3 | Bremerton |
| Matthew Kenna | City Council, Position 2 | Sumner |
| Max Johnson | City Council, Ward 5, Position 10 | Hoquiam |
| Maya Morales | County Council, District 2 | Whatcom County |
| Melissa Bedford | School Board Director, Position 1 | Puyallup SD 003 |
| Menka Soni | City Council, Position 6 | Redmond |
| Michael A. Stevens | City Council, Position 4 | Marysville |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | City Council, Seat 5 | Poulsbo |
| Michael Lilliquist | City Council, Ward 6 | Bellingham |
| Michael Robitaille | Mayor | Kahlotus |
| Michael Simonds | City Council, District 3 | Bremerton |
| Morgan Holmgren | Charter Review Commissioner, District 4, Position 3 | Clark County |
| Mpiima M. Mugambe | Charter Review Commissioner, District 3 | Snohomish County |
| Mpiima M. Mugambe | City Council, Position 5 | Lynnwood |
| Nancy Lillquist | City Council, Position 1 | Ellensburg |
| Natalie Anderson | School Board Director, Position 2 | Issaquah SD 411 |
| Nathan J Orth | City Council, Position 2 | Federal Way |
| Nathaniel Downes | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1 | Pierce County |
| Neal Black | City Council, Position 5 | Kirkland |
| Nick Biermann | City Council, Position 2 | Sumner |
| Nicole Sims | City Council, Position 6 | Yelm |
| Nigel Herbig | City Council, Position 4 | Kenmore |
| Nikki Darling | City Council, Position 3 | East Wenatchee |
| Nora Pederson | City Council, Ward 3 | Sedro-Woolley |
| Patrick Adigweme | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1, Position 1 | Clark County |
| Patrick Ammann | City Council, Position 2 | Gig Harbor |
| Paul Dutton | City Council, Position 6 | Renton |
| Pete Armando Reyes | Parks & Rec Commissioner, Position 3 | Metropolitan Parks Tacoma |
| Peter Raffa | City Council, District 5 | Bainbridge Island |
| Rami Al-Kabra | City Council, Position 7 | Bothell |
| Randi L. Knott | Charter Review Commissioner, District 5, Position 3 | Clark County |
| Randy West | City Council, District 1, Position 2 | Mount Vernon |
| Raquel Isquierdo Lopez | School Board Director, District 2 | Sunnyside SD 201 |
| Ray Chapman-Wilson | City Council, District 2 | Centralia |
| Rebecca Long | City Council, Position 4 | Cheney |
| Riley Reed | City Council, Position 4 | Covington |
| Robert Leutwyler | City Council, Position 5 | Lynnwood |
| Robert Perkes | City Council, Position 3 | West Richland |
| Robert Vanderpool | City Council, Position 6 | Olympia |
| Rocco DeVito | City Council, Position 7 | Burien |
| Ruth Perez | City Council, Position 6 | Renton |
| Ryan Calkins | Port Commissioner, Position 1 | Port of Seattle |
| Ryan Siu | City Council, Position 6 | Lacey |
| Sam Doyle | City Council, Position 1 | Mountlake Terrace |
| Sam Mendez | City Council, Position 3 | Burien |
| Sammy Solano Rivera | School Board Director, Position 4 | Mount Vernon |
| Sandra Zesati | School Board Director, District 4 | Sunnyside SD 201 |
| Sarah Dixit | City Council, District 1, Position 2 | Spokane |
| Sarah Moore | City Council, Position 5 | Burien |
| Selena Killin | Charter Review Commissioner, District 3 | Snohomish County |
| Semra Riddle | City Council, Position 1 | Lake Forest Park |
| Shannon Reynolds | City Council, Position 2 | Fircrest |
| Shari Ireton | Charter Review Commissioner, District 2 | Snohomish County |
| Sharn Shoker | City Council, Position 6 | Kent |
| Sharon Gold | School Board Director, Position 5 | Franklin Pierce SD 402 |
| Sid Gupta | City Council, Position 3 | Sammamish |
| Silong Chhun | City Council, Position 4 | Tacoma |
| Skip Williams | City Council, Ward 4 | Bellingham |
| Stefanie LeJeunesse | City Council, At Large Position | Mount Vernon |
| Steffanie Fain | County Council, District 5 | King County |
| Summer Andriyuk | City Council, Position 1 | Fife |
| Tamara Stramel | Charter Review Commissioner, District 1, Position 3 | Pierce County |
| Tawny Szumlas | City Council, Ward 3, Position 5 | Pullman |
| Teodora Martinez | Port Commissioner, District 1 | Port of Sunnyside |
| Teresa Gregory | School Board Director, Position 4 | Kent SD 415 |
| Thomas Garrard | School Board Director, Position 4 | Edmonds SD 015 |
| Tianne Curtiss | City Council, Position 4 | Tenino |
| Tosh Sharp | City Council, Position 3 | Tukwila |
| Tracy Banaszynski | City Council, Position 2 | Kenmore |
| Tracy Mayclin | School Board Director, Position 3 | Bellevue SD 405 |
| Trevor Vance | City Council, Ward 2 | Pullman |
| Troy McCoy | City Council, Position 1 | Battle Ground |
| Valerie Torres | School Board Director, Position 5, At-Large | Pasco SD 001 |
| Vandana Slatter | State Senator | Legislative District 48 |
| Verna Seal | City Council, Position 1 | Tukwila |
| Victoria Hunt | State Senator | Legislative District 5 |
| Vishal Bhargava | City Council, Position 1 | Bellevue |
| Vivian Song | School Board Director, District 5 | Seattle SD 001 |
| Vonita Hallock Francisco | Charter Review Commission, District 4 | Snohomish County |
| Zack Zappone | City Council, District 3, Position 2 | Spokane |
| Zev Rose Cook | City Council, Position 5 | Tacoma |
