Candidates Supporting Ranked-Choice Voting

2023 Candidate Guide

As a non-partisan non-profit working to empower voters with a more representative democracy, FairVote Washington recognizes candidates who support ranked-choice voting.

In 2023, we provided candidates across Washington the opportunity to fill out a questionnaire. The candidates listed here responded that they support ranked-choice voting and received a grade based on their level of support. These grades are not endorsements and are provided as information only.

Keep an eye on this space for our 2024 Candidate Project!

Grade	Candidate	Location	Position
A	Eamonn Collins	Bellingham	City Council, Ward 1
A	Edward Barton	Anacortes	School Board, Position 5
A	Hanan Amer	Auburn	City Council, Pos. 7
A	Kirsten Hytopoulos	Bainbridge Island	City Council, Position 1, at large
A	Leslie Schneider	Bainbridge Island	Councilmember, Central Ward District 4
A	Aran Clauson	Bellingham	School District Position 4
A	Hannah Stone	Bellingham	City Council Ward 1
A	Jace Cotton	Bellingham	City Council At Large
A	Liz Darrow	Bellingham	City Council Ward 3
A	Rosemary Ryan	Bellingham	Fire District Commissioner Position 2
A	Sonia Hurt	Blaine	City Council Ward 2 Position 3
A	Jane Rebelowski	Bremerton	City Council District 4
A	Krystal Marx	Burien	Council Position No. 4
A	Steve Hogan	Camas	Mayor
A	Debra L Long	Central Valley	School Board Director #3
A	Chris Brewer	Centralia City	Council Position 1 at-large
A	Jacquelyn Belock	Cheney	City Council District 6
A	Janet Caldwell	Clover Park	School District Position 4
A	Vivian Olson	Edmonds	City Councilmember, Position 5
A	Roger Pence	Edmonds	City Council Position 1
A	Charles Adkins	Everett	School District Position 5
A	Ryne Rohla	Everett	School District 2, Director at large
A	Denise Yun	Federal Way	City Council Position 7
A	Steven McCray II	Four Lakes	Water Distict No. 10 Commissioner Position No. 1
A	John Kelly	Gig Harbor	Fire District Commissioner Position 3
A	Mary Barber	Gig Harbor	City Council, Position 4
A	Stephen Hardy	Harrington	Councilman No. 3
B	Michael Robitaille	Kahlotus	City Councilmember At Large, Position 2
A	Corina Pfeil	Kenmore	Council Position No. 7
A	Jon Culver	Kenmore	City Council, Pos. 5
B	Brittany Gledhill	Kennewick	School District 17, Director No. 4
A	Donald Cook	Kent	School Director Position 3
A+	Jorge L. Baron	King County	County Council Position 4
A+	Sarah Reyneveld	King County	County Council Position 4
A+	Teresa Mosqueda	King County	County Council Position 8
A	Amy Falcone	Kirkland	City Council Position 6
A	Kelli Curtis	Kirkland	Kirkland City Council Position 2
B	Robert P. McGee	Kitsap	Fire and Rescue Position 3
A	Christy Nielsen	Lake Chelan	School District Board Seat #5
A	Edwin Buckley	Lakewood	Water Commissioner Position 3
A	Jimmy Davidson	Lakewood	City Council Position 6
B	Lawrence Marshall	Liberty Lake	Council Position 3
A	Travis Scott	Liberty Lake	City Council Position 4
A	Robert Leutwyler	Lynnwood	City Council Position 5
A	Craig Reynolds	Mercer Island	City Council Seat 5
A	J. Riley Sweeney	Meridian	School District, Pos. 5
A	Ricardo Joe Lomedico	North Beach	School District 64, Director 4
A	Brit Kraner	North Whidbey	Pool, Parks, and Rec District - Position 1
A	Andy Plumlee	Oak Harbor	Councilmember Position 2
A	Chris Wiegenstein	Oak Harbor	Councilmember Position 2
A	Richard Wills	Ocean Shores	City Council Position 6
A	Leslie Van Leishout	Olympia	School Board #4
A	Sarah Tonge	Olympia	Port Commissioner, District 5
A	Maggie Sanders	Olympia	Port of Olympia District 4
A	Bryan D Zeski	Oroville	School District Director 5 at large
A	James Czebotar	Pasco	City Council Member 5
A	Drew Schwab	Port Angeles	City Council, Pos. 2
A	Navarra Carr	Port Angeles	City Council Position 6
A	Eric Fejeran	Pullman	City Council Member 6
A	Jeralee Anderson	Redmond	Mayor
A	Jessica Forsythe	Redmond	City Council Position #3
A	Osman Salahuddin	Redmond	City Council Position 1
A	Joshua Short	Richland	City Council, Seat 7
A	Max J. Heller III	San Juan Island	School District Board Director 3
A+	Alex Hudson	Seattle	City Council District 3
A+	Andrew Lewis	Seattle	City Council Position 7
A+	ChrisTiana ObeySumner	Seattle	City Council District 5
A	Liza Rankin	Seattle	School District Director 1
A+	Maren Costa	Seattle	City Council District 1
A+	Ron Davis	Seattle	City Council District 4
A+	Tammy Morales	Seattle	City Council District 2
A	Tom Gilmore	Shelton	City Council, Seat 5
A	C. Brook Willeford	South Whidbey	School District #206, Position 3
A	Marnie Jackson	South Whidbey	South Whidbey School District #206 Director Position 4
A	Kitty Klitzke	Spokane	City Council District 3, Position 1
A+	Paul Dillon	Spokane	City Council District 2, Position 1
A+	Lisa Brown	Spokane	Mayor
A	Paul Pennington	Klickitat County	Hospital District 2 Commissioner
A	Chris Van Vechten	Tacoma	City Council Position 3
A	Jamika Scott	Tacoma	City Council Position 3
A	Matt Mauer	Tacoma	Park and Recreation Commissioner 5
A	Olgy Diaz	Tacoma	City Council Member 7
B	Todd Briske	Tacoma	City Council Position 8
A	Owen Rowe	Townsend	City Council, Position 4
A	Kate Kruller	Tukwila	Mayor
A	Thomas McLeod	Tukwila	Mayor
A+	T'wina Nobles	University Place District	School Director
A	Leah Perkel	Vancouver	City Council, Position 6
A+	Ty Stober	Vancouver	City Council - Position 5
A	Jeff Robinson	Walla Walla	City Council Position 5
A	Donnell Tanksley	Whatcom	Sheriff
A	Jon Scanlon	Whatcom	County Council At Large Position B
A	Satpal Sidhu	Whatcom County	Executive
A+	Cathy Moore	Seattle	City Council District 5
A	Kim Lund	Bellingham	Mayor
A	Dayv Lowry	Tanglewilde	Parks & Recreation District No. 1,
A+	Lindsey Shaw	Spokane	City Council, District 1, Position 1
A	Joseph Hund	Sultan	City Council Position #4
A	Seth Fleetwood	Bellingham	Mayor
A	Chris Eck	Edmonds	City Council Position 1
A	Dulce Gutierrez	Yakima	City Council, District 1