Candidates Supporting Ranked Choice Voting

2026 Candidate Guide

To candidates, thank you for running for office, and thank you for your interest in endorsement by FairVote Washington. We are a nonpartisan 501(c)(4) that supports democracy reform with a mission to advance ranked choice voting and strengthen democracy in Washington state. To complete our endorsement questionnaire, please click here


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!

NameOfficeJurisdiction
Aaron CroftState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 6
Adam BernbaumState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 24
Alex RamelState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 40
Amy WalenState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 48
Angela TaylorState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 2
Ben ChristlyState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 17
Beth DoglioState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 22
Brenda LykinsCounty Council, District 7Pierce County
Chase FosterState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 15
Chipalo StreetState SenatorLegislative District 37
Chris StearnsState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 47
Cindy RyuState SenatorLegislative District 32
Claire WilsonState SenatorLegislative District 30
Clyde ShaversState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 10
Darya FarivarState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 46
Dave PaulState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 10
Deborah KrishnadasanState SenatorLegislative District 26
Debra LekanoffState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 40
Deken LetinichState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 18
Diana H. PerezState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 17
Eamonn CollinsState SenatorLegislative District 42
Greg NanceState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 23
Hannah Sabio-HowellState SenatorLegislative District 43
Jaelynn ScottState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 37
Jamie PedersenState SenatorLegislative District 43
Janice ZahnState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 41
Jenne AlderksState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 1
Jessica ForsytheState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 48
Jim PiersonState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 35
John LovickState SenatorLegislative District 44
John ZingaleCounty Council, District 2Clark County
Judge Colleen MelodyState Supreme Court Justice, Position 1State Supreme Court
Judge Jaime HawkState Supreme Court Justice, Position 3State Supreme Court
Judge Sharonda D. AmamiloState Supreme Court Justice, Position 5State Supreme Court
Kaylee KuehnState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 24
Kelabe TewoldeState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 37
Kevin MoynihanState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 19
Krista PerezState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 29
Lisa CallanState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 5
Lisa ParshleyState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 22
Luc Jasmin IIIState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 3
Maria LittlesunState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 35
Mia Su-Ling GregersonState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 33
My-Linh ThaiState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 41
Natasha HillState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 3
Nicole MacriState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 43
Nilu JenksCity Council, District 5Seattle
Patrick DePoeState Representative, Position 2Legislative District 24
Randi KnottState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 18
Sharlett MenaState SenatorLegislative District 29
Stacy WilloughbyState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 12
Strom PetersonState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 21
Tamra IngwaldsonAuditorMason County
Tarra SimmonsState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 23
Teresa MosquedaCounty Council, District 8King County
Tillie Naputi-PullarAuditorThurston County
Troy McCoyCounty Council, District 5Clark County
Ty StoberAuditorClark County
Zach HallState Representative, Position 1Legislative District 5
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