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Races, Candidates and Ballot Measures in 2011
Races in 2011
There are 307 positions up for election in King County in 2011. Click here for the official list from King County Elections.
Our current Endorsement Rules are posted here .
Candidates & Endorsements
The following candidates have asked for our endorsement, listed in the order they were received:
Name, Position
Link to Questionnaire
Endorsement Status
King County Positions
Lloyd Hara - King County Assessor lloydhara.2010q.pdf Early Endorsement, 3/22/11
Sherril Huff, King County Elections
Director sherrilhuff.2010q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Larry Gossett, King County Council
#2 2007/lgossett1.pdf {2007q}Early Endorsement, 3/22/11
Larry Phillips, King County Council
#4 phillips2010qfor2011.pdf {2010q}Early Endorsement, 3/22/11
Richard Mitchell, King County
Council #6 richardmitchell.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Joe McDermott, King County Council
#8 2010/joemcdermott.questionnaire.2010.pdf
{2010q}Early Endorsement, 3/22/11
Judge Patrick Oishi, King County
Superior Court Dept. #24 patrickoishi.2010jq.pdf Endorsed, 6/28/11
Port of Seattle
Gael Tarleton, Port of Seattle #2 gaeltarleton.2010q.pdf Early Endorsement, 3/22/11
Dean Willard, Port of Seattle Commissioner
Position #5 deanwillard.2011q.pdf , received Sunday,
6/12Endorsed, 6/28/11
Local Races
John Stokes, Bellevue City Council Position
#1 johnstokes.2011q.pdf , Received Tuesday,
July 26Endorsed 7/26/11
Claudia Balducci, Bellevue City
Council Position #5 claudiabalducci.2011q.pdf Endorsed 6/28/11
Jennifer Armenta, Bothell City Council
Position #2 jenniferarmenta.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Marlla Mhoon, Covington City Council
Position #1 marllamhoon.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Roger Flygare, Federal Way
City Council Position #3 rogerflygare.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Keith Tyler, Federal Way City
Council Position #7 keithtyler.2011q.pdf , received Wednesday,
June 15Endorsed 6/28/11
Joshua Schaer, Issaquah City Council
Position #4 joshuaschaer.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Bailey Stober, Kent City Council
Position #1 baileystober.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Leslie Hamada, Kent School
Board Position #3 lesliehamada.2011q.pdf Updated
Questionnaire, Posted August 22, 2011
Endorsed 8/23/11
Jessica Greenway, Kirkland City
Council Position #4 jessicagreenway.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Dave Asher, Kirkland City Council
Position #6 daveasher.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Mary Jane Goss, Lake Forest
Park Mayor maryjanegoss.2011q.pdf Endorsed 5/24/11
Debbie Bertlin, Mercer Island
City Council Position #7 debbiebertlin.2011q.pdf , received
8/21/11 Endorsed 8/23/11
Francisco Irigon, Newcastle City Council Position #4
franciscoirigon.2011q.pdf , received
Friday, 6/10Endorsed 6/28/11
B-Z (Sundstrom) Davis, Northshore School
Board Pos. 3 bzdavis.2011q.pdf , Received Tuesday, July
26Endorsed 7/26/11
Robin H. Jones,
Renton City Council Position #5 robinhjones.2011q.pdf , received Monday,
6/13Endorsed 6/28/11
Dave
Bush, SeaTac City Council Position #5 davebush.2011q.pdf , received Thursday,
June 16Endorsed, 6/28/11
Chris Eggen, Shoreline City
Council Position #2 chriseggen.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Janet Way, Shoreline City Council
Position #4 janetway.2011q.pdf , received Monday,
June 27Endorsed, 6/28/11
Jesse Salomon, Shoreline City
Council Position #6 jessesalomon.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Pam Linder, Tukwila Mayor pamlinder.2010q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Kate Kruller, Tukwila City Council
Position #6 katekruller.2011q.pdf , received Tuesday,
June 14Endorsed, 6/28/11
Abshir Mahamed, Tukwila City Council Position #4
abshirmahamed.2011q.pdf , Received
Tuesday, July 12Endorsed 7/26/11
Mary Alice Heuschel, Public Hospital
District No.1 maryheuschel.2011q.pdf , Received
Tuesday, July 26Endorsed 7/26/11
Seattle City Council
Maurice Classen, Seattle City
Council Position #1 mauriceclassen.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Bobby Forch, Seattle City Council
Position #1 bobbyforch.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Jean Godden, Seattle City Council Position
#1 jeangodden.2010q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Bruce Harrell, Seattle City
Council #3 bruceharrell.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Tom Rasmussen, Seattle City Council
#5 tomrasmussen.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council
Position #7 timburgess.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Sally Clark, Seattle City Council
#9 sallyclark.2011q.pdf (8+MB)Endorsed, 5/24/11
Seattle School Board
Kate Martin, Seattle School
Board Position #2 katemartin.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 6/28/11
John
(Jack) Whelan, Seattle School Board Position #2 jackwhelan.2011q.pdf , received Monday,
6/13Endorsed, 6/28/11
Michelle Buetow, Seattle School
Director Position #3 michellebuetow.2011q.pdf Endorsed, 5/24/11
Marty McLaren, Seattle School Board
Position #6 martymclaren.2011q.pdf , received
Friday, June 24Endorsed, 6/28/11
Considered, but not endorsed:
Ed Prince, Renton City Council Position
#5 edprince.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Patsy Bonincontri, King County Council
Position #6 patsybonincontri.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
John Creighton, King County
Council #6 johncreighton.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Debbie Ranniger, Kent City Council Position #1
debbieranniger.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Robin McClelland, Shoreline
City Council Position #6 robinmcclelland.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
David Schraer, Seattle City Council Position #1
davidschraer.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Michael Taylor-Judd, Seattle
City Council Position #1 michaeltaylorjudd.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Brad Meacham, Seattle City
Council Position #3 bradmeacham.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Sandy Cioffi, Seattle City Council
Position #5 sandycioffi.2010q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Dian Ferguson, Seattle City Council
Position #9 dianferguson.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Sherry Carr, Seattle School Board
Position #2 sherrycarr.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Harium Martin-Morris, Seattle School
Board District #3 hariummartinmorris.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Steve Sundquist, Seattle School
Board Position #6 stevesundquist.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Peter Maier, Seattle
School Board Position #1 petermaier.2011q.pdf Considered, 5/24/11, Not Endorsed
Michael Sealfon, Kent City Council Position #7
michaelsealfon.2011q.pdf Considered, 6/28/11
John Dunn, Seattle School Board Position #3
johndunn.2011q.pdf , received Sunday,
6/12Considered, 6/28/11
Sharon Peaslee, Seattle School Board Position #1
sharonpeaslee.2011q.pdf , received
Sunday, 6/12Considered, 6/28/11
Mark T. Weber, Seattle School
Board Position #2 markweber.2011q.pdf , received Monday,
June 13Considered, 6/28/11
Joy Anderson, Seattle School Board Position #6
joyanderson.2011q.pdf , received Tuesday,
6/14Considered, 6/28/11
Diana Toledo, King County Council
District #8 dianatoledo.2011q.pdf , received Tuesday,
June 21Considered, 6/28/11
Timolin Abro, King County Fire and Rescue, Position 4
timolinabrom.2011q.pdf , received
Friday, June 24Considered, 6/28/11
Nick Esparza, Seattle School Board District #6
nickesparza.2011q.pdf , received Tuesday,
June 28Considered, 6/28/11
Dwight Thompson, Lake Forest
Park Mayor dwightthompson.2011q.pdf , received
Thursday, July 8Consideration, 7/26/11
Sue Stewart, Redmond City Council
#7 suestewart.2011q.pdf Received 8/26/11
Candidates, please download and fill out our 2011 General Candidate Questionnaire . Please send a signed copy of the document by mail to the King County office, and please send a PDF copy of the document to the King County Chair (kingcountydemocrats@msn.com ). Please avoid sending scanned copies of the signed document as the electronic copy. Scanned files are much larger than Word when converted to PDF files. We can generate the PDF file from the original Word copy if you need us to.
Ballot Measures
The King County Democrats have taken a position opposing all of Tim Eyman's
initiatives for the 2011 election year , including I-1125.
The King County Democrats have taken a position supporting the King County Veterans And Human Services Levy, which will be on our August 16th Primary Election ballot.
The King County Democrats have taken a position opposing the signature gathering campaigns and opposing the passage of I-1119 and I-1122. The subject of these two initiatives is Immigration policy, and we oppose the policy direction that these initiatives would take the state of Washington.
The King County Democrats have taken a position supporting the Seattle Families
and Education Levy, which will be on our November ballot.
The King County Democrats have taken a position approving SJR 8205, a Constitutional
Amendment to fix a discrepancy in residency in order to vote in Presidential
Primary elections.
