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2021 General Election Endorsements

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King County Young Democrats are pleased to announce our final endorsements for the 2021 election season. In order to have received an endorsement, the candidate or ballot measure must have received at least two-thirds (2/3) approval from voting members present at the meeting.

New Endorsements

City of BellevueCity Council Pos. 2Dexter Borbe
City of BellevueCity Council Pos. 4Ruth Lipscomb
City of BothellCity Council Pos. 5Matt Kuehn
Lake Washington School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 3Leah Choi
City of RedmondCity Council Posi. 2Steve Fields
City of SeattleCity AttorneyNicole Thomas-Kennedy
Seattle School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 4Vivian Song Maritz
City of TukwilaCity Council Pos. 3Thomas McLeod

Full List of Candidates

County Races

King County County Council Member Pos. 3Sarah Perry
King County County Council Member Pos. 5Shukri Olow
King County County Council Member Pos. 9Kim-Khanh Van
King County County ExecutiveJoe Nguyen
Port Of SeattlePort Commissioner Pos. 1Ryan Calkins
Port Of SeattlePort Commissioner Pos. 3Hamdi Mohamed
Port Of SeattlePort Commissioner Pos. 4Toshiko Hasegawa
Why is the Port of Seattle in the list of County Races?
Great question! The Port of Seattle despite its name, is actually a county-wide race. They have power over policies implemented at both the seaport and airport, which can drastically affect economic development and effect on the environment of the entire county.

Municipal Races

City Of AuburnCity Council Member Pos. 2Kate Baldwin
City Of AuburnCity Council Member Pos. 6Larry Brown
East Bellevue Community CouncilCommunity Council Pos. 5Chiho Lai
City Of BellevueCity Council Member Pos. 2Dexter Borbe
City Of BellevueCity Council Member Pos. 4Ruth Lipscomb
City Of BothellCity Council Member Pos. 1Han Tran
City Of BothellCity Council Member Pos. 3Jenne Alderks
City Of Bothell City Council Member Pos. 5Matt Kuehn
City Of BothellCity Council Member Pos. 7Rami Al-Kabra
City Of BurienCity Council Member Pos. 1Hugo Garcia
City Of BurienCity Council Member Pos. 3Jimmy Matta
City Of BurienCity Council Member Pos. 5Sarah Moore
City Of BurienCity Council Member Pos. 7Krystal Marx
City Of Des MoinesCity Council Member Pos. 7Soleil Lewis
City Of Federal WayCity Council Member Pos. 2Gregory A Baruso
City Of Federal WayCity Council Member Pos. 5Leandra Craft
City Of Federal WayCity Council Member Pos. 6Renae Seam
City Of IssaquahCity Council Member Pos. 3Barbara De Michele
City Of KenmoreCity Council Member Pos. 4Nigel G. Herbig
City Of KenmoreCity Council Member Pos. 6Jon Culver
City Of KentCity Council Member Pos. 4Clifford Cawthon
City Of KentMayorDawn Bennett
City Of KirklandCity Council Member Pos. 1Jay Arnold
City Of KirklandCity Council Member Pos. 5Neal Black
City Of KirklandCity Council Member Pos. 7Jon Pascal
City Of Lake Forest ParkCity Council Member Pos. 3Stephanie Angelis
City Of Lake Forest ParkCity Council Member Pos. 7Larry Goldman
City Of NewcastleCity Council Member Pos. 6Paul Charbonneau
City Of RedmondCity Council Member Pos. 2Steve Fields
City Of RedmondCity Council Member Pos. 6Jeralee Anderson
City Of RentonCity Council Member Pos. 1Joe Todd
City Of RentonCity Council Member Pos. 2Carmen Rivera
City Of SammamishCity Council Member Pos. 5Kali Clark
City Of SeatacCity Council Member Pos. 2Jake Simpson
City Of SeatacCity Council Member Pos. 6Iris Guzman
City Of SeattleCity AttorneyNicole Thomas-Kennedy
City Of SeattleCity Council Member Pos. 8Teresa Mosqueda
City Of SeattleCity Council Member Pos. 9Nikkita Oliver
City Of SeattleMayorM. Lorena Gonzalez
City Of ShorelineCity Council Member Pos. 5Eben Pobee
City Of ShorelineCity Council Member Pos. 7Chris Roberts
City Of SnoqualmieCity Council Member Pos. 5Tanya Lavoy
City Of SnoqualmieCity Council Member Pos. 7Jo Johnson
City Of TukwilaCity Council Member Pos. 1Papyan Armen
City Of TukwilaCity Council Member Pos. 3Thomas McLeod
City Of TukwilaCity Council Member Pos. 5Mohamed Abdi
City Of TukwilaCity Council Member Pos. 7De’Sean Quinn
City Of WoodinvilleCity Council Member Pos. 3Robin White
City Of WoodinvilleCity Council Member Pos. 5Sarah Arndt

School District Races

Bellevue School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 3Joyce Shui
Bellevue School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 5Jane Aras
Lake Washington School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 3Leah Choi
Northshore School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 5Amy Cast
Renton School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 5Shelby Scovel
Seattle School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 4Vivian Song Maritz
Seattle School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 5Michelle Sarju
Seattle School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 7Brandon K. Hersey
Shoreline School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 2Emily Williams
Shoreline School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 3Sarah Cohen
Kent School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 4Awale Farah
Kent School DistrictSchool District Director Pos. 5Sara Franklin