FEDERAL
RACES
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US Congresswoman
Suzan DelBene
1st Congressional District |
Congresswoman DelBene was first sworn into Congress
on November 13, 2012.
An
experienced and successful technology entrepreneur
and business leader with over 20 years experience in
the private sector, Suzan understands the critical
role that innovative companies play in creating
opportunities for citizens and the foundation for
economic growth for communities.
Suzan
has a strong record of public service. She served as
a volunteer supporting the YWCA’s program to provide
transitional housing and job training for struggling
women and families and was a senior adviser to
Global Partnerships, a non-profit focused on
supporting micro-finance programs to serve people
living in poverty in Latin America.
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JUDICIAL RACES |
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WA
Supreme Court Justice
Mary Fairhurst
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Elected in 2002
and then 2008, Justice
Fairhurst started her legal career in the Supreme
Court as a
law clerk, then spent 16 years as anAssistant
Attorney General, specializing in the areas of
criminal justice, transportation, revenue, and
labor. In 1998, Attorney General Gregoire gave
Justice Fairhurst the Steward of Justice award.
She
worked on the constitutional amendment to increase
the rights of crime victims while still honoring the
constitutional rights of the accused. She organized
the first statewide conferences on domestic
violence. She planned and facilitated a youth
violence summit and organized and moderated
conferences dealing with sex offenders in the
community. The WSBA gave her its highest
honor, the Award of Merit, in 2011.
Throughout her career, Justice Fairhurst has worked
to enhance the opportunities for women and
minorities in the profession and to ensure access to
justice for low-income individuals and families.
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WA
Supreme Court Justice
Debra Stephens
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Justice
Stephens was appointed as a judge for Division Three
of the Washington Court of Appeals in April 2007 and
later elected unopposed. In 2007, she was appointed
to the Washington State Supreme Court. Justice
Stephens is the first judge from Division Three to
serve on the Supreme Court, and the first woman from
Eastern Washington to do so.
Debra is
firmly committed to public service and community
involvement. She previously served for over a decade
on the Board of Directors of the Orchard Prairie
School District No. 123 and was also on the Board of
Directors for the Spokane Valley Rotary Club. She
has been a strong advocate for pro bono legal
services, and was formerly a volunteer supervising
attorney at Gonzaga’s University Legal Assistance
clinic. She is a trustee of the Washington Judicial
College, and served on the appellate court education
committee and the court rules committee.
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WA Supreme
Court Justice Mary Yu
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Justice
Mary Yu was appointed to the Washington Supreme
Court on May 1, 2014 after serving as a trial court
judge in King County Superior Court for fourteen
years. She has received numerous awards for work as
a trial court judge, her commitment to mentoring
students and young lawyers, for promoting access to
justice, and leading the Minority and Justice
Commission (Supreme Court Commission whose mission
is to eliminate bias in our court system).
Justice
Yu has been active in our community through service
on local not-for-profit boards such as FareStart,
the King Co. Law Library, and the WA Leadership
Institute while also serving as Jurist
in Residence at
SU School of Law. Justice Yu is the first woman of
color (Asian and Latina) and open lesbian on our
State Supreme Court.
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Judge Marcine Anderson
King County District
Court/Shoreline
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Judge
Anderson was appointed by the King County Council to
the King County District Court, Shoreline Division
in 2010. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Anderson
worked as a Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with
the Civil Division of the King County Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney where she covered technology
law, including software licensing, cable television
regulation and telecommunications.
Judge Anderson was also a misdemeanor prosecutor for
a number of local cities, including Burien,
Woodinville, Issaquah, Lake Stevens, Bothell and
Redmond. She currently serves as an Advisory Board
member of the Washington State Bar Association’s
award winning Leadership Institute. Judge Anderson
is the first woman and first Asian American woman to
serve at the Shoreline District Court.
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Judge
Johanna Bender
King County District Court, West
Electorate, Pos. 1
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Judge
Bender was appointed to the bench by the King County
Council in May of 2012. Judge Bender served as a
domestic violence advocate at the Domestic Abuse
Women’s Network. She has worked in both the public
and private sectors.
Judge Bender has been designated to serve in
as the leader of the District Court’s therapeutic
courts team for 2014/15, presiding over Regional
Mental Health Court and Regional Veterans Court. She
is the District Court’s 2014-2015 delegate to the
County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Oversight
Committee. She also serves as a member of the
Seattle Police Department Crisis Intervention
Committee Workgroup. She works with community
stakeholders to ensure effective and coordinated
services for people living with mental illness in
King County, and for the many veterans in our
community.
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Judge
Karen Donohue
Seattle Municipal Court #6
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Judge
Donohue was elected to Seattle Municipal Court in
2010. Since joining the Court, she has presided over
domestic violence calendars, Veteran’s Treatment
Court and Seattle Community Court. Judge Donohue is
one of the co-founders and co-directors of the award
winning Seattle Youth Traffic Court, a partnership
with Seattle University School of Law and Garfield
High School. She has been elected by her peers to
serve a second term as Assistant Presiding Judge and
is the sponsor of the Court's Electronic Court File
project.
Prior to joining the bench, Judge Donohue worked as
a Judge Pro Tem in several district and municipal
courts, in a general practice firm, as a law
clerk/bailiff, prosecutor and defense attorney,
consultant and solo practitioner and as General
Counsel at a global telecommunications consulting
and network development firm.
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Judge
Elizabeth "Beth" Fraser
Snohomish County District
Court
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Judge
Fraser was appointed to the Snohomish County
District Court in January, 2013 after serving
as a Public Defender for 13 years and then heading
the Office of Public Defense as Attorney
Administrator for an additional 12 years. She
was elected by her fellow
judges as Assistant Presiding Judge. Judge Fraser’s
broad experience with the District Court and her
extensive budget and management skills have been
great assets to the Court since her appointment. She
has made the Court more accessible for ordinary
citizens and is recognized as one of the County’s
top rated judges.
Prior to
being appointed, Beth was active with the
endorsements committee of the NWPC-WA in Snohomish
County.
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Judge
Julia Garratt
King County Superior Court
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In July
2013, Governor Jay Inslee appointed Julia Garratt to
serve as Superior Court judge for King County. Judge
previously served as a King County Superior Court
Commissioner and worked as a pro tem judge since
1999.
Judge
Garratt is a longtime member of the state Parole
Board with jurisdiction over sex offenders.
Additionally, Judge Garratt was a staff attorney in
Seattle for the Associated Counsel for the Accused,
representing indigent defendants throughout King
County. Garratt has been rated exceptionally well by
every single specialty bar association in King
County, including the King County Bar.
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Judge Janet
Garrow
King/Snohomish District Court - Northeast
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Judge
Garrow was elected to the King County District Court
in 1998 and re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She
has served several terms as the Presiding Judge of
the District Court’s East Division and as a member
of the Court’s Executive Committee.
Over the
past 16 years, Judge Garrow has served at all the
Eastside courthouses; Bellevue, Redmond, and
Issaquah. She is currently hearing misdemeanor cases
such as DUIs and domestic violence cases and handles
other types of cases heard in District Court
including criminal, felony first appearances, civil,
small claims, infractions, and petitions for
protection from domestic violence, stalking and
harassment. For several years she served as a King
County Superior Court portability judge handling
civil trials, juvenile cases, and civil ex parte
matters.
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Judge
Anne Harper
King County Distrist Court
West
Division
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Judge
Harper has been working in the justice system for 33
years. She has 13 years of experience on the bench
in King County and currently serves as the West
Division Presiding Judge. She also worked as a
public defender for 16 years, primarily in the
felony division. Judge Harper has focused on solving
problems, working with others to create Domestic
Violence Court; Regional Mental Health Court and
Seattle Municipal Court's Community Court, which
focuses of connecting defendants who are homeless
with social services to reduce recidivism and
incarcerationl.
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Judge C.
Kimi Kondo
Seattle Municipal Court #2
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Judge C.
Kimi Kondo is running for re-election. She currently
serves as the Presiding Judge of the seven judge
Court and is also the Mental Health Court Judge. She
was one of the dedicated domestic violence judges
for four years and also addressed DV probation
violation hearings. An early member of the Gender
and Justice Commission from 1995-2001, Judge Kondo
worked to raise awareness about domestic violence
issues throughout the state. Over her 24 year
career, she has fairly and impartially adjudicated
hundreds of trials. She has listened to victims of
all types of crimes and fashioned sentences to
address the needs of the public and victims as well
as protecting the rights of defendants.
As a
proponent of the therapeutic approach to addressing
mentally ill offenders who opt into the court, Judge
Kondo finds satisfaction in helping defendants
become stable in their housing and in managing their
mental illness. Judge Kondo has fostered good
relationships with all criminal justice partners and
is dedicated to making Seattle Municipal Court the
best court of limited jurisdiction in the state.
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Kristen Olbrechts
Candidate for
Snohomish District Court
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Lisa
O'Toole
Candidate for King County District Court,
NE Electorate, Pos. 3
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Committed to providing everyone access to justice,
if elected, Lisa will focus on access to justice for
all, increasing public safety and inspiring public
confidence in our legal system.
Lisa
brings twenty-seven years experience to the District
Court bench, both as a King County Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney and as a civil attorney in
private practice. She also has extensive experience
as a Judge Pro Tem in King County District Court and
numerous municipal courts, presiding over both
criminal and civil cases. Her broad base of
experience allows her to conduct court hearings in
an extremely efficient, thorough, and considerate
manner.
Lisa has
earned a reputation as a judge of great integrity
who is fair, respectful, knowledgeable, and
compassionate. She is a judge who ensures that
justice is administered fairly, efficiently, and
equally to all.
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Judge Lisa Sutton
Candidate for Judge
Division
2, Court of Appeals
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Judge
Lisa Sutton is seeking election to the Court of
Appeals, Division II, District 2, position 1. Judge
Robin Hunt, who has held the position for 18 years,
enthusiastically endorses Judge Sutton. Washington
Women Lawyers has rated her “Exceptionally Well
Qualified.” Judge Sutton served over 20 years at
the Washington State Attorney General's Office
litigating cases on complicated issues in courts
across Washington, and was recognized for her work
to improve domestic violence prevention and
education. In November 2010, Governor Chris Gregoire
appointed her to the Thurston County Superior Court
bench. Currently, she is the Presiding Judge at
Thurston County Family & Juvenile Court. Judge
Sutton values community service and is an active
community volunteer.
Judge
Sutton was honored in 2012 with an award from
Washington Women Lawyers for her continued efforts
to mentor women lawyers to further the full
integration of women in the legal profession, to
promote equal rights and opportunities for women,
and to prevent discrimination.
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Judge
Donna Tucker
King County District Court
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Judge
Tucker was elected to the King County District Court
in 2010. She offers nearly 30 years of public
service in the courtroom handling criminal and civil
cases. She brought 10 years experience as a judge
pro tem in the municipal and district courts of King
County where she handled the full range of civil and
criminal cases filed in District Court. Prior to her
time as judge pro tem she spent 21 years as a trial
lawyer in district and municipal courts in King
County. She was recently rated in the top 10 percent
of King County District Court Judges in the 2014
King County Bar Association Judicial Officer Survey.
Judge
Donna Tucker has been a resident of east King County
for more than 45 years, and was a business owner for
17 years providing public defense services in
Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Woodinville
and Bothell.
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 Judge
Kalo Wilcox
Thurston County District Court
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Judge
Kalo Wilcox was elected in 2010 to the Thurston
County District Court bench. Prior to taking the
bench in January of 2011, Judge Wilcox served the
City of Olympia as a Prosecuting Attorney since
1998. Judge Wilcox’s legal career has been in public
service. She has served as a Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s
Office, the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s
Office, and as an Assistant Attorney General with
the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. In
2010, Judge Wilcox was awarded the Outstanding
Service Award by the Washington State Association of
Municipal Attorneys.
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LEGISLATIVE
RACES (alphabetical)
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Rep.
Sherry Appleton 23rd LD
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Sherry
is a strong advocate for women. A long time
supporter of reproductive health issues and equal
pay, and speaking out for an increase in the minimum
wage and the Dream Act in this last session. Before
running for the state legislature, she was an
advocate to the legislature whose clients included
the AAUW, NARAL, League of Women Voters, Public
Defenders, Criminal Defense lawyers and a Coalition
for a Jewish Voice. She is a lifelong mentor to
young women and works to hire and promote women in
her legislative office.
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Judy Arborgast
Candidate, State Senate 26th LD
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Judy is
an ardent supporter of women's rights. Throughout
her nearly forty years as an educator, Judy has
taught her students that everyone must be treated
with respect and equality. She plans to carry that
message into the Senate and intends to be a strong
voice for women.
Her top
priority is to fully fund education, as well as pass
a transportation package and capital budget, which
would increase jobs in the 26th district and
throughout the State.
Judy is challenging
anti-Choice Jan Angel, who moved to the Senate from
the House in a special election last November.
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Irene Bowling
Candidate, State House 35th LD |
Irene
Bowling is a small business owner and educator of
more than 34 years. Her
focus is on economic development in the 35th
district. Irene has a long history of community
involvement. An International Rotary Scholarship
recipient and honorary Rotarian, Irene has spoken to
numerous Rotary clubs in Washington, Canada,
England, and Germany. As a former Board Member of
the Bremerton Symphony, she was a part of a
three-person committee that helped bring the
symphony back from the brink of bankruptcy and turn
it into a healthy organization. Irene is a 2012 YWCA
recipient of the Outstanding Woman of Achievement
Award, a founding member and trustee of the West
Sound Performing Arts Center, and a frequent concert
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Sen.
Maralyn Chase 32nd LD
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Maralyn
Chase is at the forefront of defending women’s
hard-won rights against ever-increasing nationwide
assaults. She sees these attacks as a concerted,
organized attempt to undo the important gains women
have been making since the early 20th century.
Maralyn understands that we must work harder than
ever to empower women as full citizens. For the
last three sessions, she and her co-sponsors have
fought to pass the Reproductive Parity Act to ensure
that reproductive rights including abortion will be
part of all Washington state health care plans that
cover pregnancy, no matter what happens at the
federal level.
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Rep.
Judy Clibborn 41st LD |
Judy
has served in the Legislature for 12 years. She has
interest in foster care issues and ran the “Cover
all Kids” Healthcare bill. She remains committed to
women’s issues of parity and reproductive health and
is a strong advocate for women and children in the
legislature. Judy currently serves as the chair of
the House Transportation Committee and in this role
she has set the expectation that having women in
leadership is important to solving important issues
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Rep.
Jessyn Farrell 46th LD |
Jessyn
Farrell serves as Vice Chair of the Transportation
Committee and sits on the Local Government and
Environment Committees. She is an attorney with a
focus on mediation, and her professional experience
includes working as the Executive Director of
Transportation Choices Coalition. Her biggest
accomplishment in that role – securing billions in
transit funding by bringing together transit and
road – remains a top priority in Olympia. As a
mother of two children (with a third on the way),
Jessyn is passionate about Washington’s education
system and advocates strongly for fully funding our
schools, from early learning through higher
education.
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Rep.
Tami Green
Candidate for State Senate 28th LD |
Tami
Green is working for people and environmental
conservation in the legislature. She fights for
education and health care services as a registered
nurse for the past thirty years. She has worked at
the Western State Hospital and the Child Study and
Treatment Center, caring for Washington’s most
severely mentally ill adults and children.
Currently, she is employed at St. Joseph's hospital
in Tacoma.
As a
Lakewood parent, Tami is also been active in local
schools, serving as a room mother, PTA secretary,
and as a mentor in the "Community in Schools"
program. Tami was raised in an active-duty military
family and understands the importance of commitment,
community and service. She settled in the Northwest
after her husband completed his Air Force service in
1987 and is proud call the Lakewood her home.
Tami is
challenging Steve O'Ban for his seat in the state
Senate. O'Ban
is endorsed by the Human Life PAC of Washington, and
voted against requiring insurance companies to
provide a full range of reproductive services for
women.
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Rep.
Mia Gregerson 33rd LD |
Mia
Gregerson was appointed to the House to fulfill
former legislator Dave Upthegrove’s term in late
2013. Mia serves on three committees; Vice Chair of
Local Government, Community Housing/Tribal Affairs
and Higher Education. She also serves on many
regional committees such as the Puget Sound Regional
Council (PSRC) Executive Board.
Mia began her
political career as a council member for the city of
SeaTac and currently serves as the mayor. She is a
passionate voice for communities that are
underrepresented on policy issues related to
housing, healthcare and funding education.
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Rep.
Kathy Haigh 35th LD |
Kathy
Haigh was first elected to represent the 35th
legislative district in 1998. She is a veterinarian
who has been in practice with her husband, Gary, for
35 years in Shelton Washington. She first served in
public office as a school director for Southside
School for 12 years. She is a past president, and
first woman president, of the Washington State
Veterinary Medical Association.
Kathy ran for
office with a commitment to be a leader who listens
to the people and responds to their needs. Education
funding was a focus of her first run for office and
she remains focused on education funding as chair of
the Education Appropriations Sub Committee. She also
served as chair of the State Government Committee
for four years and provided leadership through
issues of gay rights, efficiency and effectiveness
of government through performance audits, and
creating an elections system that gives all
registered voters the greatest opportunity to vote
using mail ballots and creating an accountable paper
trail for all elections.
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Essie Hicks
Candidate for State House, 5th LD
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Essie Hicks is a mother of five and currently serves
as the Legislative Director for Issaquah Valley
Elementary. She volunteers for Issaquah Schools to
run levy and bond campaigns and Vine Maple Place, a
shelter for homeless families in Maple Valley.
Previously, Essie served the City of Maple Valley as
a Planning Commissioner on the Board of the Maple
Valley Farmers Market and as a PTA Legislative
Liaison.
Essie, formerly a business owner, has a strong
entrepreneurial spirit and creative problem solving
attitude. In addition, she was the former member of
the Olympia Chamber
of Commerce and Women's Business exchange, where she
learned the importance of transparency.
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Rep.
Laurie Jinkins 27th LD
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Laurie
was first elected to the House of Representatives in
2010 and was re-elected in 2012 with 71% of the
vote. She serves on the Health Care & Wellness and
Appropriations Committees. In 2014, Laurie was also
appointed Chair of the Judiciary Committee, and
successfully sheparded controversial firearm
responsibility and juvenile justice issues through
the legislature.
As the
first open lesbian serving in the legislature,
Laurie was integral to the passage of Washington’s
marriage equality law. She has worked effectively on
behalf of women’s reproductive health and the right
to choice and has earned a reputation as a
principled, collaborative and thoughtful advocate
willing to take on tough issues and get results.
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Sen. Karen Keiser 33rd LD
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Karen
Keiser has been a Washington State Senator since
2001 and has earned a reputation as a tireless
advocate for improving health care. Before coming to
the Senate, she served in the State House from 1996
to 2001. Karen is the assistant ranking member on
the Senate Ways & Means Committee, where she serves
as ranking member on the Capital Budget. She also
sits on the Senate Health Care Committee, which she
formerly chaired and served as ranking member while
ushering in implementation of the Affordable Care
Act at the state level.
In
addition to serving the citizens of Washington,
Karen serves as the chair of the Working Group of
State Legislators for Health Reform, a group of
legislators from across the nation working to
implement health reform. She also is a vice-chair of
the National Conference of State Legislators Health
Committee and an Executive Board member of the
Progressive States Network.
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Christine Kilduff, Candidate for State
House 28th LD Pos. 2
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Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles 36th LD
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Jeanne
Kohl-Welles has long been a champion for advancing
women's equality and social justice, as a legislator
and as an academic, researcher, author, expert
witness and speaker. She was Assistant
Dean/Coordinator of Women's Programs at UC Irvine
and a desegregation assistance specialist on Title
IX implementation with the U.S. Department for
Education as well as an expert witness on Title IX
and sexual harassment in cases involving school
districts.
Jeanne was first elected to the
state Senate in 1994 and has focused on women's
equality, protection of children and vulnerable
adults, commercial sexual abuse of minors, and human
trafficking. Jeanne
is also a member of the UW Women’s Center
Anti-Trafficking Task Force and the Statewide
Coordinating Committee on Sex Trafficking and the
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Statewide
Coordinating Committee.
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Rep.
Kris Lytton 40th LD
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Serving
in the legislature since 2011, Kris originally
became involved as an elected leader while serving
on the Anacortes School Board. As a Representative,
she has continued her passion of ensuring that every
child in our state receives a quality education. She
believes that working together, we can build strong
communities where businesses can thrive, children
have a great education, neighborhoods are safe, and
where every family has the opportunity to succeed.
Kris currently is the House Deputy Majority
Floor Leader, and serves on the Education, Finance,
Appropriations, and Agriculture & Natural Resources
committees. She is a mentor for women considering
running for office and works with the House
leadership to identify and encourage women
candidates.
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Joy Montoure
Candidate for State
House 42nd LD
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 Joan
McBride
Candidate for State House, 48th LD |
Former
Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride recently retired after
serving 16 years on the Kirkland City Council. She
is proud of her long history of supporting women's
issues, starting in 1970 by doorbelling and
advocating for Ref. 20 that legalized abortion in
the state. Before becoming an elected official, Joan
worked on social justice issues including support
for the WIC program and food scarcity issues. As a
member of the Kirkland City Council, Joan worked
tirelessly to provide affordable housing on the
Eastside. She championed Kirkland becoming the first
city on the Eastside to offer domestic partnership
benefits to city employees.
Joan
received the "Elected Official of the Year" award
from the Alliance of Eastside Agencies for her work
in human services. Recently Joan co-founded
WE-Eastside Progressive Women, an organization that
promotes women in elected office, business, and
non-profits.
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Rep.
Dawn Morrell 25th LD
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Dawn
Morrell has called Puyallup home for nearly thirty
years. In 2002, Dawn was elected to represent the
25th legislative district. During her tenure, Dawn
served as both Majority Caucus Chair and Deputy
Majority Whip. She lost a tight race for the seat by
47 votes in 2010, ran again and won in 2012. She
currently serves as Chair of the Appropriations
Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. Her
legislative priorities include making critical
investments in education, strengthening our business
climate to create family wage jobs, and ensuring
that affordable, quality health care is available to
every Washingtonian.
Dawn has
been a certified critical care nurse at Multicare
Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup since 1984. In
addition to her work at Good Samaritan, Dawn served
on the Washington State Nurses Association’s
Legislative and Health Policy Council and the Pierce
County Nursing Association’s Board of Directors.
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Mary Moss, Candidate for State House 28th LD
Pos. 1
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Sen. Sharon Nelson 34th LD
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Senator
Sharon Nelson was first appointed to the House of
Representatives in 2007 and served in the House for
three years before being elected in 2010 to the
State Senate. In late 2013 she was elected by her
Democratic colleagues to serve as the Democratic
Caucus Leader. Sharon originally got involved in
politics due to her desire to protect consumers and
to protect the environment. Before joining the State
Legislature she served as County Councilmember Dow
Constantine's Chief of Staff and as a key opponent
to a proposed strip mine on Maury Island.
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Tammey Newton, Candidate for State
House 35th LD
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Rep.
Lillian Ortiz-Self 21st LD
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Representative Ortiz-Self was appointed to fill the
House seat vacated by Marko Liias upon his Senate
appointment this past January.
As a counselor
in the Everett School District and with work
experience in a variety of child service
organizations, Lillian has a deep appreciation and
understanding for human services and what they can
do to help families and children.
She
Co-chairs the Legislators Educational Opportunity
Gap statewide committee, and is a member of the
State of Washington’s Achievement Accountability
Education Work group and the Discipline Task Force.
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Rep.
Tina Orwall 33rd LD
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Tina was
first elected to the state legislature in 2008. She
serves as Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore and is the
Co-Chair the Joint Veterans and Military Affairs
Committee.
She is a strong advocate for
families and has worked extensively to protect
homeowners facing foreclosure, strengthened suicide
prevention efforts and increase support for
servicemen and women.
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Rep.
June Robinson 38th LD
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In
December 2013, June Robinson was appointed by the
Snohomish County Council to an open seat in the
House of Representatives. Rep. Robinson serves on
the Capital Budget Committee, the Community
Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee, and
the Government Operations & Elections Committee.
June’s
commitment to public service began on the
international level right after her undergraduate
college work: She joined the Peace Corps and spent
three years in rural Jamaica, working as a
public-health nutritionist.
Currently, June works at Public Health Seattle and
King County, managing Community Health Worker
programs that address chronic disease
self-management for people living with asthma and
diabetes.
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Rep. Tana
Senn 41st LD
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Tana
Senn was appointed to the legislature by unanimous
vote of the King County Council in September of
2013. She is now running to retain her position as
Representative of the 41st Legislative District.
Tana
decided to run for the legislature because there
weren't enough legislators who truly understood the
challenges facing families. With two kids in public
schools, she is a tireless advocate of education.
Her first piece of legislation increased access to
quality early learning services for children in our
child welfare system. She is currently working on an
Equal Pay measure to be introduced in the 2015
legislative session. Tana has also
served on the Mercer Island City Council since
January of 2012 and was honored by Mercer Island
City Councilmember Debbie Bertlin and the NWPC-WA as
a Campaign Heroine for the 2011 election cycle.
In
addition to her public service, Tana has worked as a
communications professional for nonprofits and
foundations for over a decade and earned a Masters
in Public Administration from Columbia University.
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Shari Song
Candidate for State House, 30th LD |
Shari
Song is a mom, businesswoman and community leader.
She first moved to Federal Way 27 years ago and is
running for Tracey Eide’s open senate seat. She is a
managing broker at a local real estate company.
Shari
founded the Mission Church Preschool Learning and
Education Center to prepare children to start
school. Her priorities include: education and
opportunity, job security, freedom of choice for
women to make their own reproductive decisions,
equal pay for equal work and improved transportation
options.
Soroptomist International honored her as a “Woman of
Distinction” and former King County Executive Ron
Sims gave Shari a Recognition Award for Community
Service.
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Rep. Monica Stonier 17th LD
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Monica
was elected in 2012 and is currently the youngest
woman serving in the legislature. She works as a
teacher and instructional coach in a middle school,
and is raising a young family.
Monica came to
the legislature to shape policy that meets the needs
of students who are risk for dropping out while
still increasing rigor for every student. Monica
advocates for issues affecting working families and
women’s health issues. This past year, she sponsored
HB 2700 creating the Breast Cancer Awareness license
plate which will provide funding for early
screenings for breast, cervical, and colon cancers
for our most at risk populations. Currently, she
serves on the House Technology and Economic
Development Committee, Capital Budget, Vice Chair on
the House Education Committee, and Co-Chair of the
Career Educational Opportunities Task Force.
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Rep.
Gael Tarleton 36th LD
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Gael was
first elected to serve King County as a Port of
Seattle Commissioner in 2007 and served as
Commission President in 2012. During her five years
at the Port, Gael worked to increase transparency,
protect the environment, and bring an end to human
trafficking.
Gael was
first elected to represent the 36th legislative
district in 2012 and is focused on creating jobs,
safeguarding our environment, ensuring government
accountability, adequately funding higher education,
and funding health care. Gael was appointed to serve
on several boards and work groups such as the Women
Legislators Lobby (WiLL), Pacific NorthWest Economic
Region, and Legislators’ Energy Horizons Institute.
She is a strong feminist and advocate for women's
equality and takes every opportunity to mentor and
advise women running for office.
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Rep.
Maureen Walsh 16th LD
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Maureen
is a pro-choice Republican who has taken courageous
votes on behalf of equal rights for all - often in
opposition to her party. She was a strong,
passionate voice in support of Marriage Equality.
She is an advocate for families and children,
serving on the Early Learning Committee where she is
proud to have helped pass the Family Assessment
Response (FAR) bill that allows social/caseworkers
to interact more personally with families in crisis
to determine the most effective and least egregious
way to assist them. She feels strongly that women
need to feel secure that their children will receive
quality childcare in a safe and loving environment
should they choose to enter the work force.
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Maureen
Winningham
Candidate for State House, 18th LD
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Maureen
is a business woman in Vancouver and her campaign is
focused on education and infrastructure. She works
as head of global research and development and
information technology for Intel Security. She also
mentors young women entering science, technology,
engineering and math, or STEM, professions, and
trains people in conflict resolution. Winningham is
one of 1300 people globally to earn the Certified
Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) from
the American Society for Training and Development.
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Rep.
Sharon Wylie 49th LD
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Sharon
Wylie has represented the 49th District since she
was appointed in 2011. She was then elected in a
special election and ran successfully in the regular
election in 2012. She has over 25 years of
experience in management consulting and served two
terms in the Oregon legislature. She also is on the
Economic Development, Technology and Energy
Committee and Higher Education Committees.
She has
advocated for women’s issues for many years and was
one of the first staff members of what is now the
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center.
Education, protection of vulnerable people and fair
and sufficient taxation with efficient, cost
effective services are high priorities. Investing in
our education systems and our physical
infrastructure as well as attending to the consumer
issues affecting senior citizens are critical topics
that require attention at all levels of government.
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CLARK COUNTY
RACES |
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Deanna Pauli-Hammond
Candidate for County Clerk
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Deanna
brings with her an extensive background in business
and finance, and private-sector leadership roles.
Her work in the Clerk's office will advocate for the
public, focusing on support for vulnerable groups
such as Low-Income families, Women, Children, and
the Elderly. Deanna is a pro-choice advocate who
supports health care parity and income equality in
the workplace.
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Jane Van Dyke
Candidate for Clark Public
Utilities/ PUD Commissioner #3
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Families
and businesses depend on a well-run utility that
provides reliable electricity and water at low
stable rates. Jane Van Dyke believes that Clark
Public Utilities/PUD must focus on customer service,
assist low income families and seniors, implement
home and business conservation and efficiency
measures, and be committed to environmental
stewardship. As an important service in the
community and a major employer, the utility needs to
include equality and equal opportunity in its
policies and practices.
Jane's legal
training, experience, and long-time interest will
provide the customer owners of Clark Public
Utilities proven, effective and engaged leadership.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY RACES
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Wendy Davis,
Candidate for Sheriff
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When elected, Wendy will be the only woman currently
elected Sheriff in Washington State. Wendy brings
over twenty years’ experience to the job, most
recently served as Deputy Chief of Police in
Poulsbo, and before that was a Sergeant in the
Bremerton Police Department.
One of her top priorities is to develop a robust
community-oriented policing program throughout
Jefferson County. She is committed to on-going
training for all personnel, especially in the areas
of domestic disputes, mental health crises and
substance abuse.
Wendy is a mom and a veteran and served in the USMC
from 1985 – 1993. She has worked in her career to
promote equality, especially for women in law
enforcement by encouraging them to participate in
the Police Explorer Program and Police Reserve
Program. She is
in a three-way Primary with male opponents and has
been endorsed by Jefferson County Democrats.
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Kathleen Kler, Candidate for County
Commissioner
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KITSAP COUNTY
RACES
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Linda
Streissguth
County Commissioner
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Linda was appointed to Kitsap
County Commission in January and is now running for
a full four-year term. Kitsap County is currently
undergoing a system-wide comprehensive compensation
review and Linda, a former County planning
commissioner, is committed to ensuring gender parity
exists throughout the process. Her priorities
include ensuring the County has a thriving economy
that is sustainable and diversified; neighborhoods
that are safe, healthy places with housing,
transportation, and recreation options and
developing community-based solutions and the
resources needed to address trends of increasing
homelessness, poverty,
mental health and substance abuse. Linda has had the
opportunity to recruit four women to serve on
various County Boards and will continue to identify
and mentor women to have a voice.
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Dolores Gilmore
Candidate
for Kitsap County Auditor
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Dolores
Gilmore will bring 30 years experience to the
position of Auditor. Dolores is nationally and state
certified as an elections administrator. She has
worked in all four divisions of the Auditor’s Office
and has been Kitsap County’s top Elections
Administrator for the past 20 years. Dolores has
been recognized for her work improving ballot access
for military overseas voters and voters with
disabilities.
As a young single mother,
Dolores’ career began with a job training program
that gave her the skills and the chance she needed
to succeed. An advocate for easy access to
information and services, Dolores opposes any effort
that would make voting more difficult or that would
diminish the value of an individual vote.
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PEND OREILLE
COUNTY RACES |
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Dolly
Hunt
Candidate for County Prosecutor
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Dolly
has been a deputy prosecutor and dedicated public
servant for over ten years. She has handled hundreds
of cases ranging from sexual assault, child abuse
and violent crimes. She has met with hundreds of
crime victims and is proud to have pursued justice
for them, their families and their communities.
Dolly also works on social justice issues
affecting women through her participation on a
various Washington State Bar committees, the board
of Columbia Legal Services and Soroptimist.
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PIERCE COUNTY
RACES
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Julie Anderson
County Auditor
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Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson is both a
committed public servant and a passionate advocate
for accessible government. Since
her 2009 election, Julie has created an Auditor's
Office with a reputation statewide for integrity,
responsiveness, and community outreach. Julie's
personal mission, whether on the Tacoma City Council
or serving as County Auditor, is to "reaffirm the
public's faith in the efficiency and integrity of
local government." She
has is personally committed to engaging the public
in the civic process and has been a resource for
women seeking to run for office. Re-elected
in 2010 with over 70% of the vote, Julie is running
for a second full term this year.
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY
RACES
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 Carolyn
Eslick
Candidate for County Executive
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Carolyn Eslick is currently serving her 2nd term as
the Mayor for the City of Sultan. With her council
and staff she has maintained a balanced budget and
created an award winning comprehensive plan. Carolyn
previously served 35 years in the private sector as
a business owner and consultant. She is a proven
leader and advocates on behalf of public safety,
fiscal responsibility and economic development.
Carolyn previously
held leadership positions at Snohomish County Health
Department, the Sultan Education Foundation, the
Timber Resource Council, the Sultan Food Bank,
Everett Community College, Snohomish County Boys and
Girls Clubs and was invited by the Governor to
co-chair the Washington State Small Business
Improvement Council in 2000. In
2010, Carolyn founded GROW Washington, a
retail-focused business incubator.
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 Judy
Tuohy
Candidate for Everett City Council
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Judy
Tuohy is running for Everett City Council Position
#7 in order to continue two decades of working to
improve Everett. As Executive Director of the Schack
Art Center, she has encouraged local business,
artists and leaders from all walks of life to prove
that art, education and imagination are powerful
economic tools in building community.
Judy
brings over 24 years of experience in business
administration and management as well as years of
service on community and statewide boards and civic
organizations to this Council position. She
currently serves on the Snohomish County Tourism
Board of Directors.
Judy will be committed
to public safety, fiscal responsibility, careful
management of resources and clear and open
communication with the citizens. Importantly, Judy
will become only the 2nd woman on this Council and
help fill the void of diversity and women.
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THURSTON
COUNTY RACES
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Mary Hall
County Auditor
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Mary
Hall was elected to the position of Thurston County
Auditor in 2013. She brings 16 years of important
experience and works hard to conduct fair, accurate,
honest and transparent elections.
Mary
served as the Pierce County Elections Supervisor
and began her elections career in 1996. She is a
nationally and state certified election and
registration administrator. She graduated in 2004
from the national certification program sponsored by
Auburn University and the Elections Center. Mary won
the Pierce County Innovation Award in 2012 for her
vision to integrate GIS and voter registration.
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Karen
Valenzuela
County Commissioner
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Karen
Valenzuela was appointed to the Thurston County
Commission by then Governor Christine Gregoire in
January 2009, elected in November of that year and
re-elected in November 2010 to a full four-year
term. Her Commission work is focused on preservation
of habitat and farmlands, climate change, and
combating homelessness. Prior to serving as a County
Commissioner, Karen served nine years on the
Tumwater City Council, and was a public health
worker for twenty years.
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SPOKANE COUNTY RACES
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Mary Lou Johnson, Candidate for County
Commissioner
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Mary Wissink, Candidate for County Clerk
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