2020 November General Endorsements

Please direct any questions regarding endorsements to elections@43rddemocrats.org.

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Federal

• President & Vice President: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris

• Representative, 7th CD: Pramila Jayapal

• Representative, 9th CD: Adam Smith

State Executive

• Governor: Jay Inslee

• Lieutenant Governor: Denny Heck

• Secretary of State: Gael Tarleton

• State Treasurer: Mike Pellicciotti

• State Auditor: Pat McCarthy

• Attorney General: Bob Ferguson

• Commissioner of Public Lands: Hilary Franz

• Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler

• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Chris Reykdal

State Legislature

• State Representative, 43rd LD, Pos. 1: Nicole Macri

• State Representative, 43rd LD, Pos. 2: Frank Chopp

State Supreme Court

• Justice, Pos. 3: Raquel Montoya-Lewis

• Justice, Pos. 6: Helen Whitener

King County Superior Court

• Judge, Position 13: Hillary Madsen

• Judge, Position 19: Nelson K. H. Lee

• Judge, Position 30: Carolyn Ladd

• Judge, Position 51: Cindi Port

Ballot measures

State Intitatives

• Referendum 90 - APPROVE

King County Charter Amendments - YES ON ALL

• Charter Amendment No. 1 -- Inquests

• Charter Amendment No. 2 -- Disposition of Real Property for Affordable Housing

• Charter Amendment No. 3 -- References to Citizens

• Charter Amendment No. 4 -- Office of Law Enforcement Oversight - Subpoena Authority

• Charter Amendment No. 5 -- Making the King County Sheriff an Appointed Position

• Charter Amendment No. 6 -- Structure and Duties of the Department of Public Safety

• Charter Amendment No. 7 -- Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Family Caregiver, Military or Veteran Status

• Proposition No. 1 -- Harborview Medical Center Health and Safety Improvement Bonds

Seattle Proposition 1 - Seattle Transportation Benefit District - YES

CAndidateS

The list of candidates that were eligible for our endorsement is available here.

The questionnaires submitted by candidates are available in the 43rd District Democrats Google Drive folder.

Endorsement Process

The membership voted on endorsements at our June and September General Membership meetings in accordance with our 2020 Endorsement Rules. Due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, this was a virtual meeting conducted over Cisco Webex Meetings, and votes were conducted using Google Forms. Links to the ballot forms for the meeting are available for June and September.

Minutes from those meetings are available for June and September.

Additionally, raw vote data and the Tally Committee’s tabulation spreadsheets can be found in our public Google Drive folder.