Hello 45th District Democrats –

It's Endorsements Season! By Friday, May 9, we will know who will be on the August ballot, and six days later, we need YOU to help us decide who will get the 46th District Democrats Endorsement, at our May 15 Membership & Endorsement Meeting.

Endorsed candidates will be featured on the GOTV fliers that our PCOs and volunteers will take to voters' doors!

Please read this entire message below! It contains links to materials you'll need to be ready for our endorsement meeting on Thursday, May 15, starting at 7 pm on Zoom.

Essential Endorsement information:

• Register for the Endorsement Meeting here
  • We will open the Zoom line at 6:30pm to get everyone credentialed. The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm.
• The Standing Endorsement Rules are here 
• The Candidate Questionnaires are here 
  • Each candidate was asked to complete the King County Democrats Questionnaire by May 10, to be considered for endorsement. Questionnaires will be added to the folder linked above, as they come in, so check back often. 

Meeting Participation:

• To request an accommodation, please follow the steps outlined on the 46th Dems Accommodations Request Process. Forty-eight hours notice is appreciated.
• Eligible voters will receive a voting code (for balloted votes only), at the email address provided for their 46th District Democrats membership, the night before the scheduled meeting. For questions regarding voting codes, please email Effective Meetings Chair, Nathan Antonio, at [email protected]
  
  

Review Membership Status:

• Memberships expire on January 31 of each year, in accordance with our Standing Rules.
• Visit https://www.46dems.org/become_a_member to renew your membership, or purchase a new one.
• New members will have their memberships become active 21 days after paying dues (or being granted a dues waiver).
• 2024 members have until 7pm on Wednesday, May 14 to renew your dues and become eligible to vote at the May 15 Endorsement Meeting.
• For questions on the status of your membership, email us at [email protected]

Please review our video tutorials on participation:

• How to Vote
• Meeting Norms
  
  

Agenda for the 46th District Democrats May 15 Endorsement Meeting:

1. Call to Order
2. Land Acknowledgment
3. Brief Review of Zoom and Voting Practices
4. Consent Agenda
   • Approve April 15, 2025 Regular Membership Meeting Minutes
   • Approve Today’s Agenda
5. Endorsements
   • Endorsement Rules
   • ReviewReview of Rules for Candidates Eligible for Nomination
     • Candidate Eligible for Nomination
   • Eboard Proposed Slate of Candidates
     • Pursuant to rule 4.e. of the Standing Endorsement Rules, the Executive Board is advancing a slate of candidates eligible for endorsement in races where no other candidate is eligible for the 46th's endorsement.* 
       • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 1 - Ryan Calkins
       • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 3 - Hamdi Mohamed
       • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 4 - Toshiko Hasegawa
       • Seattle City Council Position 8 - Alexis Mercedes Rinck
       • King Council Position 1 - Rod Dembowski*This list is tentative. If another candidate becomes eligible in one of these races, the candidate in that race, listed above, will be removed from the slate. Any candidate removed from the slate is automatically nominated, and their race will be considered in the order listed below.
6. Candidate Nominations (Nominations will be called for each office in the order listed below)
   • Seattle Public Schools Board Director, Dist. 2
   • Seattle Public Schools Board Director, Dist. 4
   • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 1**
   • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 3**
   • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 4**
   • Seattle City Council Position 8**
   • Seattle City Council Position 9
   • Seattle Mayor
   • Seattle City Attorney
   • King Council Position 1*
   • King County Executive

     **If the Slate of Candidates are Endorsed, nominations in  these races will no longer be called for, nor will a balloted vote be necessary.

7. Candidate Endorsements
   1. Endorsements in each race will be voted upon in the order listed under Candidate Nominations above. Candidates will speak in the order in which they are nominated.
8. Levy Endorsements
   
   1. King County Proposition 1 - Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Levy
   2. City of Seattle Proposition 1 - Property Tax for Democracy Voucher Program
9. Resolutions
   1. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PRIMARYING INEFFECTIVE INCUMBENTS
10. Announcements
    1. PCO Gathering.
    2. June program
    3. Building Our American Luncheon with Representative Jayapal
11. Finance Report
    1. PDC Committee Page
12.  Good of the Order

Resources

• Candidates Currently Eligible for Nomination - List is at the bottom of this webpage and will be updated through May 12th
• Candidate Questionnaires Folder - Questionnaires must be received by May 10th. They will be added to our folder through May 12th 
• King County Proposition 1 Yes Campaign
• Bylaws
• Standing Rules
• Endorsements Rules

For more information on our forums or endorsement process, visit the 46th Dems 2025 Candidate Questionnaires, Forum, & Endorsement Meeting