Hi 46th District Democrats – 

This is your official CALL TO MEETING for the June 16, 2026 46th District Democrats Regular Membership Meeting, starting at 7:00pm on Zoom.

🔵 PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/of0xm2hzReGcr82jOz3vDg

🔵 MEETING PARTICIPATION:

• To request an accommodation, please follow the steps outlined on the 46th Dems Accommodations Request Process. Forty-eight (48) 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:

Per our Standing Rules, all 2025 memberships expired on Feb. 1. Therefore, if you are not a PCO, or if you haven't joined or renewed your membership since November (2025), then you are no longer a voting member of the 46th District Democrats

IF YOU WERE A 2025 MEMBER – you can renew up to 24 hours before any meeting at which a vote takes place, to be eligible to vote at that meeting. So, renew by June 15, and you can vote at the June 16 Regular Membership Meeting. But don't wait! It will be easier for everyone if you do it TODAY!

IF YOU WERE NOT A MEMBER IN 2025 – you can join at any time, but it will be 21 days before you are eligible to vote at our meetings.

JOINING OR RENEWING IS QUICK AND EASY - simply click on the link below to start or renew your membership:

https://www.46dems.org/become_a_member

Refer to the Bylaws and Standing Rules for more information, or email [email protected] with any questions.

🔵 PLEASE REVIEW OUR VIDEO TUTORIALS ON PARTICIPATION:

• How to Vote
• Meeting Norms

🔵 ITEMS WE'LL BE VOTING ON:

• Consent Agenda

• Approve Today’s Agenda
• Approve the May 18, 2026 Endorsement and Membership Meeting Minutes
• PCO Appointments
  • Emily Pitcher (46-2370)
  • Jay Johnson (46-2096)
  • Laurie Lippold (46-2269)
  • Jeremy Yeung (46-2342)

• Election of Executive Board KCDCC Alternate

• See below for self-nomination rules

• Contested PCO Appointments - PCO Only Vote

• Richard Ellison (46-2274)
• Elizabeth Neal (46-2274)

• Endorsements

• Endorsement Rules Review
• Ballot Initiatives
  • IL26-001 "Washington Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative "
  • IL26-638 "Washington Sex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports Initiative" 
  • Millionaire Tax Repeal Ballot Initiative

• Resolutions

• Resolution on the Role of Law Enforcement in Washington State
• Resolution regarding sanctions and taxes directed toward United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) property and personnel
• Resolution to Endorse Access to Natural Psychedelic Entheogens by the Washington State Legislature
• Resolution on the Responsibility of Washington State to Protect its Citizens from the Federal Government
• Resolution Supporting Grocery Access, Food Security, and Union Food System Jobs in Washington State

🔵 EXECUTIVE BOARD VACANCY SELF-NOMINATION RULES:

We have one Executive Board position to consider during our June Meeting:

• Alternate to the King County Democrats Central Committee (aka KCDCC Alternate)

  • The duties of the Alternate to the KCDCC Executive Board are described in Section 5.10 of our Bylaws. The Alternate to the KCDCC Executive Board shall represent the District on that Board in the event the representatives or the Chair cannot attend a meeting. Additionally, Section 5.10.b states, “alternates shall also perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chair.” 

    These duties include, but are not limited to:

    • Attending all KCDCC meetings, even if the Representatives and Chair are also in attendance. The KCDCC Executive Board typically meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month via Zoom from 6:30 - 9:00pm.
    • Reading and understanding the bylaws and rules of KCDCC.
    • Reporting on the activities of the KCDCC Executive Board at 46th District Democrats Membership Meetings.

Only Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) are eligible to vote for this position. 

RULES FOR SELF-NOMINATION: PCOs and Members in good standing interested in filling this vacancy must:

• Self-nominate by Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 5pm by emailing [email protected], and CC’ing [email protected] and [email protected]
• Use put "Self-Nomination for Eboard KCDCC Alternate Position" in the Subject line.
• Include your preferred pronouns

Please submit a written statement when you self-nominate. Nominations and Statements will be posted to the website in the order they are received, but not later than Monday, June 15, 2026. Your written statement may be up to 500 words, and you may include a head shot.

The names of all self-nominated candidates and their statements (if provided) will be added to our website here: https://www.46dems.org/candidates_for_executive_board_vacancy

🔵 IMPORTANT MEETING RESOURCES:

• Bylaws
• Standing Rules
• Endorsements Rules

🔵 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS:

If you have any questions regarding the meeting or registration, please email [email protected]

We hope to see you at the meeting!

– Hunter Brown

Chair, 46th District Democrats

[email protected]

Hello 46th District Democrats –

This is your official CALL TO MEETING for the May 18, 2026 46th District Democrats Endorsement & Membership Meeting, starting at 7:00pm on Zoom.

🔵 ESSENTIAL MEETING INFORMATION:

• REGISTER for the meeting here
  • We will open the Zoom line at 6:30pm to get everyone credentialed. The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm.
• READ the Standing Endorsement Rules here 
• READ the Candidate Questionnaires here 
  • Each candidate was asked to complete the King County Democrats Questionnaire by May 13, to be considered for our endorsement.
    

🔵 MEETING PARTICIPATION:

• To request an accommodation, please follow the steps outlined on the 46th Dems Accommodations Request Process. Forty-eight (48) 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:

• THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED for New Members to join in time to vote at the May Endorsement & Membership Meeting (the deadline was April 27), as new memberships only become active 21 days after paying dues (or being granted a dues waiver) and the May meeting is now only 10 days from the day this email is being sent. 
• IF YOU WERE A 2025 MEMBER your membership expired on February 1, 2026. If you have not yet renewed, you can renew up to 24 hours before any meeting at which a vote takes place, to be eligible to vote at that meeting. So, renew by 7pm on May 17, and you can vote at the May 18 Endorsement & Membership Meeting. But don't wait! It will be easier for everyone if you do it TODAY! RENEWING IS QUICK AND EASY - simply click on the link below to start or renew your membership:

https://www.46dems.org/become_a_member

Refer to the Bylaws and Standing Rules for more information, or email [email protected] with any questions.

🔵 PLEASE REVIEW OUR VIDEO TUTORIALS ON PARTICIPATION:

• How to Vote
• Meeting Norms

🔵 ITEMS WE'LL BE VOTING ON:

• Consent Agenda
  • Approve April 21, 2026 Regular Membership Meeting Minutes
  • Approve Agenda
• 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.* 
    • Seattle Municipal Court Position 1 - Catherine M. McDowall
    • Seattle Municipal Court Position 2 - Katharine Kinard Edwards
    • Seattle Municipal Court Position 3 - Pooja Vaddadi
    • Seattle Municipal Court Position 4 - Anita Crawford-Willis*
    • Seattle Municipal Court Position 6 - Shantrice Anderson
    • Seattle Municipal Court Position 7 - Damon Shadid*
    • King County District Court West Position 2 - Kuljinder Dhillon*
    • King County District Court West Position 3 - Rebecca C. Robertson*
    • King County District Court West Position 4 - Yvonne Chin*
    • King County District Court West Position 5 - Kristin D. Shotwell*
    • King County Superior Court Position 20 - Kent Liu
    • King County Superior Court Position 32 - Dan York
    • King County Superior Court Position 45 - Tenaya Scheinman
    • State Supreme Court Position 1 - Colleen Melody
    • House of Representatives Position 2 - Darya Farivar*
    • State Senate - Javier Valdez
    • King County Council District 4 - Jorge Barón
    • King County Prosecutor - Leesa Manion
    • US Congress - Pramila Jayapal

*This candidate is expected to submit a questionnaire but has not yet done so. If the candidate does not submit a questionnaire by May 13, 2026, they will no longer be eligible for our endorsement.

Note: Any eligible candidate removed from the slate is automatically nominated, and their race will be considered in the order listed below. Order listed below may change up until or during the meeting.

• Candidate Nominations (Nominations will be called for each office in the order listed below)
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 1**
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 2**
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 3**
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 4**
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 5
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 6**
  • Seattle Municipal Court Position 7**
  • King County District Court West Position 1
  • King County District Court West Position 2**
  • King County District Court West Position 3**
  • King County District Court West Position 4**
  • King County District Court West Position 5**
  • King County Superior Court Position 20**
  • King County Superior Court Position 32**
  • King County Superior Court Position 45**
  • State Supreme Court Position 1**
  • State Supreme Court Position 3
  • State Supreme Court Position 4
  • State Supreme Court Position 5
  • State Supreme Court Position 70
  • Seattle City Council District 5
  • House of Representatives Position 1
  • House of Representatives Position 2**
  • State Senate**
  • King County Assessor
  • King County Prosecutor**
  • King County Council District 2
  • King County Council District 4**
  • King County Director of Elections
  • US Congress - Congressional District 7**
    **A candidate in this office is part of the slate listed above. 
• Candidate Endorsements
  • 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.
• Levy Endorsements
  • Library Levy

🔵 IMPORTANT MEETING RESOURCES:

• Candidates Currently Eligible for Nomination
  
• Candidate Questionnaires Folder
• Bylaws of the 46th District Democrats of Washington
• Standing Rules of the 46th District Democrats of Washington
• Standing Endorsements Rules of the 46th District Democrats

For more information on our forums or endorsement process, visit the 46th Dems 2026 Candidate Questionnaires, Forum & Endorsement Meeting.

🔵 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS:

If you have any questions regarding the meeting or registration, please email [email protected]

We hope to see you at the meeting!

– Hunter Brown

Chair, 46th District Democrats

[email protected]