46th LD Blog

When filling out your ballot, be sure to cast your vote for these candidates and positions!

The following candidates and positions were endorsed during our 2026 Primary Election Endorsement Meeting on May 18 and our General Election Endorsement Meeting on September 15. At these endorsement meetings, any candidate or position that received sixty percent (60.00%) of the ballots cast by our member for that race received an endorsement. 

US Congress

• House of Representatives, 7th Congressional District - Pramila Jayapal

46th LD State Legislature Candidates

• State Senate - Javier Valdez
• House of Representatives, Position 1 - Gerry Pollet
• House of Representatives, Position 2 - Darya Farivar

City of Seattle Candidates

• Seattle City Council, District 5 - Nilu Jenks

King County Candidates

• King County Assessor - Rob Foxcurran
• King County Council, District 2 - Rebecca Saldañaﾠ
• King County Council, District 4 - Jorge Barón
• King County Prosecutor - Lessa Manion

Judicial Candidates

• 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 5 - Gabe Rothsteinﾠ
• Seattle Municipal Court, Position 6 - Shantrice Anderson
• King County District Court West, Position 1 - Nyjat Rose-Akinsﾠ
• 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
• State Supreme Court, Position 3 - Jaime Michelle Hawkﾠ
• State Supreme Court, Position 4 - Ian Birk
• State Supreme Court, Position 5 - Theo Angelisﾠ
• State Supreme Court, Position 7 - Debra L. Stephens

State Measures

The 46th District Democrats voted unanimously to oppose all initiatives of Republican mega donor, Brian Heywood:

• Initiative Measure No. IP26-645 Repealing Individual Income Tax on earnings over $1M
  • Vote No [more info at https://no645.com/]
• Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 Parent's Bill of Rights
  • Vote No [more info at https://nohateinwastate.org/]
• Initiative Measure No. IL26-638 Protecting Girls' Sports
  • Vote No [more info at https://nohateinwastate.org/]

City of Seattle Campaigns

• Proposition No. 1 - Seattle Transit Measure
  • Vote Yes [more info at https://hoponboardseattle.org/]

How do candidates qualify for the 46th District Democrats endorsement?

According to our Standing Endorsement Rules, to be eligible for endorsement, a candidate for partisan office must file as a Democrat. Candidates must also sign and submit the appropriate King County Democrats candidates questionnaire and any supplemental questionnaire no later than five days before the endorsement meeting at which the candidate would be considered or by 9 AM of the day after the last day of candidate filing, whichever is later. Copies of submitted questionnaires can be found here. A majority of the Executive Board may waive this requirement for incumbents in partisan offices running for re-election who have previously submitted questionnaires.

Become a member, and help us vote on future endorsements!

Hi 46th District Democrats - 

This is your official CALL TO MEETING for the October 20, 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 October 19, and you can vote at the October 20 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 September 15, 2026 Endorsement & Membership Meeting Minutes

GUESTS SPEAKERS

The 46th District Democrats is excited to welcome guest speaker Andrew Villeneuve with the Northwest Progressive Institute, to talk about his work and polling for elections.

We've also invited our endorsed candidates and representatives of our endorsed campaigns to join us and share updates from the campaign trail, as well as opportunities to get involved. 

IMPORTANT MEETING RESOURCES:

• Bylaws
• Standing Rules
• Endorsements Rules
• Endorsed Candidates and Campaigns

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