Past Elections & Victories

Each year, Washington Conservation Voters supports pro-environment candidates during the election season. Working with our chapter network we are able to support over 100 candidates each cycle at the state and local level. Our electoral work has a history of success including:

2010:

• Despite a tough political year nationwide, Washington Conservation Voters maintained environmental majorities in the Washington state legislature.

• WCV mounted its biggest political operation in memory, directly contacting over 125,000 voters in the last 10 days of the campaign.

• Celebrated the close reelection of Rep. Hans Dunshee, one of the state’s strongest environmental champions.

• Worked to elect many new environmental leaders to legislative office including Steve Tharinger (LD 24), Joe Fitzgibbon (LD 34), Derek Stanford (LD 1), and Luis Moscoso (LD 1).

2009:

• Defeated Tim Eyman’s budget crushing I-1033.
• Supported environmentalist Dow Constantine in his election to King County Executive, a position critical to statewide environmental progress.
• Helped elect Amber Waldref to Spokane City Council, helping the environmental movement widen its reach across the state
  

2008:

• Implemented a successful campaign to re-elect Governor Gregoire by highlighting Dino Rossi’s poor environmental record during his time in the state Senate.
• Assisted in the election of conservationist Peter Goldmark to Commissioner of Public Lands, the highest environmental post in the state.
• Supported the success of Proposition 1: Mass Transit Now.
• Helped reinforce a strong environmental majority in Olympia by electing new champions like Kevin Ranker in the 40th Legislative District
  

2007:

• Delivered an environmental majority in Snohomish County Council.
• Won many important races at the local level including Port of Seattle, Bainbridge City Council and Seattle City Council.
  

2006:

• Defeated I-933, protecting our farmlands and communities from irresponsible development.
• Defeated two entrenched anti-environment incumbents in the Legislature and picked up strong environmental majorities.
• Beat back the Building Industry Association of Washington’s candidates in the race for the State Supreme Court.