Endorsements

Here at Washington Conservation Voters, we work to elect environmentally responsible candidates across the state. Every year, we endorse candidates who we expect to be environmental champions as well as ballot measures that will protect and restore Washington’s environment.

Interested in learning how we select candidates and ballot measures to endorse? Read more about WCV’s endorsement process.

To apply for our endorsement in a 2018 legislative race please click here.

To apply for our endorsement in a 2018 judicial race please click here. 

To learn more about a ballot measure or candidate, click on the blue linked title.

Ballot Measures

Statewide Races

County races

Island County

County Commission Position 3: Janet St. Clair

Pierce County

County Council Position 7: Derek Young 

Snohomish County

Public Utility District Commission Position 1: Mary Rollins

Public Utility District Commission Position 1: Sam Buchanan

Public Utility District Commission Position 2: Rebecca Wolfe

Whatcom County

Public Utility District Commission Position 2: Atul Deshmane 

Judicial races

Legislative Races

1st District
House Position 1: Derek Stanford
House Position 2: Shelley Kloba
3rd District
House Position 1: Marcus Riccelli
5th District
House Position 1: Lisa Callan
House Position 2: Bill Ramos
11th District
House Position 1: Zack Hudgins
17th District
House Position 1: Tanisha Harris
19th District
House Position 1: Erin Frasier
21st District
Senate: Marko Liias
House Position 1: Strom Peterson
House Position 2: Lillian Ortiz-Self
22nd District
House Position 1: Laurie Dolan
House Position 2: Beth Doglio
23rd District
House Position 1: Sherry Appleton
House Position 2: Drew Hansen
24th District
House Position 1: Mike Chapman
House Position 2: Steve Tharinger
25th District
House Position 1: Julie Door
House Position 2: Brian Duthie
26th District
Senate: Emily Randall
House Position 1: Connie Fitzpatrick
House Position 2: Joy Stanford
27th District
House Position 1: Laurie Jinkins
House Position 2: Jake Fey
28th District
House Position 1: Mari Leavitt
House Position 2: Christine Kilduff
29th District
Senate: Steve Conway
House Position 2: Steve Kirby
30th District
Senate: Claire Wilson
House Position 1: Mike Pellicciotti
House Position 2: Kristine Reeves
32nd District
House Position 1: Cindy Ryu
33rd District
Senate: Karen Keiser
House Position 1: Tina Orwall
House Position 2: Mia Su-Ling Gregerson
34th District
House Position 1: Eileen Cody
House Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon
36th District
Senate: Reuven Carlyle
House Position 1: Noel Frame
House Position 2: Gael Tarleton
37th District
Senate: Rebecca Saldaña
38th District
Senate: John McCoy
House Position 1: June Robinson
House Position 2: Mike Sells
40th District
House Position 1: Alex Ramel
41st District
House Position 1: Tana Senn
42nd District
Senate: Tim Ballew II
43rd District
Senate: Jamie Pedersen
House Position 1: Nicole Macri
44th District
House Position 1: John Lovick
House Position 2: Jared Mead
45th District
Senate: Manka Dhingra
House Position 1: Roger Goodman
House Position 2: Larry Springer
46th District
Senate: David Frockt
House Position 1: Gerry Pollet
House Position 2: Javier Valdez
47th District
Senate: Mona Das
House Position 2: Pat Sullivan
48th District
Senate: Patty Kuderer
House Position 1: Vandana Slatter
49th District
House Position 1: Sharon Wylie

Local Races

Endorsement Process

Washington Conservation Voters issues endorsements to inform voters of which candidates running for office make environmental protection and creating a clean economy top priorities.

For new candidates to be considered for endorsement by Washington Conservation Voters, the candidates complete our questionnaire and are interviewed by our Endorsement Advisory Committee. The Endorsement Advisory Committee makes a recommendation to endorse or not endorse to the State Board which votes to confirm or deny the recommendation. The Endorsement Advisory Committee is comprised of citizens and State Board Members from around the state.

If a candidate has received our endorsement in the past they may qualify for our Early Endorsement which is determined by our Endorsement Advisory Committee and recommended to the State Board.

To view our full Endorsement Policies and Procedures, click here. If you would like to be considered for our endorsement or are interested in serving on our Endorsement Advisory Committee, please email our Political Director at endorsements@wcvoters.org