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.

If you would like to be considered for a municipal endorsement in 2019, please complete our questionnaire. Upon completion of our questionnaire WCV staff will contact you. For all other 2019 endorsements please email endorsements@wcvoters.org

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

Ballot Measures

Statewide Races

County races

King County

County Council District 2: Larry Gossett and Girmay Zahilay

County Council District 4: Abigail Doerr and Jeanne Kohl-Welles

County Council District 6: Claudia Balducci

County Council District 8: Joe McDermott

Port of Seattle Position 5: Fred Felleman

Port of Seattle Position 2: Preeti Shridhar and Sam Cho

Pierce County

Port of Tacoma Position 3: Justin Camarata 

Port of Tacoma Position 5: Kristin Ang

Snohomish County

County Council District 2: Megan Dunn

County Council District 3: Stephanie Wright

County Executive: Dave Somers

Whatcom County

County Council At Large (B): Carol Frazey

County Council District 4: Brian Estes

County Council District 5: Jaime Arnett

County Executive: Satpal Sidhu and Karen Burke

Federal Races

Federal Endorsements made by our national partner, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund

Judicial races

Legislative Races

40th District
State Senator: Liz Lovelett

Local Races

Bellevue

City Council Position 3: Jeremy Barksdale 

Redmond

City Council Position 5: Vanessa Kritzer

Sammamish

City Council Position 2: Karen McKnight

City Council Position 4: Karen Howe

City Council Position 6: Rituja Indapure

Spokane

City Council District 1: Naghmana Sherazi 

City Council District 2: Lori Kinnear  

City Council President: Breean Beggs

Mayor: Ben Stuckart

Tacoma

City Council Position 1: Nathe Lawver

City Council Position 3: Keith Blocker

City Council Position 8: Kristina Walker

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. All candidates to be considered for endorsement by Washington Conservation Voters must complete our questionnaire. The Washington Conservation Voters Political Committee reviews completed questionnaires and may choose to interview candidates. The Political Committee votes to endorse candidates for all positions that are not statewide. For statewide races, the Political Committee makes a recommendation to the full State Board which votes to confirm or deny the recommendation. 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 Political Committee, please email our Political Director at endorsements@wcvoters.org