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 have any endorsement questions, please email: endorsements@wcvoters.org.
2022 Endorsements
Endorsements are posted on a rolling basis. This list is current as of May 23, 2022.
Legislature
LD 1
Davina Duerr – House Pos. 1
LD 5
Bill Ramos – House Pos. 1
Lisa Callan – House Pos. 2
LD 10
Clyde Shavers – House Pos. 1
Dave Paul – House Pos. 2
LD 11
David Hackney – House Pos. 1
Steve Bergquist – House Pos. 2
LD 21
Strom Peterson – House Pos. 1
Lillian Ortiz-Self – House Pos. 2
LD 22
Beth Doglio – House Pos. 1
LD 26
Emily Randall – Senate
Adison Richards – House Pos. 1
Matthew Macklin – House Pos. 2
LD 27
Laurie Jinkins – House Pos. 1
LD 28
Mari Leavitt – House Pos. 1
Daniel Bronoske – House Pos. 2
LD 29
Steve Conway – Senate
LD 30
Claire Wilson – Senate
Jamila Taylor – House Pos. 1
LD 31
Chris Vance – Senate
LD 33
Tina Orwall – House Pos. 1
Mia Gregerson – House Pos. 2
LD 35
Julianne Gale – Senate
Sandra Kaiser – House Pos. 2
LD 36
Liz Berry – House Pos. 2
LD 38
Mary Fosse – House Pos. 2
LD 39
Jessica Wadhams – House Pos. 2
LD 40
Debra Lekanoff – House Pos. 1
Alex Ramel – House Pos. 2
LD 41
Tana Senn – House Pos. 1
LD 42
Sharon Shewmake – Senate
LD 43
Jamie Pedersen – Senate
Nicole Macri – House Pos. 1
Frank Chopp – House Pos. 2
LD 44
John Lovick – Senate
April Berg – House Pos. 2
LD 46
Gerry Pollet – House Pos. 1
LD 47
Chris Stearns – House Pos. 2
LD 48
Patricia Kuderer – Senate
Vandana Slatter – House Pos. 1
County
Clark
Don Steinke – PUD 2
Kitsap
Debra Lester – PUD 1
Pierce
Robyn Denson – County Council 7
Skagit
Germaine J Kornegay – PUD 1
Snohomish
Jordan Sears – PUD 1
Spokane
Maggie Yates – County Commission
For Those Seeking Endorsement
To ensure your questionnaire is considered for endorsement you must fill out the questionnaire below and use this online system to submit it. Emailed questionnaires will not be considered. Please reach out if you have any issues filling out the form or any questions.
Although we cannot guarantee we will conduct an endorsement in every race across the state we appreciate you taking the time out of your campaign schedule to fill out WCV’s questionnaire.
Fill out WCV’s 2022 candidate endorsement questionnaire here
Deadlines: The deadline to submit the questionnaire for consideration before the primary is July 1. The If you think your application should get consideration after this deadline, please contact WCV’s Political Director, Joy Stanford, prior to submitting a questionnaire. joy@wcvoters.org
Races we are considering: We are currently considering endorsements for most state, city and county level races (such as State House and Senate, County Council, PUD, Port Commissioner, City Council, Auditor) with the exception of school board races. If you have questions about our consideration of your race please feel free to reach out ahead of filling out our questionnaire.
Washington Conservation Voters is committed to equal opportunity, and committed to maintaining an accessible and equitable endorsement process. Accommodations for the endorsement process are available and will be made upon request. Please complete this form regarding accommodations or accommodations requests. We welcome feedback on the accessibility of our website and endorsements process.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we expect to hold all endorsement interviews are by video conference rather than in person.