Endorsements
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Organizational affiliations for individuals below are for identification purposes only, and in no way imply organizational endorsement
State Legislature
Sharon Shewmake, State Senator, 42nd Legislative District
City of Bellingham
Jace Cotton, Bellingham City Council Member At-Large
Mark Asmundson, former Bellingham Mayor
Tim Douglas, former Bellingham Mayor
Ken Hertz, former Bellingham Mayor
Kristina Michele Martens, former Bellingham City Council Member At-Large
April Barker, former Bellingham City Council Member Ward 1
Jenn Mason, School Board President, Bellingham Public Schools
Mike Estes, Bellingham Planning Commission Chair, former Whatcom Democrats Chair
Dan Bloemker, Bellingham Planning Commission
Brian Estes, former Co-Chair Bellingham Transportation Fund Campaign
Whatcom County
Todd Donovan, County Council Member, District 2
Ken Mann, former County Council Member
Jaime Arnett, Whatcom Public Utility District Commissioner, District 3
Christine Grant, former Whatcom Public Utility District Commissioner, District 1
Michael Shepard, Port of Bellingham Commissioner
Mike McAuley, former Port of Bellingham Commissioner
Jessica Rienstra, County Charter Review Commissioner, District 3
Brad Kelly, County Charter Review Commissioner, District 4
Frank James, MD, former Whatcom County Planning Commissioner, former President, Chuckanut Community Forest Park District Board
Eric Lewis, Blaine City Council Member
James Willson, South Whatcom Fire Authority Commissioner
Democratic Party
Kelly Krieger, Whatcom County Democrats First Vice Chair
Zach Cohen, former 42nd LD Democrats Chair
Aspen Cates-Doglio, former 42nd LD Democrats Chair, now President, Associated Students of WWU
Vicki Savage, former 42nd LD Democrats State Committee Member
Cleveland Harris, Whatcom Democrats State Committee Member
Josh Sanders, former Whatcom Democrats State Committee Member
Cheyanna Strickland, former Whatcom Democrats Treasurer
Colton Lanning, former Whatcom Democrats Secretary
Community Members
Jamin Agosti, Walk & Roll Bellingham
Lexy Aydelotte, Organizer, Western Academic Workers United (WAWU-UAW)
Cynthia Camlin, Prof. of Art and Art History, WWU
Dan Dunne
Dean Fearing, former Executive Director, Kulshan Community Land Trust, and former Director, the RE Store
Sarah Gardner, President, Birchwood Neighborhood Association
Bob Gay, Treasurer, IBEW 191
Tom Goetzl, Prof. of Law Emeritus
Makenzie Graham, political strategist and justice advocate, promoter of multi-cultural music and dance
Gwen Groden
Martha Hammer
June Hopkins, Prof. of History Emerita, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus
Galen Herz, tenant advocate
Katrina Ondeck, President, Bellingham Food Bank Board of Directors, and Recording Secretary, OPEIU 8
Peter Pihos, Assoc. Prof. of History, WWU, and vice president of United Faculty of Western Washington
Brian Russell, Chair, Lettered Streets Neighborhood Association, documentary filmmaker
Eric Worden, FairVote WA
Organizations
Endorsed by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, representing more than 2,400 electrical workers in the five Northwest and four Central counties of Washington State.
Endorsed by Local 37083 of Communication Workers of America, one of America’s largest and most diverse unions, representing the communications and information industries, news media, public service and healthcare, manufacturing, and more!
Endorsed by United Food and Commercial Workers 3000, representing over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington State, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW International has over 1.4 million workers in North America.
Endorsed by Washington State Progressive Caucus of Washington State Democrats, that “proudly represents a diverse group of individuals, united by a shared commitment to advancing progressive issues, values, and candidates from within the Democratic Party”.
Endorsed by Democratic Municipal Officials, a national association of mayors, city council members, and other local elected leaders aligned with the values of the Democratic Party.
Endorsed by the Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund, a statewide advocacy organization that “works to save lives and eliminate the harms caused by gun violence in every community through advocacy, education, and partnerships”.
Endorsed by LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the largest LGBTQ+ political action committee in the US, devoted to electing pro-equality, pro-choice, out LGBTQ+ leaders to public office at every level. Last year, over 70% of endorsed candidates won their races.
Endorsed by FairVote Washington, which supports Ranked Choice Voting. Ranking candidates in order of preference enables you to vote for your favorite without fear of wasting your vote. It also ensures a winner with majority support. As a Whatcom County Charter Review Commissioner, I’ve worked closely with our local chapter. I will pursue that collaboration on our city council.
Endorsed by Transit Riders Union, “a democratic organization of working people — including students, seniors and people with disabilities — taking control over our own lives … We will fight to preserve, expand, and improve the public transportation system so that every human being has access to safe, affordable, and reliable public transit.”
Endorsed by Humane Voters of Washington, recognizing a long record of achievement protecting wildlife and habitat, and a commitment to ban cruel practices such as caged hens, puppy mills, and declawing cats.
Endorsed by 314 Action Fund, “electing scientists who will use evidence and facts to fight climate change and fix our broken healthcare system”. Educated in biology, math, statistics, and public policy, I work in medical research.
Moms Demand Action award for demonstrated commitment for actions to stop gun violence.