WSSD Endorsements
National:
Barack Obama, President
Statewide:
Chris Gregoire, Governor
John Ladenburg, AG
Peter Goldmark, Lands Commissioner
Jason Osgood, Secretary of State
Judicial:
Holly Hill, Superior Court #21
Jean Rietschel, Superior Court #37
Mary Fairhurst, State Supreme Court
Frank Vouliet, State Supreme Court
Congressional:
Jay Inslee, 1st CD
Rick Larsen, 2nd CD
George Fearing, 4th CD
Norm Dicks, 6th CD
Jim McDermott, 7th CD
Darcy Burner, 8th CD
Adam Smith, 9th CD
LD Races:
Michael Powell, House, 2nd LD
Maralyn Chase, House, 2nd LD
Jon Viebrock, House, 5th LD
Phyllis Huster, Senate, 5th LD
John Driscoll, House, 6th LD
Marko Liias, House, 21th LD
Kim Able, House, 26th LD
Larry Seaquist, House, 26th LD
Debbie Srail, Senate, 28th LD
Dave Upthegrove, House, 33rd LD
Joe McDermott, Senate, 34th LD
Daryl Daugs, House, 35th, LD
Fred Jerrett, Senate, 41st LD
Marcie Maxwell, House, 41st LD
Jamie Pedersen, House, 43rd LD
Ed Murray, Senate, 43rd LD
Jim Moeller, House, 49th LD
Pierce County:
1. Al Rose District Pierce County District 2
2. Bruce Lachney Pierce County District 3
3. Tim Farrell - Pierce County District 4
4. Vincent Stewart - Pierce County District 6
5. Barbara Gelman Pierce County Assessor
6. Calvin Goings, Pierce County Executive
In order to be considered for endorsement, the Endorsement Committee needs the following:
1) Statement that the candidate is a Democrat (in Judicial races only, this can be waived)
2) Candidate's Bio/CV
3) Statement of candidate's legislative/policy/leadership goals
4) Statement of candidate's support for LGBT issues and plans to achieve them
5) Short overview of campaign strategy to win, including positioning against primary opponents (if any), and general election opponents.
It is preferable that this information comes directly from the campaign, though anyone can make this information available to the Committee provided it is well-sourced. Individuals will be accountable for the information they provide, so please be sure of the source(s) of any information you provide to the committee about a candidate.
For initiatives, referenda, and propositions, pretty much the same process applies except that rather than approaching the information as a candidate, we need to know the context of who is proposing the initiative, who will be affected, and what it will have on the LGBT community.
Once in the hands of the Endorsement Committee, in accordance with our by-laws, and after some examination and discussion of the endorsement we'll take a vote. In non-contested primaries, a majority of votes of the Endorsement Committee will forward the endorsement to the General Board, two-thirds is required in contested primaries. The General Board with a majority vote will approve the endorsement.