Your ballot for the November 7 general election should be in your mailbox or in the mail. If you have not yet registered, don’t worry. Eligible voters have until October 30 to register or update your address online. After that date, voters will need to register in person at a voting center.
With all Seattle City Council district seats up for election, this is a pivotal moment for Seattle’s government. The next Council will be the ones to decide how big and bold next year’s transportation ballot measure should be, for example. The voters can only vote on whatever the Mayor and Council agree to send to them, so we need to elect a Council majority that favors going big for safe streets, connected bike routes and reliable transit. These decisions will guide transportation investments for most of the next decade.
Below are the endorsements from Washington Bikes (WB), Transportation for Washington (T4W), the Transit Riders Union (TRU), and The Urbanist (URB). If you want to know who will support walking, biking and transit, take a look at who these organizations are supporting.
This year, the choices are unanimous for Seattle City Council. Every organization endorsed the same slate of candidates, which should say a lot (the only deviation was the Transit Riders Union choosing no endorsement for Districts 6 and 7). I’ve been putting these endorsement roundups together for several years now, and these orgs are not always unanimous like this (you can even see some slight deviation in the races beyond Seattle). Filling out your ballot might be very simple this year. So don’t delay. Get it filled out and returned before it gets lost in a pile of junk or something.
King County Council District 2
Girmay Zahilay — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
King County Council District 4
Jorge L. Barón — WB, T4W (dual), URB
Sarah Reyneveld — T4W (dual), TRU
King County Council District 6
Claudia Balducci — WB, T4W, URB
King County Council District 8
Teresa Mosqueda — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Snohomish County Council District 2
Megan Dunn — WB, T4W
Whatcom County Council at large
Jon Scanlon — WB
Seattle Proposition 1
YES — URB
Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 2
Sam Cho — URB
Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 5
Fred Felleman — WB, URB
Seattle City Council District 1
Maren Costa — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Seattle City Council District 2
Tammy Morales — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Seattle City Council District 3
Alex Hudson — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Seattle City Council District 4
Ron Davis — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Seattle City Council District 5
ChrisTiana ObeySumner — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Seattle City Council District 6
Dan Strauss — WB, T4W, URB
Seattle City Council District 7
Andrew Lewis — WB, T4W, URB
Bainbridge Island City Council District 4
Leslie Schneider — WB
Bellevue City Council Position 1
John Stokes — WB
Bellevue City Council Position 3
Mo Malakoutian – WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Bellevue City Council Position 4
Janice Zahn — WB, T4W, TRU, URB
Bellingham Greenways 5 Levy
YES — WB
Bellingham City Council at large
Jace Cotton — WB
Bellingham Mayor
Seth Fleetwood — WB (dual)
Kim Lund — WB (dual)
Bremerton City Council District 2
Denise Frey — WB
Bremerton City Council District 4
Jane Rebelowski — WB
Bremerton City Council District 6
Anna Mockler — WB
Bothell City Council Position 4
Mason Thompson — WB, TRU
Bothell City Council Position 4
Carston Curd — WB, TRU
Bothell City Council Position 6
Amanda Dodd — WB, TRU
Burien Council Position 2
Cydney Moore — TRU
Burien Council Position 4
Patricia Hudson — TRU
Burien Council Position 6
Krystal Marx — T4W, TRU
Edmonds City Council Position 1
Chris Eck — WB
Edmonds City Council Position 4
Mackey Guenther — WB
Edmonds City Council Position 6
Susan Paine — WB
Everett City Council Position 6
Demi Chatters
Issaquah City Council Position 6
Victoria Hunt — WB, TRU
Kenmore City Council Position 1
Melanie O’Cain — WB, T4W, TRU
Kenmore City Council Position 3
Valeria Sasson — WB
Kenmore City Council Position 5
Jon Culver — T4W
Kenmore City Council Position 7
Nathan Loutsis — WB
Corina Pfeil — TRU
Kent City Council District 3
John Boyd — T4W, TRU
Kirkland City Council Position 2
Kelli Curtis — WB, TRU
Kirkland City Council Position 4
John Tymczyszyn — WB, TRU
Kirkland City Council Position 6
Amy Falcone — WB, TRU
Lynnwood City Council Position 5
Robert Leutwyler — WB
Mercer Island Council Position 1
Dave Rosenbaum — WB, T4W
Mercer Island Council Position 3
Wendy Weiker — WB, T4W
Mercer Island Council Position 5
Craig Reynolds — T4W
Port Angeles Council Position 6
Navarra Carr — WB
Poulsbo Council Position 1
Rick Eckert — WB
Puyallup City Council at large
Shellie Willis — T4W
Puyallup City Council District 2 Position 1
Joe Colombo — T4W
Redmond Council Position 1
Osman Salahuddin — WB, T4W, TRU
Redmond Council Position 3
Jessica Forsythe — WB, TRU
Redmond Council Position 5
Vanessa Kritzer — WB, TRU
Redmond Council Position 7
Angie Nuevacamina — WB, T4W, TRU
Redmond Mayor
Jeralee Anderson — TRU
Angela Birney — WB, T4W
Renton Mayor
Kim Monroe — TRU
Renton Council Position 3
Valerie O’Halloran — WB
Renton Council Position 4
Ryan McIrvin — WB
Renton Council Position 7
Randy Corman — WB
Sammamish Council Position 3
Sid Gupta — WB
Sammamish Council Position 6
Pam Stuart — WB, T4W
SeaTac Council Position 1
Senayet Negusse — TRU
SeaTac Council Position 3
Elizabeth Greninger — WB, TRU
SeaTac Council Position 7
Joe Vinson — TRU
Shoreline Council Position 6
Betsy Robertson — TRU
Spokane Council District 1 Position 1
Lindsey Shaw — WB
Spokane Council District 2 Position 1
Paul Dillon — WB, T4W
Spokane Council District 3 Position 1
Kitty Klitzke — WB, T4W
Spokane Mayor
Lisa Brown — WB, T4W
Tacoma Council Position 7
Olgy Diaz — WB
Tacoma Council Position 8
Kristina Walker — WB, T4W
Tukwila Council Position 2
Armen Papyan — TRU
Tukwila Mayor
Kate Kruller — WB, TRU
Vancouver Council Position 6
Leah Perkel — WB
Woodinville Council Position 4
Mike Millman — WB
Yakima Council District 1
Dulce Gutierrez — T4W
Yakima Council District 3
Patricia Byers — T4W
Yakima Council District 7
Holly Cousens — WB
Northshore School District
Han Tran — TRU
Comments
One response to “Transportation advocacy endorsements for the 2023 general election”
For anyone undecided on Seattle City Council district race please vote Costa. In regards to improving cycling infrastructure Saka is on record as saying “We are good on bikes”. Tell that to Rob Masons widow. Tell that to the other pedestrians in his district who have been killed in the past couple years by inattentive drivers on unsafe streets and crossings. Anyone who rides their bike in district 2 knows how poor the infrastructure is for cyclists and pedestrians, especially those transiting off the peninsula into the city via the death trap that is the east side of the Spokane Street bridge.