2024 Endorsements

I’m honored to have received the endorsements or support of the following individuals (and more coming soon!):

• Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell
• Former Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire
• Washington State Congressman, Congressional 6th District, Derek Kilmer
• Washington State Congressman, Congressional 9th District, Adam Smith
• Washington State Congresswoman, Congressional 10th District, Marilyn Strickland
• Washington State Lieutenant Governor and former Congressman 10th District, Denny Heck
• Washington State Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz
• Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal
• Former Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Judith Billings
• Washington State Auditor and former Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy
• Washington State Deputy Auditor Keri Rooney
• Washington State Deputy Auditor Rick Talbert
• Washington State Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
• Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti
• Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson
• Former Pierce County Executive Joe Stortini
• Former Senate Majority Leader and Senator Mark Gaspard, 25th LD
• Former Representative Larry Seaquist, 26th LD
• Washington State House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, 27th LD
• Representative Jake Fey, 27th LD
• Former Representative and Washington State Superior Court Judge Art Wang, 27th LD
• Representative Dan Bronoske, 28th LD
• Senator T’wina Nobles, 28th LD
• Former State Senator and State Representative Shirley Winsley, 28th LD
• Former State House Speaker and State Rep. Brian Ebersole, 29th LD
• Former Representative Steve Kirby, 29th LD
• Representative Melanie Morgan, 29th LD
• Representative Sharlette Mena, 29th LD
• Senator Steve Conway, 29th LD
• Derek Young, former Chair, Pierce County Council
• Marty Campbell, Vice Chair, Pierce County Council
• Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council
• Ryan Mello, Chair, Pierce County Council
• Robyn Denson, Pierce County Council
• Connie Ladenburg, Former Pierce County Council
• Rick Talbert, Former Pierce County Council
• Ron Frederick, Mayor, DuPont
• Mike Winkler, Deputy Mayor, DuPont 
• Maame Beesaw, DuPont City Council
• Beth Elliott, DuPont City Council
• Susan Walton, DuPont City Council
• Tom Wargo, DuPont City Council
• Chris Barnes, former DuPont City Council
• Mayor, Shannon Reynolds, Fircrest City Council
• Nikki Bufford, Mayor Pro-Tem, Fircrest City Council
• Hunter George, Fircrest City Council
• Karen Mauer-Smith, Fircrest City Council
• David Viafore, Fircrest City Council
• Brett Wittner, Fircrest City Council
• Joe Barrantine, former Fircrest City Council
• Mary Moss, Deputy Mayor, Lakewood City Council
• Trestin Lauricella, Lakewood City Council
• Helen McGovern, Former Mayor and Lakewood City Council
• Elizabeth Grasher, Steilacoom Town Council
• Michael Johnson, Steilacoom Town Council
• Nancy Henderson, Steilacoom Town Council
• Roger Neal, Steilacoom Town Council
• Victoria Woodards, Mayor, Tacoma City Council
• John Hines, Deputy Mayor, Tacoma City Council
• Kristina Walker, Tacoma City Council
• Keith Blocker, former Tacoma City Council
• Joseph Bushnell, Tacoma City Council
• Kiara Daniels, Tacoma City Council
• Olgy Diaz, Tacoma City Council
• Sarah Rumbaugh, Tacoma City Council
• Catherine Ushka, Tacoma City Council
• Conor McCarthy, former Tacoma City Council
• Bill Baarsma, former Mayor, Tacoma
• Lillian Hunter, former Tacoma City Council
• Chris Beale, former Tacoma City Council
• Javier Figueroa, Mayor, University Place City Council
• Edward Wood, Mayor Pro Tem, University Place City Council
• Frank Boykin, University Place City Council
• Melani Grassi, University Place City Council
• Denise McCluskey, University Place City Council
• Stan Fleming, University Place City Council
• Steve Worthington, University Place City Council
• Dennis Townsend, former Bethel School District
• Marcus Young, Bethel School District Board Chair
• Erasmo Ruiz, Bethel School District Board
• Roseanna Camacho, Bethel School District Board
• Terrance Mayers, Bethel School District Board
• Janet Caldwell, Clover Park School District Board 
• Carole Jacobs, Clover Park School District Board
• Krissy Kim, Clover Park School District Board
• Bryan Thomas, Clover Park School District Board
• Marty Schaefer, former President, Clover Park School District Board
• Jennifer McDonald, Steilacoom/DuPont School District Board  and former Chair
• Patrick Lewis, Steilacoom/DuPont School District Board
• Korey Strozier, Tacoma School District 
• Elizabeth Bonbright, Tacoma School District Board
• Lisa Keating, Tacoma School District Board
• Enrique Leon, Tacoma School District Board
• Ethelda Burke, President, University Place School District Board
• MaryLu Dickinson, University Place School District Board
• T’wina Nobles, University Place School District Board
• Marisa Peloquin, Vice President, University Place School District Board
• Michael Ehart, former University Place School District Board
• Kristin Ang, President, Tacoma Port Commissioner
• Deanna Keller, Tacoma Port Commissioner
• Dick Marzano, Tacoma Port Commissioner
• John McCarthy, Tacoma Port Commissioner
• Don Meyer, Tacoma Port Commissioner
• Clare Petrich, former Tacoma Port Commissioner
• Gary Barton, Lakewood Water District Commissioner

We are also honored to have received endorsements and support from the following organizations (and more coming soon!):

• Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
• West Pierce Fire Fighters, Local 1488
• Washington Multi-Family Housing Association
• Tacoma Fire Fighters, Local 31
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians
• Law Enforcement Administrators
• Trucking Action Committee
• Northwest Credit Union Association
• Pierce County Democrats
• 28th Legislative District Democrats
• Indivisible Tacoma
• International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 23
• Pacific Northwest Ironworkers District Council
• Washington Forest Protection Association
• Nisqually Indian Tribe
• Pierce County Professional Fire Fighters, Local 726
• Kent Fire Fighters, Local 1747
• Washington Conservation Voters
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 48
• Squaxin Island Tribe
• East Pierce Fire Fighters, Local 3520
• Service Employees International Union, Local 1199
• Service Employees International Union, Local 775
• Kalispel Tribe of Indians
• NAIOP of Washington
• Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 8
• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
• Washington Organization of Career and Technical Educators
• Friends of Community and Technical Colleges
• Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ)
• Washington Association of Realtors
• Washington State Troopers Association
• Washington AutoDealers Association
• Washington Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
• Mechanical Contractors of Western Washington
• Everett Fire Fighters, Local 46
• Washington Education Association
• Washington State Federation of State Employees 28
• International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751
• Retired Public Employees Council of Washington
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77
• Washington Fire Chiefs
• Washington Hospitality Association
• Washington Refuse and Recycling Association
• Hospitals for a Healthy Future
• International Union of Painters & Allied Trades Council District 5
• Jackson Legacy Fund
• Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS)
• WA Technology Industry Association
• Rental Housing Association
• Association of Builders and Contractors of Western Washington
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 112
• Washington State Nurses Association
• Campaign for Tribal Self Reliance WA
• Washington Mortgage Bankers Association
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483
• Washington Beverage Association
• Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors of Washington
• Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 587
• Puget Sound Pilots
• Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate of Distinction
• Washington State Charter Schools Association
• Pierce County Building Trades Council 
• Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council (WSBCTC)
• Washington Insurers Political Action Committee
• The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Local 502
• Seattle Fire Fighters Union, Local 27
• Retired Firefighters of Washington
• Washington Food Industry Association
• Washington Forest Protection Association
• Washington State Retail Association
• Washington State Physical Therapy Association 
• Alliance for Gun Responsibility
• Spokane Firefighters, Local 29
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 66 (SMART)
• Association of Washington Business
• International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 612
• Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
• Pierce County Young Democrats
• Pierce County Labor Council
• Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 252
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 76
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 46
• Northwest Women’s Political Caucus
• Humane Voters of Washington
• Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 242
• American Federation of Teachers
• Pullman Firefighters, Local 1892
• Bellingham Firefighters, Local 106
• Washington State Veterinarians Association
• Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates
• Lacey Firefighters, Local 2903
• Service Employees International Union, Local 6
• Sierra Club Washington State
• Tacoma Pierce County Realtors Association
• Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 8 (OPEIU8)
• Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association
• Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
• Development Disability Allies Political Action Committee
• Public School Employees of Washington, PSEIU, Local 1948
• Washington State Medical Association
• Washington Retail Association
• National Association of Social Workers – Washington Chapter’s Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE)
• Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association (WRECA)
• International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 302
• Washington Hospitals for a Healthy Future
• Gig Harbor Firefighters, Local 3320
• Fuse WA
• Washington State Podiatric Medical Association
• Pro-Choice Washington
• Children’s Campaign Fund
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 191
• Equal Rights Washington
• Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU)
• Quinault Indian Nation
• Homecare Association of Washington
• National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC)
• Teamsters 117
• Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
• United Association Local 26, Plumbers & Steamfitters
• Win with Women
• Grandmothers Against Gun Violence (GAGV)
• Washington State School Retirees Association
• Associated General Contractors
• Washington Farm Bureau
• The Environment and Climate Change Caucus (ECC)
• Inland Boatman’s Union of the Pacific
• Communications Workers of America’s Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, Local 37083
• Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment (APACE)- WA
• Washington Bikes
• Suquamish Tribe
• International Longshore and Warehouse Union 19
• Community Bankers of Washington
• Washington Mortgage Bankers
• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners United of Washington State
• Tacoma Pierce County Black Collective
• Washington State Radiological Society
• Washington Federation of State Employees Council 2 (AFSCME)
• Professional & Technical Employees Local 17 (PROTEC17)
• Pierce County Master Builders Association
• Washington Affordable Housing Council
• Pierce County Affording Housing Council

We are grateful for the endorsements of local leaders and community members (and more coming soon!):

• Herb Simon
• Julie Andrzejewski
• John Alessio
• Bev Isenson
• Linda Isenson
• Angie and John Santiago
• Melanie Stone
• Patti Dailey
• Debi Srail
• Rita Harris
• Nicole Jovich
• Starlene Enfeld
• Cornelius Winesberry
• Sharon Winesberry
• Dr. Tana Hasart
• Mike Yestramski
• Dr. Warren Brown
• Debbie Gessel
• Ted Smith
• Darrell Cochran
• Teri Rideout
• Tim Farrell
• Lynda Foster
• Nathe Lawver
• Jeff Wolcott
• Nancy A. Hogan
• Gary Gilchrest
• Daniel Grey
• Reverend Eric Warn
• Jo Anne Gaspard
• JB Handy Norris
• Faaluaina (Lua) Pritchard
• Kathy Comfort
• James Baglio
• Heather Yuckert
• Frank Erickson
• Jacob Anderson
• Dale Westgaard
• Tom May
• Linda Tieman
• Abe Adams
• Charles Ames
• Jani Doctor
• LoriLee Litman
• Jared Denton
• Jimmie Farmer
• Brenda Moore
• Larry Turnbull
• Fran Blair
• Jaremy Kamel
• Marilee Hill-Anderson
• Emily Shey
• Jim Hedrick
• Susan Hartle
• Kathy Thaut
• Cyndie Fajardo
• Joel Anderson
• Deb Houtz
• Deanna Nuttbrock-Allen
• Dale Wright
• Bob Lenigan
• Dr. Breck LeBegue
• James Baglio
• Jonathan Harris
• Nona Wright
• Michael Transue
• Joan Shalikashvili
• Vicky Stanich
• Kathy Orlando
• Chris Hall
• Matt Frank
• Carol Dotlich
• Laurel Lemke
• Kris Zachary
• Heather McCloskey
• Dr. Alan Gill
• Francie Peltier