2023 Endorsements
WEA-PAC's elected board recommends and helps to elect pro-public education, pro-labor candidates to office. WEA-PAC makes non-partisan recommendations in races for statewide, legislative and local offices. Candidates seeking our endorsement must complete a written questionnaire and participate in an interview with WEA-PAC members who then make a recommendation for the candidates who will stand up for us and our students.
Note: Not every local association has made endorsements yet. Also, not every candidate appears on the primary ballot. Only races where three or more candidates are running appear on the ballot. Non-partisan local races with only two candidates advance straight to the November general election.
Candidate |
Office |
Position |
| Arlista Holeman | Auburn School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Carolyn Watson | Bellevue School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Monica Webster | Bellevue School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez | Bethel School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Kristiana DeLeon | Black Diamond City COuncil | |
| Tom Watson | Bonney Lake City Council | Pos. 4 |
| Cyndey Moore | Burien City Council | Pos. 2 |
| Kevin Schilling | Burien City Council | Pos. 4 |
| Krystal Marx | Burien City Council | Pos. 6 |
| Cindy McMullen | Central Valley School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Debra Long | Central Valley School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Keith Clark | Central Valley School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Jacquelyn Belock* | Cheney City Council | Pos. 6 |
| Krissy Kim | Clover Park School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Bryan Thomas | Clover Park School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Janet Caldwell* | Clover Park School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Leann Leavitt | Coupville School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| David Ford | Coupville School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Carin Chase | Edmonds School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Hawk Cramer | Edmonds School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Nancy Katims | Edmonds School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Jennifer Hirman | Everett School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Charles Adkins | Everett School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Jennifer Jones* | Federal Way School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Luckisha Phillips* | Federal Way School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Gavin Downing* | Federal Way School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Kevin Erickson | Ferndale School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Brent Bode | Ferndale School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Toni Jefferson | Ferndale School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Michael T. Lewis* | Highline School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Carlos Ruiz | Highline School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Jorge Baron | King County Council | Dis. 4 |
| Teresa Mosqueda | King County Council | Dis. 8 |
| Julie Wise | King County Director of Elections | |
| Amber Wise | King County Hospital District 2 | Pos. 6 |
| John Tymczyszyn | Kirkland City Council | Pos. 4 |
| Amy Falcone | Kirkland City Council | Pos. 6 |
| Robert Lynn | Kelso School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Mike Hass | Kelso School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Andy Song | Kent School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Andy Carter | Kent School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Donald Cook | Kent School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Debbie Stewart** | Kettle Falls School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Janel Schermerhorn | Lake Washington School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Lindsey Yocum | Lake Washington School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Annie (Marcia) Kurtz | Liberty Lake City Council | Pos. 5 |
| Teresa Tapo-Hunt | Liberty Lake City COuncil | Pos. 7 |
| Don Wiitala | Longview School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Jennifer Leach | Longview School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Gerri Johnson | Medical Lake School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Laura Elliot-Parsons | Medical Lake School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Ron Cooper | Medical Lake School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Elisabeth Sotak | Northshore School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Han Tran | Northshore School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Natasha Minger | North Kitsap School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Terri Schumacher | North Kitsap School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Melanie Miller | North Kitsap School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Stacy Mills | North Kitsap School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Esperanza Badillo-Diiorio | North Thurston School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Michelle Gipson | North Thurston School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Alexis Alexander | Medical Lake School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Jody Lee | Mercer Island School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Melanie Ryan | Monroe School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Andrew Fegler | Monroe School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Lynn Goebel | Oak Harbor School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Nicole Tesch | Oak Harbor School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Maria Flores | Olympia School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Talauna Reed | Olympia School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Jess Tourtellottee-Palumbo | Olympia School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Hilary Seidel | Olympia School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Rosa Torres | Pasco School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| John Kennedy | Pasco School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Jamie Smith | Pierce County Council | |
| Deanna Keller | Port of Tacoma Commissioner | Pos. 3 |
| Kristen Ang | Port of Tacoma Commissioner | Pos. 5 |
| Lauren Alder | Puyallup City Council | District 1, Pos. 1 |
| Joe Colombo | Puyallup City Council | District 1, Pos. 2 |
| Shellie Willis | Puyallup City Council | At Large |
| Trish Crocker | Puyallup School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Amanda Cuthber | Puyallup School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Davida Haygood | Puyallup School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Osman Salahuddin | Redmond City Council | Pos. 1 |
| Chelsie Beck | Richland School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Katrina Waters | Richland School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Jill Oldson | Richland School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Amber Baker | Ridgefield School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Carol Van Noy | Riverview School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Tammy Morales | Seattle City Council | District 2 |
| Debbie Carlsen | Seattle School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Lisa Rivera Smith | Seallth School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Gina Topp | Seattle School Board Director | Pos. 6 |
| Senayet Negusse | SeaTac City Council | Pos. 1 |
| Elizabeth Greninger | SeaTac City Council | Pos. 3 |
| James Lovell | SeaTac City Council | Pos. 5 |
| Damiana Merryweather | SeaTac City Council | Pos. 7 |
| Christina Jepperson | Sedro Woolley School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Eric Pickens* | Sequim School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Megan Dunn | Snohomish County Council | District 2 |
| Susanna Johnson | Snohomish County Sheriff | |
| Tabitha Baty | Snohomish School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Sarah Adams | Snohomish School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Kate Espy | South Kistap School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Megan Higgins | South Kitsap School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Jay Villars | South Kitsasp School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Lindsey Shaw | Spokane City Council | District 1, Pos. 1 |
| Paul Dillon | Spokane City Council | District 2, Pos. 2 |
| Kitty Klitzke | Spokane City Council | District 3, Pos. 1 |
| Lisa Brown | Spokane Mayor | |
| Mike Wiser | Spokane School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Tim Hattenburg | Spokane Valley City Council | Pos. 6 |
| Miranda Evans | Stanwood-Camano School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Rocco Lamanna | Sumner Bonney Lake School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Kevin Lewis | Sumner Bonney Lake School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| William Gaines | Sumner Bonney Lake School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| John Hines* | Tacoma City Council | Pos. 1 |
| Jamika Scott | Tacoma City Council | Pos. 3 |
| Olgy Diaz | Tacoma City Council | Pos. 7 |
| Kristina Walker | Tacoma City Council | Pos. 8 |
| Korey Strozier | Tacoma School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Elizabeth Bonbright | Tacoma School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Malia Hollowell | Tahoma School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Pete Miller | Tahoma School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Armen Papyan | Tukwila City Council | Pos. 2 |
| Melissa McMahon-Do | Tukwila City Council | Pos. 4 |
| Jovita McConnell | Tukwila City Council | Pos. 6 |
| Kate Kruller | Tukwila Mayor | |
| Matthew Mauer | Tacoma Mertropolitan Park District Comissionner | Pos. 5 |
| T'wina Nobles | University Place School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Kyle Sproul | Vancouver School Board Director | Pos. 1 |
| Kathy Decker | Vancouver School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Tracie Barrows* | Vancouver School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Martha Wooddard | Vashon School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Ruth Ladderud | Walla Walla School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Alayna Brinton | Walla Walla School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Derek Sarley | Walla Walla School Board Director | Pos. 5 |
| Timy Wynecoop | Wellpoint School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Martin Barron | Wenatchee School Board Director | At Large |
| Maria Iniguez | Wenatchee School Board Director | Pos. 2 |
| Jonathan "Tucker" Jackson | Wenatchee School Board Director | Pos. 3 |
| Miranda Skalisky | Wenatchee School Board Director | Pos. 4 |
| Donnell Tanksley | Whatcom County Sheriff |
*Current WEA member
**Former WEA member
Are you a candidate for office seeking WEA-PAC endorsement?
Council WEA-PAC leaders manage the endorsement process locally. If you're interested in connecting with those leaders, contact Hillary Hunt or Cassie Carrillo.