2020 Endorsements
Our mission is to recommend and elect pro-public education, pro-labor candidates to office. WEA-PAC makes recommendations in races for statewide, legislative and local candidates--regardless of party affiliation. Candidates complete a written questionnaire and participate in an interview with WEA-PAC members. Based on the questionnaire and interview, WEA-PAC members make a recommendation.
Please note:
*Labor candidate
**WEA Member
Federal Races
Rep. Suzan DelBene | 1st Congressional District |
Rep. Rick Larsen | 2nd Congressional District |
Rep. Carolyn Long | 3rd Congressional District |
Rep. Derek Kilmer | 6th Congressional District |
Rep. Pramila Jayapal | 7th Congressional District |
Rep. Kim Schrier | 8th Congressional District |
Rep. Adam Smith | 9th Congressional District |
Beth Doglio | 10th Congressional District |
Statewide Races
Referendum 90 - Approve
Jay Inslee | Governor |
Denny Heck | Lt. Governor |
Bob Ferguson | Attorney General |
Gael Tarleton | Secretary of State |
Hilary Franz | Commissioner of Public Lands |
Chris Reykdal | Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Pat McCarthy | Auditor |
Mike Pellicciotti | Treasurer |
Mike Kreidler | Insurance Commissioner |
Charles Johnson | Supreme Court |
G. Helen Whitener | Supreme Court |
Raquel Montoya-Lewis | Supreme Court |
Legislative Races
Rep. Davina Duerr | 1st Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Shelley Kloba | 1st Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Derek Stanford | 1st Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. Marcus Riccelli | 3rd Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Timm Ormsby | 3rd Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Andy Billig | 3rd Legislative District | Senate |
Lori Feagan | 4th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Lance Gurel | 4th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Bill Ramos | 5th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Lisa Callan | 5th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Ingrid Anderson* | 5th Legislative District | Senate |
Zack Zappone | 6th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Tom McGarry | 6th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Georgia Davenport | 7th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Matt Boehnke** | 8th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Angie Homola | 10th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Dave Paul | 10th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Helen Price Johnson | 10th Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. Zack Hudgins | 11th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Steve Bergquist** | 11th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Bob Hasegawa | 11th Legislative District | Senate |
Adrianne Moore | 12th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Eduardo Castaneda | 13th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Frances Chvatal | 16th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Skyler Rude | 16th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Danielle Garbe Reser | 16th Legislative District | Senate |
Tanisha Harris | 17th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Paul Harris | 17th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Daniel Smith | 17th Legislative District | Senate |
Kassandra Bessert | 18th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Donna Sinclair | 18th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Brian Blake | 19th Legislative District | House Pos.2 |
Sen. Dean Takko | 19th Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. Strom Peterson | 21st Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self** | 21st Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Laurie Dolan | 22nd Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Jessica Bateman | 22nd Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Sam Hunt* | 22nd Legislative District | Senate |
Tarra Simmons | 23rd Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Christine Rolfes | 23rd Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. Mike Chapman | 24th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Steve Tharinger | 24th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Kevin Van De Wege | 24th Legislative District | Senate |
Jamie Smith** | 25th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Brian Duthie* | 25th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Julie Door | 25th Legislative District | Senate |
Carrie Hesch* | 26th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Joy Stanford | 26th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Laurie Jinkins | 27th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Jake Fey | 27th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Jeannie Darneille | 27th Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. Mari Leavitt | 28th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Dan Bronoske* | 28th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
T'wina Nobles | 28th Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. Melanie Morgan | 29th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Steve Kirby | 29th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Jamila Taylor | 30th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Jesse Johnson** | 30th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Cindy Ryu | 32nd Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Lauren Davis | 32nd Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Tina Orwall | 33rd Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Mia Gregerson | 33rd Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon | 34th Legislative District | House Pos.2 |
Rep. Dan Griffey | 35th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Drew MacEwen | 35th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Noel Frame | 36th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Sarah Reyneveld | 36th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos | 37th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Kirsten Harris-Talley | 37th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Emily Wicks | 38th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Mike Sells** | 38th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. June Robinson | 38th Legislative District | Senate |
Claus Joens** | 39th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Debra Lekanoff | 40th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Alex Ramel | 40th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Liz Lovelett | 40th Legislative District | Senate |
Rep. My-Linh Thai | 41st Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Sen. Lisa Wellman | 41st Legislative District | Senate |
Alicia Rule* | 42nd Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Sharon Shewmake** | 42nd Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Frank Chopp | 43rd Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. John Lovick | 44th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
April Berg | 44th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Roger Goodman | 45th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Larry Springer | 45th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Gerry Pollet | 46th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Javier Valdez | 46th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Debra Entenman | 47th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Pat Sullivan | 47th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Vandana Slatter | 48th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Amy Walen | 48th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Rep. Sharon Wylie | 49th Legislative District | House Pos. 1 |
Rep. Monica Stonier** | 49th Legislative District | House Pos. 2 |
Sen. Annette Cleveland | 49th Legislative District | Senate |
Local Races
Matt Little | Clark County Council | Pos. 4 |
Hillary Madsen | King County Superior Court | Pos. 13 |
Larry Seaquist | Pierce County Executive | |
Sarah Rumbaugh | Pierce County Council | Pos. 2 |
Yanah Cook | Pierce County Council | Pos. 3 |
Ryan Mello | Pierce County Council | Pos. 4 |
Jani Hitchen * | Pierce County Council | Pos. 6 |
Jared Mead | Snohomish County Council | Pos. 4 |
Carolina Mejia | Thurston County Commissioner | Pos. 1 |
Michael Steadman | Thurston County Commissioner | Pos. 2 |
Christine Grant | Whatcom Public Utility District (PUD) |