Endorsements
Equal Rights Washington (c4) plays a role in elevating LGBTQ-related issues to the to the forefront during an election cycle. ERW’s non-partisan endorsement committee uses a specific set of carefully developed criteria in making our endorsements. We back candidates who have a track record of support for LGBTQ equality in a number of areas, and who advocate on behalf of the issues we support, such as trans justice, gender and racial equity, anti-bullying and LGBTQ youth empowerment.
Questions? Contact endorsements@equalrightswashington.org
2020 General Election Endorsements
(as of 10/22/2020)
Federal
Congressional District 1 – Suzan DelBene
Congressional District 2 – Rick Larson
Congressional District 6 – Derek Kilmer
Congressional District 7 – Pramila Jayapal
Congressional District 8 – Kim Schrier
Congressional District 9 – Adam Smith
Congressional District 10 – Beth Doglio
State
Governor – Jay Inslee
Lieutenant Governor – Marko Liias
Secretary of State – Gael Tarleton
State Treasurer – Mike Pellicciotti
Attorney General – Bob Ferguson
Commissioner of Public Lands – Hilary Franz
Superintendent of Public Instruction – Chris Reykdal
Legislative Districts
1st LD Senator – Derek Stanford
3rd LD Senator – Andy Billig
3rd LD Representative, Position 1 – Marcus Riccelli
5th LD Senator – Ingrid Anderson
5th LD Representative, Position 1 – Bill Ramos
10th LD Senator – Helen Price Johnson
10th LD Representative, Position 1 – Angie Homola
10th LD Representative, Position 2 – Dave Paul
11th LD Senator – Bob Hasegawa
12th LD Representative, Position 1 – Adrianne Moore
13th LD Representative, Position 1 – Eduardo Castañeda-Diaz
14th LD Representative, Position 1 – Tracy Rushing
14th LD Representative, Position 2 – Devin Kuh
16th Senator – Danielle Garbe Reser
17th LD Senator – Daniel Smith
17th LD Representative, Position 1 – Tanisha Harris
18th LD Representative, Position 2 – Donna L. Sinclair
21st LD Representative, Position 1 – Strom Peterson
21st LD Representative, Position 2 – Lillian Ortiz-Self
22nd LD Representative, Position 2 – Jessica Bateman
23rd LD Representative, Position 1 – Tarra Simmons
23rd LD Representative, Position 2 – Drew Hansen
24th LD Representative, Position 2 – Steve Tharinger
25th LD Senator – Julie Door
25th LD Representative, Position 1 – Jamie Smith
26th LD Representative, Position 2 – Joy Stanford
27th LD Senator – Jeannie Darneille
27th LD Representative, Position 1 – Laurie Jinkins
28th LD Senator – T’wina Nobles
28th LD Representative, Position 1 – Mari Leavitt
29th LD Representative, Position 1 – Melanie Morgan
30th LD Representative, Position 2 – Jesse Johnson
31st LD Representative, Position 1 – Katie Young
32nd LD Representative, Position 1 – Cindy Ryu
35th LD Representative, Position 1 – Colton Myers
35th LD Representative, Position 2 – Darcy Huffman
36th LD Representative, Position 1 – Noel Frame
37th LD Representative, Position 1 – Sharon Tomiko Santos
37th LD Representative, Position 2 – Kirsten Harris-Talley
40th LD Senator – Elizabeth (Liz) Lovelett
40th LD Representative, Position 1 – Debra Lekanoff
40th LD Representative, Position 2 – Alex Ramel
41st LD Representative, Position 1 – Tana Senn
41st LD Representative, Position 2 – My-Linh Thai
42nd LD Representative, Position 1 – Alicia Rule
42nd LD Representative, Position 2 – Sharon Shewmake
43rd LD Representative, Position 1 – Nicole Macri
43rd LD Representative, Position 2 – Frank Chopp
44th LD Representative, Position 1 – John Lovick
44th LD Representative, Position 2 – April Berg
45th LD Representative, Position 1 – Roger Goodman
Local
Okanogan County Commissioner, District 2 – Katie Haven
Pierce County Executive – Larry Seaquist
Pierce County Council, District 2 – Sarah Rumbaugh
Pierce County Council, District 4 – Ryan Mello
Snohomish County Council, District 4 – Jared Mead
Spokane County Commissioner, District 2 – David Green
Thurston County Commissioner, District 1 – Carolina Mejia