We know that to provide the best care possible to our clients and patients, we need supportive lawmakers. Last year, we helped to elect lawmakers who expanded Medicaid, bargained good health benefits for public employees, and protected funding for key mental health programs. Now is our chance to elect more healthcare champions who will stand with us to pass nurse staffing ratios, restore our mental health safety net, and more. We can’t make our legislative priorities a reality without lawmakers who support quality, affordable care.
Nurses and healthcare workers from across the state interviewed the candidates on the issues that matter, whether it’s taking care of our patients or our families. We recommend these candidates to our Executive Board, who voted in favor of endorsing them. We stand with these candidates because they’ll stand with us and our patients.
Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 5.
| Position | Candidate |
| Benton County Kennewick City Council position 2 |
Ed Pacheco |
| King County King County Executive |
Dow Constantine |
| King County Council District 1 | Rod Dembowski |
| King County Council District 5 | Dave Upthegrove |
| Seattle Mayor | Ed Murray |
| Auburn Mayor | Nancy Backus |
| Evergreen Hospital Board position 2 | Rebecca Hirt |
| SeaTac City Council position 2 | Kathryn Campbell |
| SeaTac Proposition 1 | YES |
| Kitsap CountyState Senate 26th Legislative District | Nathan Schlicher |
| Pierce CountyPuyallup City Council district 1 | Corry Glucoft |
| Puyallup City Council district 2 | Heather Shadko |
| Puyallup City Council district 3 | Julie Door |
| State Senate 26th Legislative DistrictTacoma City Council position 5 | Nathan SchlicherOlgy Diaz |
| Tacoma School Board, position 1 | Dexter Gordon |
| Snohomish CountySnohomish County Council | Dave Somers |
| Spokane CountySpokane City Council position 1 | Amber Waldref |
| Spokane City Council position 2 | Jon Snyder |
| Spokane City Council position 3 | Candace Mumm |
| Thurston CountyLacey City Council position 4 | Cynthia Pratt |
| Lacey City Council position 5 | Andy Ryder |
| Olympia City Council position 4 | Cheryl Selby |
| Olympia Port Commission | Jeff Davis |
| Thurston County Auditor | Mary Hall |
| Yakima CountyYakima City Council position 7 | Carole Folsom-Hill |