Endorsements
Click the button below to open an
Adobe Acrobat document that lists all the 2012 general election ballot measures and
candidates for the 5th Legislative District. It also summarizes all the major
endorsements (e.g. newspapers, organizations, elected officials), the candidate
ratings from the King County Municipal League and Bar Association, and a recent
snapshot of fundraising numbers.
Please use this information to vote wisely and return your ballot by 8pm on Tuesday,
November 6th.
Eastside Drop Box Locations:
- Issaquah City Hall - 130 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah
- Tahoma School District Office - 25720 Mapple Valley-Black Diamond Rd., Maple Valley
- King Count Elections Office - 919 SE Grady Way, Renton
- Regional Justice Center - 401 4th Ave. N., Kent
- Crossroads Shopping Center - 15600 NE 8th St., Bellevue
- Redmond City Hall - 15770 NE 85th St., Redmond
Click here for the complete list.
Organizations
The following organizations should have 501(c)(4) or 527 status so that they can
formally endorse candidates. The endorsement process is usually based on a
battery of inteviews and questionnaires conducted in early summer.
Elected Officials
Here's a partial list of community leaders who have endorsed Chad's campaign for
State Representative. It’s still early, so the list grows daily.
Attorney General Rob McKenna, 2012 Candidate for Washington Governor
Congressman Dave Reichert, 8th Congressional District
Rep. Glenn Anderson,
5th Legislative District, Position 2
Rep. Jay Rodne,
5th Legislative District, Position 1
Sen. Dino Rossi,
5th Legislative District
('96-'04, '12), Candidate for Governor ('04, '08)
Sen. Cheryl Pflug,
5th Legislative District ('04-'12)
Sen. Steve Litzow,
41st Legislative District
Sen. Andy Hill,
45th Legislative District
Sen. Joe Fain,
47th Legislative District
Sen. Rodney Tom,
48th Legislative District
Rep. Mark Hargrove,
47th Legislative District
Rep. Cathy Dahlquist,
31st Legislative District, Position 1
Rep. Bill Hinkle,
13th Legislative District, Position 2
Rep. Brian Thomas,
5th Legislative District
('93-'00)
Councilmember Reagan Dunn, King County Council, 2012 Candidate
for Attorney General
Councilmember Kathy Lambert, King County Council
Connie Fletcher,
Washington State Board of Education,
Issaquah School Board ('93-'09)
Brian Deagle,
Issaquah School Board, Past President
Marnie Maraldo,
Issaquah School Board, Legislative Representative
Anne Moore,
Issaquah School Board
Mary Scott,
Issaquah School Board ('81-'00),
Past President
Mike Bernard,
Issaquah School Board ('95-'99),
Past Vice President
Carol Van Noy,
Riverview School Board
Steve McConnell,
Bellevue School Board
Brian Emanuels, Mercer Island School Board
Tola Marts,
Issaquah City Council,
Council President
Fred Butler,
Issaquah City Council,
Deputy Council President
Eileen Barber,
Issaquah City Council
Rowan Hinds,
Mayor, City of Issaquah ('90-'97)
Jim Berger,
Carnation City Council, Mayor
Bill Allison,
Maple Valley City Council, Mayor
Noel Gerken,
Maple Valley City Council, Past Mayor
Victoria Laise Jonas,
Maple Valley City Council, Deputy Mayor
Sean Kelly,
Maple Valley City Council
Jonathan Rosen, North Bend City Council
Dee Williamson, North Bend City Council
Jeff MacNichols, Snoqualmie City Council
Kingston Wall, Snoqualmie City Council
Kevin Wallace, Bellevue City Council
David Carson, Redmond City Council
Mike Cero, Mercer Island City Council
Pam Fernald, SeaTac City Council
John Curley,
Sammamish City Council, Host of The John Curley Show
John Carlson,
Candidate for Governor ('00), Host of Newsline AM with John Carlson
Bob Brunjes,
District Chair, 5th District GOP
Individuals
Al Torstenson, Maple Valley
Alan Morris, Carnation
Allan Rousselle, Redmond
Arthur Ford, Maple Valley
Barry Feder, Issaquah
Becky Wilder, Issaquah
Bernadette Coughlin, Issaquah
Beth Sigall, Redmond
Betsy Cohen, Bellevue
Bev Wyne, Maple Valley
Bill Small, Issaquah
Brad Toft, Snoqualmie
Carolyn Schwartz, Maple Valley
Cheri Schoenrock, Issaquah
Chris & Shawna Milne, Issaquah
Clyde Lee, Maple Valley
Collette Dow, Bellevue
Connie Gerlitz, Bellevue
Corinne Patten, Bothell
Craig Jorgensen, Issaquah
Dan & Portia Anderson, Issaquah
Dan T. Grimer, Carnation
Dan Jones, Maple Valley
David Tegeler, Maple Valley
David Waggoner, Issaquah
Dawn Peschek, Issaquah
Denise Cramer, Renton
Dennis Butler, Issaquah
Dennis Dunn, Kirkland
Dennis Gerlitz, Bellevue
Don Wyne, Maple Valley
Doreen Hunt, Maple Valley
Ed Authier, Issaquah
Ed Diamond, Renton
Ed Ferris, Bothell
Elizabeth Piekarczyk, Carnation
Essie Hicks, Issaquah
Ferrin Lauve, Issaquah
Fred & Mardi Nystrom, Issaquah
Gil Drynan, Issaquah
Greer Smith, Maple Valley
Gretchen Dowling, Issaquah
Heidi Bennett, Parent Activist
Jackie Roberts, Issaquah
Jared Mayes, North Bend
Jeff Coats, Enumclaw
Jeff Swanson, Issaquah
Jeffery McMorris, Issaquah
Jessie Hasken, Seattle
Jim Berry, Issaquah
Joan Probala, Issaquah
Jody Mull, Bellevue
Joel Hussey, Redmond
John Grigg, Sammamish
John Liu, Sammamish
John Kilpatrick, Issaquah
John Shaw, Sammamish
Jolie Imperatori, Snoqualmie
Judy Rogers, Renton
Karen Albers, Richland
Karen Mooney, Renton
Katherine Cassady, Snoqualmie
Kelly Munn, Sammamish
Kevin Haistings, Carnation
K-Y Su, Kirkland
Leigh Stokes, Sammamish
Leslie Warrick, Issaquah
Libbie FitzGerald, Issaquah
Lida Buckner, Issaquah
Lisa Shin, Bellevue
Lisa Stubenrauch, Edmonds
Marianne Kersten, Bellevue
Mark Sussman, Bellevue
Michael Koenig, Bellevue
Mike Kenyon, North Bend
Mike Torgerson, Snoqualmie
Milicent Savage, Issaquah
Mira Hoke, Black Diamond
Nichole Lux, Issaquah
Pat McGrath, Jr., Issaquah
Patti Betz, Bellevue
Patti Mann, Bellevue
Paul Hoover, Bothell
Rich Parker, Whidbey Island
Richard Gabel, Issaquah
Rolland & Sherry Kiefel, Sammamish
Ron Rogers, Issaquah
Ronald Shimono, Issaquah
Samantha Wilder, Issaquah
Sandra Juenke, North Bend
Skip Rowley, Issaquah
Stephanie Wilder, Issaquah
Stephen Hoopes, Issaquah
Steve Godfrey, Renton
Steve McNey, Ravensdale
T. J. Filley, Issaquah
Terry LaBrue, Issaquah
Terry Meyer, Issaquah
Tim FitzGerald, Issaquah
Wayne Pommer, Issaquah
It’s important to note that while we’ve provided some context on current or past
positions that these are only personal endorsements and don’t reflect official
endorsements of their organizations.