2012 Candidates Endorsed by the King County Democrats

The following is a list of candidates and ballot measures endorsed by the King County Democrats in Washington State for 2012. If you click on their name, it will take you to the candidate’s  website. Washington State has an all mail ballot election. The last day to mail ballots for the Primary is Tuesday August 7, 2012.  The last day to mail ballots for the General Election is November 6, 2012.

National Office

Barack Obama -  President

Maria Cantwell -  Senate

Laura Ruderman -  Congress -  WA CD #1

Jim McDermott -  Congress – WA CD #7

Karen Porterfield -  Congress – WA CD #8

Adam Smith -  Congress – WA CD #9

WA State Office Candidates:

Jay Inslee -  Governor

Bob Ferguson  -  Attorney General

Jim McIntire  -  Treasurer

Peter Goldmark -  Commissioner of Public Lands

Kathleen Drew -  Secretary of State

Greg Nickels -  Secretary of State

Mike Kreidler -   Insurance Commissioner

Craig Pridemore -   Auditor

WA State Legislative Candidates

Rosemary McAuliffe - Senate LD 1

Derek Stanford -  House LD 1  Seat 1

Luis Moscoso -  House  LD 1 Seat 2

Mark Mullet -  Senate LD 5

David Spring -  House LD 5 Seat 2

Zack Hudgins - House LD 11, Seat 1

Steve Berquist -  House LD 11, Seat 2

Bobby Virk -  House LD 11 Seat 2

Bob Hasegawa -  Senate LD 11

Roger Flygare -  House LD 30 Seat 1

Rick Hoffman -  House LD 30 Seat 2

Brian L Gunn -  House LD 31 Seat 2

Cindy Ryu -  House LD 32 Seat 1

Ruth Kagi -  House LD 32 Seat 2

Tina Orwall – House LD 33 Seat 1

Dave Upthegrove -  House LD 33 Seat 2

Joe Fitzgibbon -  House LD 34 Seat 2

Reuven Carlyle -  House LD 36 Seat 1

Sahar Fahti -  House LD 36 Seat 2

Noel Frame -  House LD 36 Seat 2

Gael Tarleton -  House LD 36 Seat 2

Sharon Tomiko Santos -  House LD 37 Seat 1

Eric Pettigrew -  House LD 37 Seat 2

Maureen Judge -  Senate LD 41

Jamie Pedersen -  House LD 43 Seat 1

Frank Chopp -  House LD 43 Seat 2

Roger Goodman -  House LD 45 Seat 1

Gerry Pollet -  House LD 46 Seat 1

Sarajane Siegfriedt -  House LD 46 Seat 2

David Frockt -  Senate LD 46

Bud Sizemore -  House LD 47 Seat 2

Ross Hunter -  House LD 48 Seat 1

Cyrus Habib -  House LD 48 Seat 2

Judicial Candidates - Washington State Supreme Court

Susan Owens -   Position 2

Steve Gonzalez -  Position 8

Bruce Hilyer -  Position 9

John Ladenburg -  Position 9

Sheryl McCloud -  Position 9

Judicial Candidates – King County Superior Court and Sheriff

Bill Bowman – Position 19

Scott Johnson – Position 20

Elizabeth J Berns – Position  25

Sean O’Donnell – ourt Position  29

Kim Allen -  Position  30

Ken Schubert - Position  40

Judy Ramseyer – Position  46

John Urquhart – King County Sheriff

Ballot Measures

King County Prop 1 – Children and Family Services Center Capital Levy – YES – on Primary Ballot

Seattle Prop  1 -  Regular Tax Levy Including Seattle Public Libraries -YES  – on Primary Ballot

Referendum 74 - Marraige Equality – APPROVE

Initiative 502 - License and Regulate Marijuana  – YES

Initiative 1240 - Charter Schools – NO

Initiative 1185  Tim Eyman’s 2/3 vote for revenue – NO