The Cascade Bicycle Club has just come out with their endorsements for the August 21, 2007 Washington State Primary. They are a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that defines their mission to be “creating more livable communities by promoting health & recreation through bicycle activities, advocacy, & education.”

On their primary endorsement page they note that their involvement in election politics is for “one vitally important reason – policies that effect bicycling begin and end with our elected representatives.”

Besides evaluating the candidates on specific issues they “also evaluate a candidate’s past votes, talk to local activists and, when necessary, interview them face to face.
Critical votes for incumbents spanned a range of issues impacting bicycling, including: child safety, bicycle lanes and trails, transportation funding, land-use and sprawl.”

The endorsements cover both King and Snohomish Counties in Washington State.

Cascade Bicycle Club August 21, 2007 Primary Endorsements

King County Prosecutor – Bill Sherman
King County County Council Position No. 8 – Dow Constantine
Snohomish Co County Council – Brian Sullivan
Port of Seattle Commissioner 2 – Jack Block Jr. & Gael Tarleton
Port of SeattleCommissioner 4 – Alec Fisken
AuburnCity Council 7 – Lynn Norman
Burien City Council 4 – Stephen Lamphear
Duvall City Council 6 – Anne Laughlin
Edmonds Mayor – Gary Haakenson
Everett City Council 4 – Charlene Rawson
Federal Way City Council 7 – Hope Elder
Issaquah City Council 4 – Joshua Schaer
Mercer Island City Council 3 – Maureen Judge
Mukilteo City Council 6 – Pat Kessler
Newcastle City Council 4 – Sonny Putter
Sammamish City Council 4 – Nancy Whitten
Seattle City Council 1 – Jean Godden
Seattle City Council 3 – Bruce Harrell
Seattle City Council 9 – Sally Clark
Shoreline City Council 2 – Paul Grace
Shoreline City Council 4 – Doris McConnell
Shoreline City Council 6 – Terry Scott
Tukwila City Council 2 – De’Sean Quinn
Woodinville City Council 2 – Randy Ransom
Woodinville City Council 6 – Liz Aspen