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Page updated September 24, 2011

Endorsements 2011

The 34th District Democrats endorse these candidates and ballot measures for the November 8, 2011 General Election

Highlighted names are links directly to the campaign websites.

At our September 14th and June 8th regular meetings, the 34th District Democrats met and endorsed the following candidates and ballot measures (click on highlighted names to go to the candidate's website):
•   Seattle City Council Position #1: Jean Godden and Bobby Forch (dual endorsement)
•   Council Position #3: Bruce Harrell
•   Council Position #5: Tom Rasmussen
•   Council Position #7: Tim Burgess
•   Council Position #9: Sally Clark
•   King County Council Pos. #8: Joe McDermott
•   King County Assessor: Lloyd Hara
•   King County Elections Director: Sherril Huff
•   Port of Seattle Commission - Dean Willard
•   Port Commission Pos. 6: Gael Tarleton
•   Burien City Council Position #6 - Debbie Wagner •   Seattle School District Position #1 - Sharon Peaslee
•   Seattle School District Position #2 - no endorsement
•   Seattle School District Position #3 - Michelle Buetow
•   Seattle School Director Pos #6: Marty McClaren
•   Highline School District Board - Sili Savusa
•   N. Highline Fire District Commissioner Pos #1: Liz Giba
•   Washington State Court of Appeals Division 1, Position 2: Michael Spearman
•   Southwest Suburban Sewer District Position 3: Susan Genzale
•   Southwest Suburban Sewer District position 1: Scott Hilsen

Ballot Measures:
•   Seattle Families & Education Levy: YES
•   Seattle Proposition #1 - $60 car tabs - No Position
•   Initiative 1125 - Stop Tolling/Halt Transportation - Vote NO
•   Initiative 1163 - Home Health Care Training - Vote YES
•   Initiative 1183 - Privatize Liquor Sales - Vote NO

Note: Contact the webmaster with any information which should be added to this page.


The 34th District Democrats endorsed these candidates and ballot measures for the August, 2011 Primary Election, and both measures passed:
•   Seattle "Tunnel" Referendum - YES - "approve" moving forward with the Tunnel
•   King County's Veteran & Social Services Levy: Yes
•   King County Superior Court Position 24: Patrick Oishi


Index to Endorsements Pages
•   Rules for making endorsements by the 34th District Democrats
•   Candidate Questionaires on King County Democrats' website
•   Voting-For-Judges - an online resource for judicial races
•   Online Voter Guides from King County Elections
•   Online Voter Guide from City of Seattle elections
•   Online Voter Guide from the State of Washington
•   Video Voters' Guide from the Seattle Channel - videotaped states from Seattle and King County candidates

Updates
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Older Information
•   Archive of previous years' endorsements

Web Posting Policy
Only candidates endorsed by the 34th District are shown on our website, unless no candidate has been endorsed. This is in accordance with our web posting policy.

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