Endorsements

Elected & Community Leaders Early Endorsing Rod in 2025

Rod is honored to have the following early endorsements for re-election from local, regional, statewide and federal leaders and organizations:

  • Governor Bob Ferguson
  • Lt. Governor Denny Heck
  • State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti
  • Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th CD)
  • Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (1st CD)
  • King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay
  • King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda
  • Senator Javier Valdez (46th LD)
  • Representative Gerry Pollet (46th LD)
  • Representative Darya Farivar (46th LD)
  • Senator Jesse Salomon (32nd LD)
  • Representative Lauren Davis (32nd LD)
  • Representative Julia Reed (36th LD)
  • Representative Frank Chopp (43rd LD)
  • Representative Tina Orwall (33rd LD)
  • Representative Chris Stearns (47th LD)
  • Representative Janice Zahn (41st LD)
  • Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
  • Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Citywide)
  • Shoreline Mayor Christopher Roberts
  • Shoreline Deputy Mayor Laura Mork
  • Shoreline Councilmember Eben Pobee
  • Kenmore Mayor Nigel Herbig
  • Kenmore Deputy Mayor Melanie O'Cain
  • Kenmore Councilmember Joe Marshall
  • Kenmore Councilmember Debra Srebnik
  • Lake Forest Park Mayor Tom French
  • Lake Forest Park Councilmember Tracy Furutani
  • Lake Forest Park Councilmember Larry Goldman
  • Kirkland Mayor Kelli Curtis
  • Kirkland Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold
  • Kirkland City Councilmember Jon Pascal
  • Kirkland City Councilmember John Tymczyszyn
  • Kirkland City Councilmember Neal Black
  • Bothell City Councilmember Amanda Dodd
  • Seattle Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa
  • Seattle Port Commission President Hamdi Mohamed 
  • Seattle Port Commissioner Fred Felleman
  • Seattle Port Commissioner Sam Cho
  • Seattle Port Commissioner Ryan Calkins
  • Ed Prince, Renton City Council President
  • Dana Ralph, Mayor of Kent
  • Nancy Backus, Mayor of Auburn
  • Ruth Pérez, Renton City Councilmember
  • Jeanne Kohl-Welles, King County Councilmember (Retired)
  • Larry Gossett, King County Councilmember (Retired)
  • Larry Phillips, King County Councilmember (Retired)
  • Julia Patterson, King County Councilmember (Retired)
  • Jan Drago, King County, and Seattle City Councilmember (Retired)
  • David Frockt, Senator, 46th LD (Retired)
  • Phyllis Gutierrez-Kenney, State Representative, 46th LD (Retired)
  • Gael Tarleton, State Representative, 36th LD (Retired)
  • Velma Veloria, State Representative, 11th LD (Retired)
  • David Baker, Kenmore Mayor (Retired)
  • Andy Rheaume, Bothell Mayor (Retired)
  • Tom Agnew, Bothell City Council (Retired)
  • Phillippa Kassover, Lake Forest Park Deputy Mayor (Retired)
  • Ed Sterner, Lake Forest Park Councilmember (Retired)
  • Dwight Thompson, Lake Forest Park Mayor Pro Tem (Retired)
  • Bobbe Bridge, Justice, Supreme Court & Superior Court Judge (Retired)

 

Select Community Leaders

  • George Ahearn
  • Silje Sodal
  • Mary Ellen Stone
  • Staci and Eric Adman
  • Scott Morris
  • Michelle Merriweather
  • Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman
  • Lisa Daugaard
  • Julianna Ross
  • Cindy Domingo
  • Nate Miles
  • Ken Kassover

Endorsing Organizations

  • King County Democrats
    32nd Legislative District Democrats
  • 45th Legislative District Democrats
  • 46th Legislative District Democrats
  • 1st Legislative District Democrats
  • UFCW 3000
  • International Association of Machinists, District 751
  • Shoreline Professional Firefighters Local 1760
  • Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment
  • Washington Conservation Action
  • Affordable Housing Council
  • Seattle King County REALTORS®
  • Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
  • MLK Labor
  • Eastside Business Alliance

2021 Newspaper Editorial Boards


Select Elected & Community Leaders Endorsing Rod in 2021

  • Lt. Governor Denny Heck
  • Attorney General Bob Ferguson
  • State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti
  • Congresswoman Suzan DelBene
  • Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda
  • Seattle City Councilmember Alex Pedersen
  • Frank Chopp (43rd LD)
  • Senator David Frockt (46th LD)
  • Representative Gerry Pollet (46th LD)
  • Representative Javier Valdez (46th LD)
  • Senator Derek Stanford (1st LD)
  • Representative Davina Duerr (1st LD)
  • Representative Shelley Koba (1st LD)
  • Senator Jesse Salomon (32nd LD)
  • Representative Cindy Ryu (32nd LD)
  • Representative Lauren Davis (32nd LD)
  • Jeanne Kohl-Welles, King County Councilmember
  • Larry Gossett, Former King County Councilmember
  • Larry Phillips, Former King County Councilmember
  • Pete Holmes, Seattle City Attorney
  • David Baker, Mayor of Kenmore
  • Penny Sweet, Mayor of Kirkland
  • Will Hall, Mayor of Shoreline
  • Gary Harris, Mayor of Woodinville
  • Liam Olsen, Mayor of Burien
  • Angela Birney, Mayor of Redmond
  • Jimmy Matta, Mayor of Burien
  • Dana Ralph, Mayor of Kent
  • Nancy Backus, Mayor of Auburn
  • Leanne Guier, Mayor of Pacific
  • Amy Ockerlander, Mayor of Duvall
  • Phillippa Kassover, Deputy Mayor, Lake Forest Park
  • Corina Pfeil, Kenmore City Council
  • Melanie O’Cain, Kenmore City Council
  • Nigel Herbig, Kenmore City Council
  • Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Councilmember (Ret.)
  • Doris McConnell, Shoreline City Councilmember
  • Chris Roberts, Shoreline City Councilmember
  • Susan Boundy-Sanders, Woodinville City Councilmember
  • Jon Pascal, Kirkland City Councilmember
  • Tom Agnew, Bothell City Councilmember
  • John Stokes, Bellevue City Councilmember

Select Endorsing Labor Organizations

  • Martin Luther King County Labor Council ("MLK Labor")
  • Seattle Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
  • Central Puget Sound Carpenters
  • Laborers International Union of North America Local 242
  • Professional and Technical Employees Local 17 
  • United Association Local 32
  • Joint Council of Teamsters
  • United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 21

Democratic Organizations

  • King County Democrats, Sole Endorsement
  • Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle, Sole Endorsement
  • 1st District Democrats, Sole Endorsement
  • 32nd District Democrats, Sole Endorsement
  • 43rd District Democrats, Sole Endorsement
  • 45th District Democrats, Sole Endorsement
  • 46th District Democrats, Sole Endorsement

Select Endorsing Organizations

  • Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Engagement
  • Alliance for Gun Responsibility
  • Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates West
  • Seattle King County Realtors
  • Fuse WA Progressive Voters Guide
  • Washington Conservation Voters
  • Transportation for Washington