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
- The Seattle Times Dembowski for District 1
- The Stranger Dembowski for District 1
- Northwest Asian Weekly. One of only two county council candidates endorsed
- The Seattle Medium Our region’s leading paper for the African American community
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