Roundup of bike-friendly 2026 general election endorsements: Stand up for transit and trans kids!

My spouse Kelli and child Fiona voting by bike in 2021. It's an oldie but so cute. Whenever I vote, I vote for Fiona's future.

The Nov. 3 general election is pivotal for the future of bicycling due to current hostility toward bike infrastructure funding at the federal level and gloomy budget forecasts at the state level," writes Washington Bikes on their election endorsements page. So we need to make sure that our senators and representatives understand that safe streets are needs, not nice-to-haves. There are also several transit-funding measures on the ballot, including in Seattle. Vote HELL YES!

We also need a huge turnout against a slate of conservative statewide initiatives that would force the state to bully vulnerable children, especially trans kids. Vote HELL NO! on 001 and 638. May as well reject 645 (effort to sort of repeal the Millionaires Tax) while you're at it and torch all these conservative ballot measures funded by the ultra-wealthy.

Registered voters with up-to-date addresses should have received their 2026 general election ballots in the mail (or should receive one very soon). Below you will find a roundup of which candidates have earned endorsements from three respected organizations with a focus on bicycling and safe streets: Transportation for Washington (T4W), the Transit Riders Union (TRU), the Urbanist (URB) and Washington Bikes (WB). The Urbanist has again gone above and beyond by explaining their reasoning behind each pick, so I highly recommend reading what they have to say if you want to better understand a certain item on this list. If an org did not list an endorsement, I also did not list them. But if an org specifically said No endorsement," then I did include that. Note that some of the orgs don't endorse in uncontested races, in case you're wondering why Shaun Scott and Brianna Thomas got so few endorsements.

The most-contested Seattle races among these orgs are 43rd District Senate (T4W and WB went for Pedersen, TRU and URB went for Sabio-Howell) and 46th District Position 1 Representative (T4W went for Pollet while everyone else conspicuously did not endorse). If you are voting in either of these two races, I recommend diving deeper than just a cheat sheet and reading what a couple sources have to say about them. The dynamics of each race are both somewhat unusual.

If you do not complete your ballot and get it back in the mail very soon, consider using a ballot dropbox instead of the postal service in case the Trump administration successfully delays ballot postmarking as they have said they would.

WA Ballot Initiatives

NO on I-001, I-638 and I-645: TRU, URB

Clark County Council District 2

John Zingale - T4W

Clark County Council D 5

Troy McCoy - T4W

King County Assessor

Rob Foxcurran - URB

King County Council D 2

Toshiko Grace Hasegawa - TRU (Dual)

Rebecca Saldana - T4W, TRU (Dual), URB, WB

King County Council D 4

Jorge Baron - T4W, WB

King County Council D 6

Claudia Balducci - T4W, URB, WB

King County Council D 8

Teresa Mosqueda - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

Pierce County Council D 5

Bryan Yambe - T4W, WB

Pierce County Council D 7

Brenda Lykins - T4W, WB

Pierce County Prop 1 - Transit

YES - T4W, URB

Spokane County Prop 1 - Transit

YES - T4W

Issaquah Prop 1 - Parks

YES - URB

Seattle City Council D 5

Nilu Jenks - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

Seattle Municipal Court Judge

Gabe Rothstein - TRU

Seattle Prop 1 - Transit

YES - T4W, TRU, URB

Tacoma Prop 1 - Housing

YES - URB

Supreme Court Position 1

Colleen Melody - URB

Supreme Court P 3

Jamie Hawk - URB

Supreme Court P 4

Ian Birk - URB

Supreme Court P 5

Theo Angelis - URB

Supreme Court P 7

No Endorsement - URB

US House District 1

Susan DelBene - URB, WB

US House D 2

Rick Larsen - WB

No Endorsement - URB

US House D 6

Emily Randall - WB

No Endorsement - URB

US House D 7

Pramila Jayapal - WB

No Endorsement - URB

US House D 8

Kim Schrier - WB

US House D 9

Adam Smith - WB

No Endorsement - URB

US House D 10

Marilyn Strickland - WB

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 1-1

Davina Duerr - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 1-2

Jenne Alderks - URB

Shelley Kloba - WB

WA House D 2-1

William Dehnel - T4W

WA House D 2-2

Angela Taylor - T4W

WA House D 4-1

Trent Maier - T4W

WA House D 5-1

Zach Hall - URB, WB

WA House D 5-2

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 6-1

Michaela Kelso - T4W

WA House D 6-2

Julia Payne - T4W

WA House D 10-2

Dave Paul - WB

WA House D 11-1

Ashley Fedan - URB

David Hackney - T4W

WA House D 12-1

Brian Burnett - WB

Stacy Willoughby - T4W

WA House D 17-1

Ben Christly - T4W

WA House D 17-2

Diana Perez - T4W

WA House D 18-1

Randi Knott - T4W

WA House D 18-2

Deken Letinich - T4W

WA House D 19-2

Terry Carlson - T4W

WA Senate D 21

Marko Liias - T4W, WB

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 21-1

Strom Peterson - T4W, WB

WA House D 21-2

Lillian Ortiz-Self - T4W, URB

WA House D 22-1

Beth Doglio - T4W, WB

WA House D 22-2

Lisa Parshley - T4W

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 23-1

Tarra Simmons - T4W, URB

WA House D 23-2

Greg Nance - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 24-1

Adam Bernbaum - WB

WA House D 24-2

Kaylee Kuehn - T4W, WB

WA House D 25-1

David Berg - T4W

WA House D 25-2

Jenn Marie Strickling - T4W

WA Senate D 26

Deb Krishnadasan - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 26-1

David Olson - T4W

Adison Richards - URB

WA House D 26-2

Renee Hernandez Greenfield - URB, WB

WA House D 27-1

Laurie Jinkins - T4W

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 27-2

Jake Fey - T4W, WB

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 28-2

Dan Bronoske - T4W

WA Senate D 29

Sharlett Mena - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 29-1

Krista Perez - URB

WA House D 29-2

Patrick Stickney - T4W, URB, WB

WA Senate D 30

Claire Wilson - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 30-1

Jamila Taylor - T4W, URB, WB

WA Senate D 32

Cindy Ryu - T4W, TRU, WB (dual)

Jesse Salomon - URB, WB (dual)

WA House D 32-1

Danica Noble - TRU, URB

Keith Scully - T4W, WB

WA House D 32-2

Imraan Siddiqi - T4W, TRU, URB

WA House D 33-2

Mia Su-Ling Gregerson - URB

WA Senate D 34

Emily Alvarado - WB

WA House D 34-1

Brianna Thomas - T4W

WA House D 34-2

Joe Fitzgibbon - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA Senate D 35

Tamara Stramel - T4W

WA House D 35-2

Maria Littlesun - T4W

WA Senate D 36

Noel Frame - TRU

WA House D 36-1

Julia Reed - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 36-2

Liz Berry - T4W, WB

WA Senate D 37

Tatiana Brown - TRU, URB (dual)

Chipalo Street - T4W, URB (dual), WB

WA House D 37-1

Kelabe Tewolde - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA House D 37-2

Jaelynn Scott - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA House D 38-1

Julio Cortes - URB, WB

WA House D 39-1

Sam Low - WB

WA House D 39-2

Ida Keeley - T4W

WA House D 40-1

Debra Lekanoff - T4W

WA House D 41-1

Janice Zahn - T4W, URB, WB

WA House D 41-2

My-Linh Thai - T4W, URB, WB

WA Senate D 42

Michael Shepard - T4W, WB

WA House D 42-2

Joe Timmons - WB

WA Senate D 43

Jamie Pedersen - T4W, WB

Hannah Sabio-Howell - TRU, URB

WA House D 43-1

Nicole Macri - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA House D 43-2

Shaun Scott - T4W

WA Senate D 44

John Lovick - T4W, WB

WA House D 44-1

Brandy Donaghy - T4W, WB

WA House D 45-2

Vanessa Kritzer - T4W, URB, WB

WA Senate D 46

Javier Valdez - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA House D 46-1

Gerry Pollet - T4W

No Endorsement - URB

WA House D 46-2

Darya Farivar - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA Senate D 47

Claudia Kauffman - WB

WA House D 47-1

Debra Entenman - T4W, URB, WB

WA Senate D 48

Vandana Slatter - T4W, WB

WA House D 48-1

Osman Salahuddin - T4W, TRU, WB

WA House D 48-2

Jessica Forsythe - T4W, TRU, URB, WB

WA House D 49-1

Kim Harless - T4W, WB

WA House D 49-2

Monica Stonier - T4W