Roundup of 2023 primary endorsements from transportation advocacy orgs – UPDATED

Tom Fucoloro

from Seattle Bike Blog on 2023-07-17 19:16 (#6D1RX)

Your ballot for the August 1 primary election should have arrived in the mail, or should arrive very soon. Eligible voters have until July 24 to register or update your address online. After that date, voters will need to register in person at a voting center.

Every Seattle City Council district seat is up for election this year, and the new Council will be tasked with sending voters a transportation funding measure in 2024. This is a very important election for steering the next decade of transportation policy and investment, so don't snooze on it.

Want to know which candidates will (hopefully) be good for safe streets, bicycling and transit? Below is a roundup of endorsements from Washington Bikes (WB), Transportation for Washington (T4W), the Transit Riders Union (TRU), and The Urbanist (URB). Washington Bikes also published a Seattle City Council candidate scorecard" based on responses to their candidate questionnaire if you want to get a quick idea of how candidates in your district stand on issues like bike lanes on arterial streets. The Urbanist also published candidate questionnaires they received. I will also include video of transportation-focused candidate forums if you want to hear candidates speak to these issues themselves.

UPDATE: An earlier version of this post left out WA Bikes endorsements beyond Seattle. I have added them below. I apologize for missing them.

Seattle City Council District 1

Maren Costa - TRU, URB

Seattle City Council District 2

Tammy Morales - WB, TRU, URB

Seattle City Council District 3

Andrew Ashiofu - TRU

Alex Hudson - T4W, URB

Seattle City Council District 4

Ron Davis - TRU, URB

Seattle City Council District 5

Nilu Jenks - URB

Tye Reed - TRU

Seattle City Council District 6

Dan Strauss - URB

Seattle City Council District 7

Andrew Lewis - WB, URB

King County Council District 2

Girmay Zahilay - WB, T4W, TRU

King County Council District 4

Becka John Poppe - URB

Sarah Reyneveld - TRU

King County Council District 6

Claudia Balducci - WB, T4W

King County Council District 8

Teresa Mosqueda - WB, TRU, URB

Port of Seattle Seat 5

Fred Felleman - WB, URB

Bainbridge Island Council District 4

Leslie Schneider - WB

Bellevue City Council District 1

John Stokes - WB

Bellevue City Council District 4

Janice Zahn - WB

Bellevue City Council District 5

Janice Zahn - T4W

Bothell Council Position 2

Mason Thompson - WB

Bothell Council Position 6

Amanda Dodd - WB

Burien Council Position 2

Cydney Moore - TRU

Edmonds Council Position 6

Susan Paine - WB

Issaquah Council Position 6

Victoria Hunt - TRU

Kenmore Council Position 7

Corina Pfeil - TRU

Kirkland Council Position 2

Kelli Curtis - WB, TRU

Kirkland Council Position 6

Amy Falcone - WB

Mercer Island City Council District 1

Dave Rosenbaum - T4W

Mercer Island City Council District 3

Wendy Weiker - T4W

Mercer Island City Council District 5

Craig Reynolds - WB, T4W

Redmond Council Position 3

Jessica Forsythe - WB

Redmond Council Position 5

Vanessa Kritzer - WB

Redmond Mayor

Angela Birney - T4W

Renton Council Position 4

Ryan McIrvin - WB

Sammamish City Council District 7

Pam Stuart - T4W

Tacoma City Council District 8

Kristina Walker - WB, T4W

Tukwila Mayor

Kate Kruller - WB

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