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Using this guide
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington PAC reviews candidate questionnaires and interviews candidates, and makes recommendations to our Board of Directors for endorsements.
Candidates whose names appear in bold are 100% pro-choice and strongly endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Washington. (If more than one name appears in bold for the same seat, we made a dual-endorsement.)
Names that are in italics are 100% pro-choice candidates.
Candidates whose names appear in regular type may not be 100% pro-choice but are strongly recommended over their opponents.
If candidates in your district are not listed here, it is either because they did not return our questionnaire or because we were unable to identify a pro-choice candidate.
Use this handy guide when filling out your ballot and stand up for a pro-choice future! Get our Pro-Choice Voter Guide delivered to your inbox: sign up for the Choice Action Network.
NARAL's endorsements for the General Election are below.
| Jay Inslee for Governor NARAL Pro-Choice Washington has proudly endorsed Jay Inslee because he is the only proven, 100% pro-choice candidate in this race. He fought for access to reproductive health care in Congress, and he has endorsed the Reproductive Parity Act, key state legislation protecting health insurance coverage for abortion care.
In stark contrast, Rob McKenna dragged our state into the failed lawsuit against the federal health care reform law, demonstrating his willingness to jeopardize millions of women’s access to birth control, annual exams, cancer screenings, and other basic health care. And when a young woman asked him for his position on the Reproductive Parity Act, rather than answer her question, he rudely told her to "go get a job.”
Jay Inslee is the pro-choice, pro-contraception, pro-woman candidate for Governor. |
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Statewide Ballot Measure
Referendum 74: Approve
Federal Candidates
U.S. President: Barack Obama (D)
U.S. Senate: Maria Cantwell (D)
U.S. Congress
- 1st District: Suzan DelBene (D)
- 2nd District: Rick Larsen (D)
- 6th District: Derek Kilmer (D)
- 7th District: Jim McDermott (D)
- 9th District: Adam Smith (D)
- 10th District: Denny Heck (D)
Per NARAL Pro-Choice America the following candidates are presumed to be pro-choice and running against anti-choice opponents.
- 4th District: Mary Baechler (D)
- 5th District: Rich Cowan (D)
- 8th District: Karen Porterfield (D)
Statewide Candidates
- Governor: Jay Inslee (D)
- Lt. Governor: Bill Finkbeiner (R)
- Attorney General: Bob Ferguson (D)
- Secretary of State: Kathleen Drew (D)
- Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler (D)
- State Treasurer: Jim McIntire (D)
Legislative Candidates
1st District
- Senate: Rosemary McAuliffe (D)
- House 1: Derek Stanford (D)
- House 2: Luis Moscoso (D)
2nd District
- Senate: Bruce Lachney (D)
- House 1: Greg Hartman (D)
3rd District
- Senate: Andy Billig (D)
- House 1: Marcus Riccelli (D)
- House 2: Timm Ormsby (D)
4th District
- House 2: Amy Biviano (D)
5th District
- Senate: Mark Mullet (D)
- House 2: David Spring (D)
6th District
- House 2: Dennis Dellwo (D)
- House 2: Richard Reuther (D)
10th District
- Senate: Mary Margaret Haugen (D)
- House 2: Tom Riggs (D)
11th District
- Senate: Bob Hasegawa (D)
- House 1: Zack Hudgins (D)
- House 2: Steve Bergquist (D)
17th District
- Senate: Tim Probst (D)
- House 1: Monica Stonier (D)
- House 2: Jim Gizzi (D)
19th District
- Senate: Brian Hatfield (D)
- House 1: Dean Takko (D)
- House 2: Brian Blake (D)
21st District
- House 1: Mary Helen Roberts (D)
- House 2: Marko Liias (D)
22nd District
- Senate: Karen Fraser (D)
- House 1: Chris Reykdal (D)
- House 2: Sam Hunt (D)
23rd District
- Senate: Christine Rolfes (D)
- House 1: Sherry Appleton (D)
- House 2: Drew Hansen (D)
24th District
- House 1: Kevin Van De Wege (D)
- House 2: Steve Tharinger (D)
25th District
- Senate: Eric Herde (D)
- House 1: Dawn Morrell (D)
- House 2: Bill Hilton (D)
26th District
- House 1: Karin Ashabraner (D)
- House 2: Larry Seaquist (D)
27th District
- Senate: Jeannie Darneille (D)
- House 1: Laurie Jinkins (D)
- House 2: Jake Fey (D)
- House 2: Lauren Walker (D)
28th District
- Senate: Yoshie Wong (D)
- House 1: Eric Choiniere (D)
- House 2: Tami Green (D)
29th District
- House 1: David Sawyer (D)
- House 2: Steve Kirby (D)
30th District
- House 1: Roger Flygare (D)
31st District
- House 1: Brian Gunn (D)
32nd District
- House 1: Cindy Ryu (D)
- House 2: Ruth Kagi (D)
33rd District
- House 1: Tina Orwall (D)
- House 2: Dave Upthegrove (D)
34th District
- House 1: Eileen Cody (D)
- House 2: Joe Fitzgibbon (D)
35th District
- House 1: Kathy Haigh (D)
- House 2: Lynda Ring-Erickson (D)
36th District
- House 1: Reuven Carlyle (D)
- House 2: Noel Frame (D)
- House 2: Gael Tarleton (D)
37th District
- House 1: Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
- House 2: Eric Pettigrew (D)
38th District
- House 1: John McCoy (D)
- House 2: Mike Sells (D)
39th District
- House 1: Linda Wright (D)
- House 2: Eleanor Walters (D)
40th District
- Senate: Kevin Ranker (D)
- House 1: Kris Lytton (D)
41st District
- Senate: Maureen Judge (D)
- House 1: Marcie Maxwell (D)
- House 2: Judy Clibborn (D)
42nd District
- House 1: Natalie McClendon (D)
- House 2: Matt Krogh (D)
43rd District
- House 1: Jamie Pedersen (D)
- House 2: Frank Chopp (D)
44th District
- House 1: Hans Dunshee (D)
- House 2: Mary McNaughton (D)
45th District
- House 1: Roger Goodman (D)
- House 2: Larry Springer (D)
46th District
- Senate: David Frockt (D)
- House 1: Gerry Pollet (D)
- House 1:Sylvester Cann (D)
- House 2: Jessyn Farrell (D)
- House 2: Sarajane Siegfriedt (D)
47th District
- House 1: Bud Sizemore (D)
- House 2: Pat Sullivan (D)
48th District
- House 1: Ross Hunter (D)
- House 2: Cyrus Habib (D)
- House 2: Hank Myers (R)
49th District
- Senate: Annette Cleveland (D)
- House 1: Sharon Wylie (D)
- House 2: Jim Moeller (D)
Judicial Candidates
- Supreme Court, pos. 8: Steve Gonzalez
- Supreme Court, pos. 9: Sheryl Gordon McCloud
- King County Superior Court, pos. 19: Bill Bowman
- King County Superior Court, pos. 40: Ken Schubert
- King County Superior Court, pos. 46: Judy Ramseyer
- Kitsap County Superior Court, pos. 7: Karen Klein
Local Candidates
- King County Sheriff: John Urquhart
- Everett City Council, pos. 5: June Robinson
For Candidates:
For over 30 years, a woman’s right to choose has been a defining issue in election campaigns in Washington State. The majority of voters in this state are pro-choice. In 1970 Washington was the first state to legalize a woman’s right to choose by a vote of the people. In 1991, Washington voters approved Initiative 120, codifying the Roe v. Wade decision. More recently, in 1998, the voters of this state defeated Initiative 694, the so-called "partial birth abortion” ban. Thus it is clear that winning the pro-choice vote in Washington State is essential for many candidates.
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington endorses Democratic and Republican pro-choice candidates in state and local races where a woman’s right to choose is at stake. An endorsement from NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is an effective way to show the voters of Washington that choice is an issue in your campaign and that there is a real difference between candidates on this issue. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington PAC can also provide financial assistance, pro-choice lists, mailings, targeted phone calls and assistance with message development.
If you are interested in an endorsement or have questions about our endorsement process, please contact Jennifer Brown at jbrown@prochoicewashington.org or (206) 624-1990.
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