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    Rod Hearne

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  • Rod Hearne is a former Executive Director of Equal Rights Washington who helped launch the statewide marriage equality campaign. Hearne is focused on bringing people together and fostering more collaboration to get things done on the City Council.

    While Hearne is a strong progressive, we recommend Sawant in this race due to her support from our progressive partners and accomplishments while on the council.
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    Rod Hearne

    Rod Hearne is a former Executive Director of Equal Rights Washington who helped launch the statewide marriage equality campaign. Hearne is focused on bringing people together and fostering more collaboration to get things done on the City Council.

    Rod Hearne is a former Executive Director of Equal Rights Washington who helped launch the statewide marriage equality campaign. Hearne is focused on bringing people together and fostering more collaboration to get things done on the City Council.

    While Hearne is a strong progressive, we recommend Sawant in this race due to her support from our progressive partners and accomplishments while on the council.

    Rod Hearne

    Rod Hearne is a former Executive Director of Equal Rights Washington who helped launch the statewide marriage equality campaign. Hearne is focused on bringing people together and fostering more collaboration to get things done on the City Council.

    • Apoyadas Por: King County Democrats

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    Zack Hudgins

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  • Zack Hudgins is a current representative of the 11th legislative district and the chair of the House Government Oversight Committee who is running for King County Elections Director. Hudgins' experience leading fair elections internationally, including Iraqi elections, along with his technology background at both Amazon and Microsoft make him extremely qualified for this position. Hudgins is running to increase accountability, improve access for underprivileged voters, and add more tools for ballot tracking and security. He has been a thoughtful and effective leader in the legislature who has been endorsed by a wide variety of our progressive partners.

    Hudgins’ opponents include current King County Deputy Elections Director Julie Wise, who was endorsed by The Stranger as well as far-right conservative Pastor Joe Fuiten. She has helped conduct more than 60 elections and is running to implement 24-hour ballot boxes, increase the number of ballot boxes, and has promised to maintain accountability and transparency. A third candidate, Christopher Roberts, is a progressive Shoreline City Council member who was chair of the Native American Caucus for the Washington State Democrats and was endorsed by our partner Equal Rights Washington. Although Roberts taught elections law at UW while earning his PhD, he does not share the depth of experience of Hudgins or Wise. Hudgins is the best choice for fair and accountable elections.
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    Zack Hudgins

    Zack Hudgins is a current representative of the 11th legislative district and the chair of the House Government Oversight Committee who is running for King County Elections Director.

    Zack Hudgins is a current representative of the 11th legislative district and the chair of the House Government Oversight Committee who is running for King County Elections Director. Hudgins' experience leading fair elections internationally, including Iraqi elections, along with his technology background at both Amazon and Microsoft make him extremely qualified for this position. Hudgins is running to increase accountability, improve access for underprivileged voters, and add more tools for ballot tracking and security. He has been a thoughtful and effective leader in the legislature who has been endorsed by a wide variety of our progressive partners.

    Hudgins’ opponents include current King County Deputy Elections Director Julie Wise, who was endorsed by The Stranger as well as far-right conservative Pastor Joe Fuiten. She has helped conduct more than 60 elections and is running to implement 24-hour ballot boxes, increase the number of ballot boxes, and has promised to maintain accountability and transparency. A third candidate, Christopher Roberts, is a progressive Shoreline City Council member who was chair of the Native American Caucus for the Washington State Democrats and was endorsed by our partner Equal Rights Washington. Although Roberts taught elections law at UW while earning his PhD, he does not share the depth of experience of Hudgins or Wise. Hudgins is the best choice for fair and accountable elections.

    Zack Hudgins

    Zack Hudgins is a current representative of the 11th legislative district and the chair of the House Government Oversight Committee who is running for King County Elections Director.

Port of Seattle

Port Commissioner, Position #2, Port of Seattle

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    Courtney Gregoire

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  • Courtney Gregoire was appointed to the Seattle Port Commission in February of 2013 and won election to a full term that November. She brings substantial international trade experience from both the public and private sectors to the Port of Seattle, including having served as the first Director of the National Export Initiative at the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Obama. She is passionate about connecting younger generations with good jobs, protecting our environment, and tourism, and she rightly questioned the decision to park the Shell Oil Arctic drilling rig in Seattle.

    Her opponents, John Naubert and Goodspaceguy, are not running competitive campaigns. Gregoire is the best choice in this race.
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    Courtney Gregoire was appointed to the Seattle Port Commission in February of 2013 and won election to a full term that November.

    Courtney Gregoire was appointed to the Seattle Port Commission in February of 2013 and won election to a full term that November. She brings substantial international trade experience from both the public and private sectors to the Port of Seattle, including having served as the first Director of the National Export Initiative at the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Obama. She is passionate about connecting younger generations with good jobs, protecting our environment, and tourism, and she rightly questioned the decision to park the Shell Oil Arctic drilling rig in Seattle.

    Her opponents, John Naubert and Goodspaceguy, are not running competitive campaigns. Gregoire is the best choice in this race.

    Courtney Gregoire

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    Courtney Gregoire was appointed to the Seattle Port Commission in February of 2013 and won election to a full term that November.

    • Apoyadas Por: Equal Rights Washington, National Women's Political Caucus of WA, The Stranger, Teamsters Joint Council 28, King County Labor Council, King County Democrats

Port Commissioner, Position #5, Port of Seattle

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    Fred Felleman

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  • There are a number of progressives in this race, but we believe two great candidates stand out among the rest: Fred Felleman and Marion Yoshino. Fred Felleman is an environmental consultant and marine biologist who is running for Seattle Port Commission Position 5. Felleman brings a commitment to fighting climate change and increasing the port's green, clean energy jobs. He has experience lobbying the port to bring about environmental cleanup, and also has served on a finance committee at the port that was involved with a plan to bring 100,000 new jobs. If you're looking for an environmentally-minded candidate, Felleman is a good choice.

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    Fred Felleman

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    There are a number of progressives in this race, but we believe two great candidates stand out among the rest: Fred Felleman and Marion Yoshino. Fred Felleman is an environmental consultant and marine biologist who is running for Seattle Port Commission Position 5.

    There are a number of progressives in this race, but we believe two great candidates stand out among the rest: Fred Felleman and Marion Yoshino. Fred Felleman is an environmental consultant and marine biologist who is running for Seattle Port Commission Position 5. Felleman brings a commitment to fighting climate change and increasing the port's green, clean energy jobs. He has experience lobbying the port to bring about environmental cleanup, and also has served on a finance committee at the port that was involved with a plan to bring 100,000 new jobs. If you're looking for an environmentally-minded candidate, Felleman is a good choice.

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    There are a number of progressives in this race, but we believe two great candidates stand out among the rest: Fred Felleman and Marion Yoshino. Fred Felleman is an environmental consultant and marine biologist who is running for Seattle Port Commission Position 5.

    • Apoyadas Por: Washington Conservation Action, The Stranger, King County Democrats, 1st and 31st District Democrats
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    Marion Yoshino

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  • Marion Yoshino is a progressive who brings great experience to the race. She is a former economic development manager in Des Moines and the only woman running for Port Commission Position 5. Her extensive experience working on port issues in South King County, from bringing more women and minority-run businesses to the area to holding the port accountable for environmental mitigations, make her highly qualified for the job. If you want a social justice progressive who can hit the ground running on all of the issues facing the port, Yoshino deserves your vote.

    Other candidates in the race include Herb Krohn, a Republican former labor lobbyist and 25-year activist for LGBTQ equality who has received the endorsement of both Equal Rights Washington and the King County Labor Council, as well as a number of conservative groups. Unfortunately, Krohn supports the decision to lease Terminal 5 to Shell Oil for Arctic drilling. Another candidate is Norman Sigler, a former candidate for Seattle mayor and the only person of color in the race. Sigler believes the port should be responsible for reconciliation with the dirty Duwamish River and all the pollution caused in the underprivileged communities near it. Mark Hennon is a port activist and journalist who says his main priority is that an environmentalist gets elected to the port and not an industry insider. Finally, moderate Ken Rogers is a former Delta Air Lines pilot and board member who has some smart ideas about supporting clean fuels and increasing transparency but has made some anti-labor comments and has not said whether or not he would vote for the Shell oil rig.

    There are two conservative candidates in the race as well, both of whom supported Shell's oil rig lease in a local debate: Daniel Reandeau and Darrell Bryan. Additionally, perennial candidate Richard Pope is not running an effective campaign.
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    Marion Yoshino

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    Marion Yoshino is a progressive who brings great experience to the race. She is a former economic development manager in Des Moines and the only woman running for Port Commission Position 5.

    Marion Yoshino is a progressive who brings great experience to the race. She is a former economic development manager in Des Moines and the only woman running for Port Commission Position 5. Her extensive experience working on port issues in South King County, from bringing more women and minority-run businesses to the area to holding the port accountable for environmental mitigations, make her highly qualified for the job. If you want a social justice progressive who can hit the ground running on all of the issues facing the port, Yoshino deserves your vote.

    Other candidates in the race include Herb Krohn, a Republican former labor lobbyist and 25-year activist for LGBTQ equality who has received the endorsement of both Equal Rights Washington and the King County Labor Council, as well as a number of conservative groups. Unfortunately, Krohn supports the decision to lease Terminal 5 to Shell Oil for Arctic drilling. Another candidate is Norman Sigler, a former candidate for Seattle mayor and the only person of color in the race. Sigler believes the port should be responsible for reconciliation with the dirty Duwamish River and all the pollution caused in the underprivileged communities near it. Mark Hennon is a port activist and journalist who says his main priority is that an environmentalist gets elected to the port and not an industry insider. Finally, moderate Ken Rogers is a former Delta Air Lines pilot and board member who has some smart ideas about supporting clean fuels and increasing transparency but has made some anti-labor comments and has not said whether or not he would vote for the Shell oil rig.

    There are two conservative candidates in the race as well, both of whom supported Shell's oil rig lease in a local debate: Daniel Reandeau and Darrell Bryan. Additionally, perennial candidate Richard Pope is not running an effective campaign.

    Marion Yoshino

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    Marion Yoshino is a progressive who brings great experience to the race. She is a former economic development manager in Des Moines and the only woman running for Port Commission Position 5.

    • Apoyadas Por: National Women's Political Caucus of WA, 5th, 11th, 43rd, 47th, and 48th District Democrats

Consejo de la Ciudad de Seattle

Consejo de la Ciudad de Seattle, Position #8 (At-Large)

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    Jon Grant

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  • Jon Grant is the Executive Director of the Tenants Union, which advocates for housing affordability and displaced renters. Grant is running to improve housing affordability and reduce the influence of wealthy developers at City Hall. He wants to cap fees for renters and push for the legislature to remove the cap on rent control. If you’re looking for a strong progressive advocate focused on income inequality and housing affordability, Grant is a good choice.
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    Jon Grant

    Jon Grant is the Executive Director of the Tenants Union, which advocates for housing affordability and displaced renters. Grant is running to improve housing affordability and reduce the influence of wealthy developers at City Hall.

    Jon Grant is the Executive Director of the Tenants Union, which advocates for housing affordability and displaced renters. Grant is running to improve housing affordability and reduce the influence of wealthy developers at City Hall. He wants to cap fees for renters and push for the legislature to remove the cap on rent control. If you’re looking for a strong progressive advocate focused on income inequality and housing affordability, Grant is a good choice.

    Jon Grant

    Jon Grant is the Executive Director of the Tenants Union, which advocates for housing affordability and displaced renters. Grant is running to improve housing affordability and reduce the influence of wealthy developers at City Hall.

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    Tim Burgess

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  • Moderate City Council President Tim Burgess has a broad background as a police officer, journalist, business owner, and community activist. Burgess helped write the city’s wage theft law, played a key role in the renewal of the Families and Education levy, and supported the city’s efforts to expand high-quality preschool options for all. Some environmental advocates have criticized Burgess for undermining efforts to fund light rail within Seattle, as well as walking and bicycle improvements. If you’re looking for a pragmatic, experienced leader, Burgess is a good choice.
    Ultima actualización 2023-04-05

    Tim Burgess

    Moderate City Council President Tim Burgess has a broad background as a police officer, journalist, business owner, and community activist.

    Moderate City Council President Tim Burgess has a broad background as a police officer, journalist, business owner, and community activist. Burgess helped write the city’s wage theft law, played a key role in the renewal of the Families and Education levy, and supported the city’s efforts to expand high-quality preschool options for all. Some environmental advocates have criticized Burgess for undermining efforts to fund light rail within Seattle, as well as walking and bicycle improvements. If you’re looking for a pragmatic, experienced leader, Burgess is a good choice.

    Tim Burgess

    Moderate City Council President Tim Burgess has a broad background as a police officer, journalist, business owner, and community activist.

    • Apoyadas Por: Cascade Bicycle Club, Washington Conservation Action, SEIU 775, Martin Luther King County Labor Council
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    John Persak

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  • John Persak is a union longshoreman with a long history of progressive activism, from protesting the WTO to legislative activism in Olympia. His issues include housing affordability, transparency around the deep bore tunnel, and police accountability. If you’re looking for a committed labor voice on the council, John Persak is a good choice.
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    John Persak

    John Persak is a union longshoreman with a long history of progressive activism, from protesting the WTO to legislative activism in Olympia. His issues include housing affordability, transparency around the deep bore tunnel, and police accountability.

    John Persak is a union longshoreman with a long history of progressive activism, from protesting the WTO to legislative activism in Olympia. His issues include housing affordability, transparency around the deep bore tunnel, and police accountability. If you’re looking for a committed labor voice on the council, John Persak is a good choice.

    John Persak

    John Persak is a union longshoreman with a long history of progressive activism, from protesting the WTO to legislative activism in Olympia. His issues include housing affordability, transparency around the deep bore tunnel, and police accountability.

    • Apoyadas Por: Equal Rights Washington, Martin Luther King County Labor Council
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    John Roderick

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  • John Roderick is a musician and member of the Seattle Music Commission who is running to expand transit options, take aggressive action on climate change, and reform the Seattle Police Department. Roderick supports investments in light rail to connect Seattle’s neighborhoods and wants to pilot new technologies to expand clean energy and achieve carbon neutrality in Seattle. If you’re looking for a progressive newcomer focused on transit and police reform, Roderick is a good choice.
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    John Roderick

    John Roderick is a musician and member of the Seattle Music Commission who is running to expand transit options, take aggressive action on climate change, and reform the Seattle Police Department.

    John Roderick is a musician and member of the Seattle Music Commission who is running to expand transit options, take aggressive action on climate change, and reform the Seattle Police Department. Roderick supports investments in light rail to connect Seattle’s neighborhoods and wants to pilot new technologies to expand clean energy and achieve carbon neutrality in Seattle. If you’re looking for a progressive newcomer focused on transit and police reform, Roderick is a good choice.

    John Roderick

    John Roderick is a musician and member of the Seattle Music Commission who is running to expand transit options, take aggressive action on climate change, and reform the Seattle Police Department.

    • Apoyadas Por: Sierra Club

Consejo de la Ciudad de Seattle, Position #9 (At-Large)

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    Lorena Gonzalez

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  • Lorena Gonzalez is a civil rights attorney and most recently legal counsel for Mayor Ed Murray who is running for the at-large Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council. Gonzalez brings a valuable social and environmental justice perspective from her days as a migrant farm worker in Eastern Washington. Her grasp of the issues facing the city, from the minimum wage and transit to cleaning up the Duwamish, is impressive and vast. She brings a much needed perspective to the City Council.

    Gonzalez faces five opponents in this race, including Bill Bradburd, a progressive neighborhood activist who has made a name for himself as a "slow growth advocate". He is focused on improving renters’ rights, working with the legislature to legalize rent control, and reforming the police department. Also in the race is urban planner Alan Bassok, Omari-Tahir-Garrett, an activist who served 21 months in prison for assaulting former Mayor Paul Schell in 2001, Marine Corps veteran and government accountability advocate Thomas Tobin, and a fringe "anti-fascism" candidate Alex Tismerman. Due to her endorsements from our progressive partners and grasp of the issues, we highly recommend Gonzalez in this race.
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    Lorena Gonzalez

    Lorena Gonzalez is a civil rights attorney and most recently legal counsel for Mayor Ed Murray who is running for the at-large Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council.

    Lorena Gonzalez is a civil rights attorney and most recently legal counsel for Mayor Ed Murray who is running for the at-large Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council. Gonzalez brings a valuable social and environmental justice perspective from her days as a migrant farm worker in Eastern Washington. Her grasp of the issues facing the city, from the minimum wage and transit to cleaning up the Duwamish, is impressive and vast. She brings a much needed perspective to the City Council.

    Gonzalez faces five opponents in this race, including Bill Bradburd, a progressive neighborhood activist who has made a name for himself as a "slow growth advocate". He is focused on improving renters’ rights, working with the legislature to legalize rent control, and reforming the police department. Also in the race is urban planner Alan Bassok, Omari-Tahir-Garrett, an activist who served 21 months in prison for assaulting former Mayor Paul Schell in 2001, Marine Corps veteran and government accountability advocate Thomas Tobin, and a fringe "anti-fascism" candidate Alex Tismerman. Due to her endorsements from our progressive partners and grasp of the issues, we highly recommend Gonzalez in this race.

    Lorena Gonzalez

    Lorena Gonzalez is a civil rights attorney and most recently legal counsel for Mayor Ed Murray who is running for the at-large Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council.

Seattle School Board

Director, District #3, Junta Escolar Seattle

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    Lauren McGuire

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  • Lauren McGuire is a past president of the Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association who is running for Seattle School Board District 3. McGuire is a smart, collaborative leader who knows the inner workings of the school board and brings more experience than any other candidate in this race. She has been active in the school system for a number of years, from her time working on the school levies to her volunteer experience on the Seattle Public Schools Special Education Task Force. The school board would benefit from her breadth of knowledge and her ability to hit the ground running.

    McGuire's opponents include Jill Geary, an administrative law judge who is running to bring a stronger special-ed program to the schools, but is unknown on many other issues; Stephen Clayton, an unknown candidate who is not running a competitive campaign; and David Blomstrom, a perennial candidate who is not running a competitive campaign. McGuire is clearly the best choice in this race.
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    Lauren McGuire

    Lauren McGuire is a past president of the Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association who is running for Seattle School Board District 3.

    Lauren McGuire is a past president of the Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association who is running for Seattle School Board District 3. McGuire is a smart, collaborative leader who knows the inner workings of the school board and brings more experience than any other candidate in this race. She has been active in the school system for a number of years, from her time working on the school levies to her volunteer experience on the Seattle Public Schools Special Education Task Force. The school board would benefit from her breadth of knowledge and her ability to hit the ground running.

    McGuire's opponents include Jill Geary, an administrative law judge who is running to bring a stronger special-ed program to the schools, but is unknown on many other issues; Stephen Clayton, an unknown candidate who is not running a competitive campaign; and David Blomstrom, a perennial candidate who is not running a competitive campaign. McGuire is clearly the best choice in this race.

    Lauren McGuire

    Lauren McGuire is a past president of the Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association who is running for Seattle School Board District 3.

    • Apoyadas Por: 46th District Democrats

Director, District #6, Junta Escolar Seattle

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    Leslie Harris

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  • Leslie Harris has been a litigation paralegal for more than 30 years. She has been involved in schools as an activist and as a member of the Parent Teacher Student Association for 13 years. She is passionate about ensuring Middle College High School remains an option for students at South Seattle College. Harris could make a great difference as a School Board Director with her energy and prioritization of transparency if she can focus on collaborative policy-making. If you want a candidate who will shake things up on the school board, Harris deserves your vote.

    Also running is Nick Esparza, who does not have children in the school system but is running because he thinks the administration needs to cut spending.
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    Leslie Harris

    Leslie Harris has been a litigation paralegal for more than 30 years. She has been involved in schools as an activist and as a member of the Parent Teacher Student Association for 13 years.

    Leslie Harris has been a litigation paralegal for more than 30 years. She has been involved in schools as an activist and as a member of the Parent Teacher Student Association for 13 years. She is passionate about ensuring Middle College High School remains an option for students at South Seattle College. Harris could make a great difference as a School Board Director with her energy and prioritization of transparency if she can focus on collaborative policy-making. If you want a candidate who will shake things up on the school board, Harris deserves your vote.

    Also running is Nick Esparza, who does not have children in the school system but is running because he thinks the administration needs to cut spending.

    Leslie Harris

    Leslie Harris has been a litigation paralegal for more than 30 years. She has been involved in schools as an activist and as a member of the Parent Teacher Student Association for 13 years.

    • Apoyadas Por: The Stranger, King County Labor Council, King County Democrats, King County Young Democrats, 11th, 32nd, 34th, and 46th Legislative District Democrats
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    Marty McLaren

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  • There are two decent choices in this race for Seattle School Board Director District 6. Martha "Marty" McLaren is a retired teacher who has been involved in the school district for many years as a parent, a teacher at many levels, and an education activist. She is passionate about the math curriculum and filed a lawsuit against the district challenging the textbooks in use. McLaren has shown some growth in her first term as a School Board Director with recent good governance votes that have moved our schools forward. If you prefer an experienced candidate on the council, McLaren should get your vote.

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    Marty McLaren

    There are two decent choices in this race for Seattle School Board Director District 6. Martha "Marty" McLaren is a retired teacher who has been involved in the school district for many years as a parent, a teacher at many levels, and an education activist.

    There are two decent choices in this race for Seattle School Board Director District 6. Martha "Marty" McLaren is a retired teacher who has been involved in the school district for many years as a parent, a teacher at many levels, and an education activist. She is passionate about the math curriculum and filed a lawsuit against the district challenging the textbooks in use. McLaren has shown some growth in her first term as a School Board Director with recent good governance votes that have moved our schools forward. If you prefer an experienced candidate on the council, McLaren should get your vote.

    Marty McLaren

    There are two decent choices in this race for Seattle School Board Director District 6. Martha "Marty" McLaren is a retired teacher who has been involved in the school district for many years as a parent, a teacher at many levels, and an education activist.

    • Apoyadas Por: King County Labor Council, 46th District Democrats