Endorsements

Green Party Voter’s Guide 2024

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Statewide Initiatives

Vote No on I-2066

Vote No on I-2109

Vote No on I-2117

Vote No on I-2124

U.S. President / Vice President

Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware (Green Party)

Federal Candidates

U.S. Senator: The Green Party has no preferred candidate in this race.

U.S. Representatives: The Green Party has no preferred candidates in these races, except as listed below:

U.S. Representative, Congressional District 9: 

Melissa Chaudhry for US Representative – Congressional District 9

[Melissa Chaudhry is not running with the Green Party or endorsed by the Green Party. She is our preferred candidate.]

Statewide and Legislative Candidates

The following statewide and legislative candidates are not running with the Green Party or endorsed by the Green Party. They are listed as our preferred candidates:

Commissioner of Public Lands:

The Green Party encourages a vote for Dave Upthegove for Commissioner of Public Lands.

Insurance Commissioner:

The Green Party encourages a vote for Patty Kuderer for Insurance Commissioner.

State Representative, District 43, Position 2: 

While not a Green Party member, Shaun Scott is running as a community organizer and is aligned with the Green Party’s 10 Key Values. The Green Party encourages a vote for Shaun Scott for State Representative.

Other State Legislative Positions: The Green Party has no preferred candidates in these races.

Vote YES on Proposition 1 – Keep Seattle Moving! – Transportation Levy, City of Seattle

Consider endorsements and supporters of the following organizations:

 
Here is a longer list of Allied Organizations.
 

Looking for endorsements or Green Party write-in candidates?

Currently, the Green Party is focused on initiative campaigns (Universal Healthcare, Ranked-Choice Voting), solidarity efforts, mutual aid, and building Left Unity. While we have no local Green Party members actively campaigning for federal, statewide, or legislative office at this time, we hope to have candidates running for City Councils, Conservation Districts, and other local offices next year in preparation for building a serious statewide run in 2026, especially if we can get Ranked Choice Voting enacted soon.
 
If you or someone you know is interested in running for office in 2025 or 2026, now is a good time to start thinking about it and get involved!
 
 
Green Party of Washington State, PO Box 70493, Seattle, WA 98127

#WeAreGreen

Green Party Member Emerges Victorious in Seattle Top-Two Primary!

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We are thrilled to announce that our preferred candidate for Seattle City Council in District 5, ChrisTiana ObeySumner, has officially emerged victorious in the Top-Two primary election! They will now move on to the general election, where they will face off in a one-on-one contest against the other frontrunner. As we move forward to the general election, ChrisTiana will need your continued support to propel them to victory and make a lasting impact on our community.

Why You Should Support ChrisTiana

ChrisTiana is the CEO and principal consultant of Epiphanies of Equity, a social equity consulting firm specializing in social change, intersectionality, antiracism, and disability justice.

They are a former co-chair of the Seattle Disabilities Commission and former co-chair of the Seattle Renter’s Commission. They also served on the King County Transit Mobility Council, The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, The Seattle University African American Alumni Association, and the King County Board for Developmental Disabilities Legislative Council.

ChrisTiana’s campaign priorities:

  • Housing Justice
  • Community Safety
  • Addressing the Root Causes of Homelessness

How Can You Make a Difference?

The success of ChrisTiana’s campaign depends on passionate individuals like you who believe in a Green future of sustainability, justice, and solidarity. Together we can build a people’s movement in Seattle and beyond!

To donate, volunteer, or learn more about ChrisTiana’s platform, visit https://www.votechristiana.com/.

Please make a campaign donation! $10, $50, $100, or even up to $300—every amount will help!

Make a donation to ChrisTiana here. 

Thank you!

In solidarity,

Green Party of Washington State 

https://greenpartywashington.org/

Keep up with us on Twitter and Facebook

Volunteer with the Green Party to support ChrisTiana! –> Join our Green Party organizing group on Loomio!

🌻 #VoteGreen

Introducing Margaret Elisabeth for Seattle City Council

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Hello Greens,

The Green Party endorses Margaret for Seattle!

Margaret for Seattle

Margaret’s introduction:

Hello everyone, my name is Margaret Elisabeth and I’m running for Seattle City Council in District 2.

I’m running a grassroots campaign for an Evergreen future in Seattle, and I can use your help. Please visit MargaretForSeattle.com to volunteer or donate to the campaign.

If you’d like to meet me in person, I’ll be at Seattle PrideFest on Sunday the 25th, in booth F-19 from 1-4pm. Please stop by and say hello 🙂

We are also collecting Democracy Vouchers and signatures. You can find links to the Democracy Voucher program and a downloadable PDF which you can fill out and mail to the campaign on our website:

https://www.margaretforseattle.com/democracy_vouchers

I’m a proud member of the Green Party of the United States and the Green Party of Washington, and I’m honored to have won the Green Party’s endorsement for this grassroots campaign.

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Margaret Elisabeth for Seattle City Council | MargaretForSeattle.com

Twitter: @MargaretForSCC

Facebook: @MargaretForSeattle

GET IN TOUCH …

margaretforseattle@gmail.com

ChrisTiana ObeySumner for Seattle City Council District 5

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Hello Greens,

ChrisTiana ObeySumner, a dedicated Green Party member, is running for Seattle City Council in District 5!

ChrisTiana’s campaign is now only the second campaign out of ten to qualify for Democracy Vouchers in District 5. Over 500 people have given their vouchers to support ChrisTiana’s run for city council. Way to go community!

Make a secure online donation or sign up as a volunteer today!

Volunteer this week!

Farmers markets, car shows, and Pride – such fun options for helping me reach voters. There are opportunities for involvement Thursday through Sunday, with Sunday being one of the best options of the campaign!

They include:

1) Thursday (Today!): Lake City Farmers Market 4:00 to 7:00PM
2) Friday 6/23: Phinney Farmers Market 4:00 to 7:00PM
2) Saturday 6/24: Greenwood Car Show (meet at Chupacabra) 10:00AM to 5:00PM
4) Sunday 6/25: Seattle Pride @The Seattle Center with Glow Folx and/or Green Party Table 11:00AM to 4:00PM

It’s fun! Join us!

Please sign up here. We’ll follow up with more details. Check out ChrisTiana’s Website here!

ChrisTiana writes: “My life’s work and passion is socially-equitable policy solutions. Help me represent D5 and together, we can bring parity to areas of disparity in Seattle.“

In solidarity,
Green Party of Washington Coordinating Council

PS. Don’t forget to click on the social media links below to follow and share!

Green Party of Washington State 

https://greenpartywashington.org/

Keep up with us on Twitter and Facebook

Join our Green Party organizing group on Loomio!

🌻 #WeAreGreen

Ry Armstrong for Seattle City Council

Support Ry Armstrong for Seattle City Council

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Ry Armstrong, a dedicated Green Party candidate, is running for Seattle City Council in District 3!

Ry’s campaign centers on:

  • Sustainability – helping Seattle become the first major US city to be completely carbon-neutral by 2030
  • Shelter – creating more affordable housing and working to establish Seattle as a “right-to-shelter” city
  • Safety – establishing mitigation and accountability within public safety and expanding public safety programs

Ry is off to a great start, and to become more competitive in this race Ry needs our help collecting Democracy Vouchers from Seattle residents. Democracy Vouchers will help the community support Ry with public funds allocated to their campaign with no money out of pocket.

We invite you to help us gather Democracy Vouchers for Ry’s campaign! By door-knocking and engaging with community members, you can play a crucial role in collecting these vouchers, which will level the playing field against big business and big money interests.

If you can donate your time, Ry is actively in need of volunteers!

Click here to sign up to Volunteer!

If you would like to host a Democracy Voucher house party to chat about politics and collect Democracy Vouchers, please let Ry know!

You can also help Ry’s campaign by assigning your Democracy Vouchers online:

Fill out your Democracy Vouchers for Ry today!

Please spread the word and tell your friends about Ry’s growing campaign. We need your support to organize for Ry and make our voices heard.

If you’re not able to volunteer, would you consider making a donation to support Ry’s campaign? Your financial contribution, no matter the size, will help Ry print materials, organize events, and connect with voters across the district. Together, we can promote Shelter, Safety, and Sustainability for Seattle!

Make a secure online donation or sign up as a volunteer today!

In solidarity,

Green Party of Washington Coordinating Council

Ry Armstrong for Seattle City CouncilGreen Party of Washington State

Keep up with us on Twitter and Facebook

Join our Green Party organizing group on Loomio!

🌻 #WeAreGreen

Jason Call for Congress in 2024

Jason Call for Congress in 2024

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Today is National Green Party Day, and the Green Party of Washington State proudly announces our endorsement of Jason Call for Congress. Jason is running for US Representative in Washington’s Second Congressional District.

Campaign announcement from Jason Call:

Today, April 10, 2023, is Green Party Day. It is today that I have chosen, in collaboration with the Washington State Green Party, to announce my candidacy for Washington’s Second Congressional District.

This is my third consecutive run for this seat. In my first two campaigns, 2020 and 2022, I ran as a Democrat. This time I am running proudly as a Green Party member. My platform however, has not changed. I am still running on the same critical issues of universal healthcare, sustainable and renewable green energy to address the looming catastrophe of climate emergency, ending the forever wars, ensuring debt-free education, and supporting labor rights for all workers. These are issues that the corporate duopoly parties often claim to stand for, but clearly do not.

Some will ask why I am running for a third time when I was unsuccessful in getting on the general election ballot twice before? The answers to this are quite simple.

First, we must keep fighting for systemic change. The status quo continues to fail this country and the world, and quite frankly time is running out to make the needed policy changes that will (hopefully) keep our collective ship, our precious planet Earth, from sinking in regards to human existence.

Second, Rick Larsen is one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress. Washington’s Second District is ostensibly a progressive district, so it’s quite silly that we have been forced to choose between a Republican and a Republican-lite in every cycle since 2000. Rick is the kind of Representative who will claim progressive values in public, but his voting record over two decades shows that he breaks with the majority of Democrats frequently to side with Republicans. In fact, the American Conservative Union (the folks who host the annual CPAC event) put him in the top 15% of sitting Democrats who align with their preferred voting positions.

Third, our campaigns for progressive change resonated strongly with voters in 2020 and 2022. In both cycles we got more than 31,000 votes, nearly three times more than any prior progressive challenger. And in 2022 we increased our share of the non-GOP vote over 2020. The progressive message of justice and sustainability speaks to young voters who don’t believe either of the corporate-owned parties are serving their needs and the needs of their future. We believe that if we provide an option for those GenZ voters, for voters within the Democratic Party who see the need for systemic change, and for other independent and third-party voters who won’t vote for corporate corruption, we have a pathway to the general election ballot in November 2024.

Please visit the Jason Call for Congress campaign website at www.callforcongress.com, read our policies, and consider making a donation for real change.

Solidarity!
Jason Call
2024 Green Party Candidate for WA-02

Endorsement of Stephen Wright for Mayor of Forks

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Green Party of Washington State

Endorsement of Stephen Wright for Mayor of Forks, Washington

Candidate Statement:

“I want to add agricultural revenue, expand our local economy, reduce our reliance on timber and tourism revenue, fix our communications infrastructure, fix our playground, create educational opportunities, and provide body cameras for police. A vote for Wright is a vote to take care of our community.” -Stephen Wright

Mayoral Candidate:

Stephen Wright, an Independent Green, is running for Mayor of Forks. The Green Party of Washington State has endorsed his run and invites other Greens and Independent voters to support him. Please help spread the word on any of these platforms.

His website: https://www.wright4forks.com/

His facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Wright4forksmayor

His twitter feed: https://twitter.com/Wright4Forks

Also on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/wright4forksmayor/

Stephen represents his community and a plan for a future-ready Forks. Wright is a Green running as an independent to de-emphasize party politics and focus on practical solutions that are community-based, local, and sustainable.

About Forks:

Forks, Washington is a city located on the Olympic Peninsula, within Clallam County in the northwest of our state. The population was roughly 4,000 in 2019. Clallam county is situated on the border with Canada, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Vancouver Island, BC and includes the iconic bioregional features of our Pacific Coast rain forests, salmon runs, and coastal migratory sea mammal routes. 

Clallam County includes Port Angeles which is the largest population center in the county and leans Democrat. Politically, Clallam County is a competitive area; the county holds the longest record, as of 2020, for predicting official presidential election winners, which makes it a political “bellwether”. The city of Forks is Republican-leaning. A win for an Independent Green Party candidate would be a win for political party autonomy in Washington State.

Historically The City of Forks didn’t begin as a logging town; however later it was economically tied to the logging industry, and more recently the town was the location for the popular TV series ‘Twilight’, which brought increased tourism into the area, but that fandom began to wind down sometime after 2010. 

Stephen Wright’s Agenda as Mayor of Forks:

“Halito, I’m Stephen Wright, a progressive Choctaw running for mayor for the City of Forks. Our city has relied on logging and tourism for their revenue, both dying industries. Our city cannot afford basic necessities…” 

According to Stephen Wright, Forks can do better and be better, and GPWA believes Forks deserves better. Here are some bullet points from his agenda: 

  • Reduce our reliance on tourism and timber revenue
  • Repair park & playground equipment
  • Fix our communications infrastructure
  • Body cameras for police
  • Create educational opportunities by partnering with higher education
  • Expand our local economy 
  • Add agricultural hemp revenue
  • Extend the sidewalk along Highway 101
  • Ban on pesticides and nitrogen additives in Forks as environmental protections for waterways and old-growth forests

Stephen is a disabled Veteran, a father of young children, an Agrobiologist educated at Evergreen College, and an indigenous American. He is a resident of Forks who is invested in the long-term preservation and success of his community.

The Green Party of Washington state invites Greens statewide to support Stephen Wright for Mayor of Forks, Washington.

https://www.greenpartywashington.org/

https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyWA

https://twitter.com/greenpartywa

2020 Candidates and Green Party Voter’s Guide

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2020 Green Party Candidate Endorsements

Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker for U.S. President and Vice President

Washington State Legislative Candidates

Sherae Lascelles for State Representative, District 43, Position 2: Preferred candidate. Sherae Lascelles is running as a grassroots community organizer with the Seattle People’s Party and committed to the Green Party 10 key values.

Thurston County Superior Court Judge

Sharonda Amamilo: Green Party Preferred candidate.

Additional State and Legislative Candidates, Referendums, Advisory votes, and Resolutions

Consider the candidate endorsements featured by the following organizations:

The Stranger Endorsements: Please take into consideration these progressive-leaning endorsements for state referendums, advisory votes, resolutions, and candidates.

Note: please vote for Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker for U.S. President and Vice President!

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Looking for more candidate endorsements or Green Party write-in candidates?

Currently the Green Party in Washington State is mostly focused on COVID solidarity efforts, local races, and building Left Unity. While we have no Green Party members actively campaigning for statewide or legislative office at this time, we are supporting Sherae Lascelles campaign for the State legislature (see above) and will have candidates running for City Councils, Conservation Districts, and other local offices next year in the hopes of building for a serious statewide run in 2024, especially if we can get Ranked Choice Voting enacted by then.
 
If you or someone you know is interested in running for local or statewide office as a Green, now is a good time to start thinking about it and to get involved!
 
Green volunteer (Write-in) candidates for Statewide races:
 
Governor:  Paul Wagner, Protectors of the Salish Sea
Lt. Governor:  Noah Martin, South Sound Green Party
 
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Green Party of Washington State, PO Box 70493, Seattle, WA 98127

#WeAreGreen

 

GPSEA Supports Sherae Lascelles for Legislative District 43, Position 2

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2020

Seattle, Washington

Green Party of Seattle endorses Sherae Lascelles for State Representative Position #2 of Washington’s 43rd LD. Votes were taken by email due to physical distance constraints and the last vote was counted at 11:30 pm on 9/11/2020.

Citizens of the 43rd Legislative District are the most diverse in Washington State along several lines of  intersectionality. The geographic area covers parts of Seattle’s Downtown, First Hill, Capitol Hill, South Lake Union, Washington Park, Madison Park, Eastlake, Montlake, Portage Bay, Wallingford, Fremont, the University District (including the UW campus), Green Lake, and parts of Phinney Ridge and Ravenna. 

Green Party of Seattle members feel that Lascelles’ level of community engagement makes them the ideal candidate to represent the 43rd; the views that were expressed in their candidate questionnaire are consistent with the GPSEA core values of NonViolence, Grassroots Empowerment, Social Justice, and Environmental Wisdom.

The Green Party of the United States is an Eco-Socialist party. Greens as a Geo-political force believe that no human on Earth is illegal, and a Sustainable Future can not co-exist with abusive corporate entities that enslave and commodify both human beings and nature. 

Sherae Lascelles is running on a platform of Harm Reduction, Mutual Aid, and Civic Engagement. GPSEA finds alignment here with the basic foundational premise of Green politics: A Sustainable Future for All.

Greens in Seattle are politically active within other issue-driven movements where there has been much cross pollination of ideas, such as the ‘Green New Deal’ but this has not translated to running political campaigns. As mainstream political consciousness realizes that the Duopoly does not serve them, they begin to see through the political tactic of ‘Divide and Conquer’ used to consolidate political and economic power at the top. ‘Third Party’ independents are banding together to find alignment on issues that matter to everyday people.

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Green Party of Seattle, PO Box 70493, Seattle WA 98127

FB: GreenPartyofSeattle | Twitter: @seattlegreens | hello@gpsea.org

Green Party of Seattle Contacts:

Lisa Canar, Communications, lcanar@greenpartywashington.org

Margaret Elisabeth, Community Activism Reporter, margaretelisabeth@outlook.com

Alice B Green, Acting Secretary GPSEA, alicegreenvolunteer@gmail.com text 267 371 2958

Howie Hawkins for President 2020

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Washington State Campaign for Howie Hawkins for President 2020

This election season, I’ve been busy organizing in Washington state for Howie Hawkins & Angela Walker (H’20) for Green Party president & vice-presidential candidates. If they get 5% of the vote in Washington, the Green Party of Washington will gain major party status and have hope of uniting the Left. We won’t have to waste half of another campaign season gathering signatures just to get a candidate on the ballot so we can vote for them. Contact me to get involved or get more information about any events. Also, to coordinate and organize an H’20 event in your area of Washington.

Ongoing Hawkins & Walker campaign activities:

  • We need Greens and allies writing to newspapers (letters-to-the-editor, opinions, etc.) about why we vote Green Party and why we support our candidates. Please let us know what you get into print or if you need help!
  • We want to see Greens and allies signing up for interviews, endorsing Howie & Angela on podcasts, TV, or radio. If you get a feature, please send us a copy or link and let us know!
  • From your phone, in your home, Greens and allies can be recording video testimonials to be posted on our youtube channel about why we vote Green Party and why these candidates matter to us. Please send to C.J. to upload.
  • Don’t wait for our phone-banking parties — contact us to get your list of Washington voters to call or text and touch base with about the Green Party of Washington and our ecosocialist candidates.

August WA Hawkins & Walker Events:

  • Thursday, August 27th, 7-8 p.m. STATEWIDE PHONE-BANKING PARTY — this is our first Hawkins/Walker Phone-banking Party on Jitsi video meetup. Sign up to get instructions and the link to join us. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3353787278005948/
  • Sunday, August 31st, 3-4:30 p.m. SEATTLE-AREA SIGN-MAKING PICNIC — sign-making gathering in preparation for the August 31st sign wave over the I-5 Olive Way Overpass. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/310459076939189/
  • Monday, August 31st from 4-6 p.m. THE BIG SIGN-WAVE — this will take place during rush hour over the I-5 Olive Way Overpass in Seattle. Snacks and drinks provided. It’s going to be fabulous! Please bring a home-made sign featuring an issue on Howie’s platform with large letters, readable from a distance. If you can’t, we’ll have extra signs. Address for the sign wave is: 1101-1251 Olive Way, Seattle, WA 98122 and GPS coordinates are: 47.616236, -122.328954. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/314811466500750/

September WA Hawkins & Walker Events:

  • Thursday, September 3rd, 7-8 p.m. STATEWIDE PHONE-BANKING PARTY — this is our second Hawkins/Walker Phone-banking Party on Jitsi video meetup. Sign up to get instructions and the link to join us. Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/3353787278005948/
  • The Big Olympia Sign Wave (date, location, and time to be announced)
  • Whatcom County Honk for Howie (date, location, and time to be announced)
  • Thursday, September 10th, 7-8 p.m. STATEWIDE PHONE-BANKING PARTY — this is our third Hawkins/Walker Phone-banking Party on Jitsi video meetup. Sign up to get instructions and the link to join us. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3353787278005948/
  • Thursday, September 17th, 7-8 p.m. STATEWIDE PHONE-BANKING PARTY — this is our fourth Hawkins/Walker Phone-banking Party on Jitsi video meetup. Sign up to get instructions and the link to join us. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3353787278005948/
  • Sunday, September 20th, noon to 2 p.m., Ocean Shores Beach Sign Wave — Snacks and drinks provided. Lots of Trumpers will be there with Trump signs. We’ll really stand out. It’s going to be fun!  Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/409272506720041/
  • Monday, September 21st, International Day of Peace, Ocean Shores Traffic Sign Wave —  @Ocean Shores Gate. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/550510405648480/
  • Thursday, September 24th, 7-8 p.m. STATEWIDE PHONE-BANKING PARTY — this is our fifth Hawkins/Walker Phone-banking Party on Jitsi video meetup. Sign up to get instructions and the link to join us. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3353787278005948/

October WA Hawkins & Walker Events:

  • Thursday, October 1st, 7-8 p.m. STATEWIDE PHONE-BANKING PARTY — this is our sixth Hawkins/Walker Phone-banking Party on Jitsi video meetup. Sign up to get instructions and the link to join us. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3353787278005948/

How to get H’20 swag like yard signs, masks, buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc.:

WAGP is currently voting on whether or not to buy into the campaign’s bulk order for H’20 yard signs. We might make our own, instead, if we can get more for our money that way. For now, you can buy an H’20 sign and more and fund the campaign directly through their online store: https://shop.howie20.us/

C.J.Sellers
Hawkins & Walker campaign 2020
WA volunteer coordinator
Duvall, WA
Contact me
425-324-6867

Updates at http://cynthiajsellers.com/politics-2020/