King County Democrats Candidate Questionnaires

Below are the top two candidates for the races that will appear on the November 4 general election ballot, along with their King County Democrats questionnaires. Our complete endorsement rules are here. Our list of 2025 Primary Election Endorsements follows below, reflecting those endorsed candidates who will proceed to the general election.

City of Seattle, Mayor
Candidate: Bruce Harrell
KCD Questionnaire

City of Seattle, Mayor
Candidate: Katie Wilson
KCD Questionnaire

City of Seattle, City Attorney
Candidate: Erika Evans
KCD Questionnaire

City of Seattle, City Attorney
Candidate: Ann Davison
No KCD Questionnaire submitted

City of Seattle, Council Position 2
Candidate: Adonis Ducksworth
KCD Questionnaire

City of Seattle, Council Position 2
Candidate: Eddie Lin
KCD Questionnaire

King County Executive
Candidate: Claudia Balducci
KCD Questionnaire

King County Executive
Candidate: Girmay Zahilay
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 2
Candidate: Sarah Clark
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 2
Candidate: Kathleen Smith
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 4
Candidate: Joe Mizrahi
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 4
Candidate: Laura Marie Rivera
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 5
Candidate: Vivian Song
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 5
Candidate: Janis White
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 7
Candidate: Jen LaVallee
KCD Questionnaire

Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 7
Candidate: Carol Rava
KCD Questionnaire

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37th LD Democrats Endorsements
August 5, 2025 Primary Election

Note: This list has been updated to reflect just those endorsed candidates who advanced to the general election. Additional endorsements will be considered at our September 8, 2025 membership meeting.

King County Executive
Girmay Zahilay

Seattle Mayor
Katie Wilson

Seattle City Council, Position 8
Alexis Mercedes Rinck 

Seattle City Council, Position 9
Dionne Foster

Seattle School District Director, District No. 5
Vivian Song

Seattle School District Director, District No. 7
Jen LaVallee

Unless noted, the endorsements above were made during the 37th Legislative District Democrats endorsement voting which closed on June 11, 2025. Exceptions were: Rory O’Sullivan and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were early-endorsed on 3/12/25 (voting held after 3/10/25 membership meeting). Dionne Foster was early-endorsed on 5/14/25 (voting held after 5/12/25 membership meeting. Passage of King County Proposition 1 was endorsed during the 5/12/25 membership meeting.

June endorsements were confined to contested races only. Any candidates who are uncontested in the August 5 Primary Election will appear only on the November 4 General Election ballot. Uncontested races in our jurisdiction are as follows: King County Superior Court Judges (4 total) and Port of Seattle Commissioners (3 total). Our Primary Election endorsements will carry through to the General Election unless an endorsed candidate does not proceed to the General Election. In that case that office may be reconsidered for endorsement before the General Election.

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