Transportation for Washington

10/10/2019

The 2019 general election is right around the corner!

We have been speaking with additional candidates to hear their ideas for moving transit forward, and are excited to announce our endorsements for the general election:

State Ballot Initiatives
Initiative Measure No. 976 - Vote No (NO on Tim Eyman's I-976)

State of Washington
Liz Lovelett For Senate, 40th Legislative District

City of Mercer Island
Dave Rosenbaum for Mercer Island City Council Position 1 (Dave Rosenbaum for Mercer Island City Council)
Wendy Weiker for City Council Position 3 (Elect Wendy Weiker)
Craig Reynolds for City Council Position 5 (MICraig)

City of SeaTac
Mohamed Egal for City Council Position 7 (Mohamed Egal for SeaTac City Council, Position 7)

City of Shoreline
David Chen for City Council Position 4 (Elect David Chen)

We are pleased to add these great candidates to those we endorsed during the primaries. Make sure to check out our full list of endorsements below.

Look out for your ballot to arrive mid-October, and make sure to vote for T4WA’s transit champions, and No on I-976 ( ) by Nov 5.

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07/19/2019

Check out our Seattle City Council Candidate Scorecards. We asked candidates a series of yes or no questions to see where they stand on major transportation issues, all collected in a simple scorecard. Download them here: https://t4wa.org/seattle-scorecards

07/19/2019

Ballots drop this weekend! Don't forget to before primaries Tuesday August 6! Check out our primary endorsements below. ⬇️

06/12/2019

Transportation for Washington's 2019 primary endorsements are out! 🚍📨🗳

2019 ENDORSEMENTS
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Bellevue City Council
-Janice Zahn for Bellevue City Council Position 5 (Friends for Janice Zahn)

​Kent City Council
-Awale Farah for Kent City Council (Awale For Kent)
-Sara Franklin for Kent City Council (Sara for Kent)

King County Council
-Girmay Zahilay for King County Council District 2 (Girmay Zahilay for King County Council, D2)
-Abigail Doerr for King County Council District 4 (Elect Abigail Doerr)
-Jeanne Kohl-Welles for King County Council District 4 (Jeanne Kohl-Welles)
-Claudia Balducci for King County Council District 6 (Claudia Balducci for County Council)

Redmond
-Angela Birney for Mayor of Redmond (Elect Angela Birney)

Sammamish City Council
-Rituja Indapure for Sammamish City Council Position 6 (Rituja for Sammamish City Council)

Seatac City Council
-Takele Gobena for Seatac City Council Position 5 (Takele for SeaTac City Council ,Pos.5)

Snohomish County Council
-Jennifer Gregerson, Snohomish County Council District 2 (Jennifer Gregerson)
-Stephanie Wright for Snohomish County Council District 3 (Stephanie Wright for Snohomish County Council, Dist. 3)

Spokane City Council
-Breean Beggs for Spokane City Council President (People To Elect Breean Beggs)
-Lori Kinnear for Spokane City Council District 2 (People for Lori Kinnear)
-Karen Stratton for Spokane City Council District 3 (Spokane Councilwoman Karen Stratton)

Spokane Valley City Council
-Lance Gurel for Spokane Valley City Council Position 3 (Lance Gurel For Spokane Valley City Council)

Tacoma City Council
-Nathaniel Lawver for Tacoma City Council District 1 (Nathe Lawver)
-Keith Blocker for Tacoma City Council District 3 (Keith Blocker)
-Kristina Walker for Tacoma City Council District 8 (Walker4Tacoma)

Tukwila City Council
-Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson for Tukwila City Council Position 4 (Cynthia Delostrinos)

Note: With a record number of candidates for Seattle City Council, we decided to produce a scorecard to see where candidates stand on major transportation issues. Stay tuned!

04/19/2019

Do you like transit and elections? Want to create healthy communities connected by amazing transit?

We are looking for a volunteer to help T4WA support transit leaders across Washington State through our endorsement process!

Please email us with a short statement of interest at [email protected] by Friday, April 26.

04/04/2019

📣Early Endorsement: Claudia Balducci for County Council

We are excited to announce our first endorsement: King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci! Councilmember Balducci represents King County District 6 and has been a strong transportation leader for over a decade. She has expanded and grown transportation investment throughout King County, including fighting to ensure Link light rail reaches the eastside. She has also fought for better and more inclusive transit policy, such as development of a King County Metro mobility framework that puts people first, a plan for funding Metro Connects, and fairer fares and fare enforcement.Thank you Councilmember Balducci for persistently working to connect our communities with more transportation choices.

10/31/2018

Check out our 2018 endorsements! Don't forget to return your ballot by November 6 and help elect transportation champions that will make transportation more accessible for all on the state and local level!

Election day is just a week away! Check out and share our 2018 endorsements and return your ballot by November 6!

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For more information on how to vote visit: vote.wa.gov
More info on T4WA visit: t4wa.org



Andy Billig Elect Jessa Lewis Marko Liias Senator Sam Hunt Christine Rolfes Emily Randall Jesse Salomon Shannon Braddock for State Senate Sen. Reuven Carlyle Re-Election 2018 Rebecca Saldaña Vote Pinky Vargas Jamie Pedersen Steve Hobbs Manka Dhingra David Frockt Elect Mona Das Re-Elect Patty Kuderer Marcus Riccelli Vote Bill Ramos Elect Lisa Callan Beth Doglio Jamie Smith Jake Fey Christine Kilduff Friends to Elect Kristine Reeves Joe Fitzgibbon for State Representative Friends of Gael Tarleton Rep. Noel Frame Re-Election Campaign Frank Chopp Nicole Macri Jared Mead Elect Debra Entenman Monica Jurado Stonier Connect Lewis County Thurston For Better Transit Yes On 1631

05/11/2018

Are you running for office in Washington State or working on a campaign of someone who is? All candidates in Washington are eligible for our endorsement. First step is filling out our questionnaire: http://bit.ly/T4WA2018

Transportation For Washington (T4WA) is a recently launched political action committee and 501(c)4 in Washington State. Our mission is to expand and promote equitable public transit and transportation choices in Washington State. We make endorsements and support local and state candidates and ballot...

11/09/2017

Congratulations to all of our 2017 endorsed candidates on a great election! We are thrilled with the results and are looking forward to working with these Transportation Champions.

We are especially excited for the amazing transit-supporting women elected across our state including: Jenny Durkan for Seattle Victoria Woodards Manka Dhingra Teresa Mosqueda Kate Burke Brandi Peetz Elect Lorena González Re-Elect Nancy Backus Mayor of Auburn Rebecca Saldaña Jennifer Gregerson Candace Mumm Elect Patty Kuderer Vandana Slatter for State Rep Friends of Amy Walen Stephanie Bowman Kyoko Matsumoto Wright Tanika Padhye Jeralee Anderson

10/31/2017

Election day is just a week away! Check out and share our 2017 endorsements and get those ballots in by November 7th.

Can't find your ballot? How can you return your ballot? Visit www.vote.wa.gov to get all the important voting info!

http://www.t4wa.org/2017-endorsements.html

08/24/2017

Check out our 2017 candidate endorsements for state and local office.

De’Sean Quinn for Tukwila City Council, Position 7Jay Arnold for Kirkland City Council, Position 1Paul Roberts for Everett City Council, Position 1

09/18/2015

Our in innagural endorsements are live. Check it out! http://www.t4wa.org/2015-candidate-endorsements.html