Candidates.

At the heart of all union work is the ability to organize, bargain, and act collectively to improve the lives of workers and their families. Nothing is more essential to making this work possible than a political climate that is in solidarity with unions and workers. It is important to seek out and support a range of elected officials and candidates for office who are sympathetic to, and stand in solidarity with, organized labor. ​

2022 Elections

May 16 - 20  -- Candidate Filing Week
May 20 -- WSBCTC COPE Conference
​May 21 -- WSLC COPE Convention
Aug. 2 -- Primary Election
Nov. 8 -- General Election
State Offices Open for Election in 2022
Locate your County Elections Department for open offices in local races.

Candidate Questionnaire

Candidates seeking endorsement from the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council must submit a completed candidate questionnaire by April 30th for consideration at the May COPE Conference. Questionnaires received after April 30th will be considered for endorsement in August.  
WSBCTC Candidate Questionnaire
File Size: 503 kb
File Type: pdf
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2022 Endorsements

Senator - Patty Murray
CD1 – Suzan DelBene
CD2 – Rick Larsen
CD3 - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
CD4 - Dan Newhouse 
CD6 – Derek Kilmer
CD7 – Pramila Jayapal
CD8 – Kim Schrier
CD9 – Adam Smith
CD10 – Marilyn Strickland

Secretary of State - Steve Hobbs

LD2 Pos1 - Andrew Barkis
LD2 Pos2 - JT Wilcox
LD3 Pos1 - Marcus Riccelli
LD3 Pos2- Timm Ormsby
LD5 Pos1 - Bill Ramos
LD5 Pos2 - Lisa Callan
LD6 Senate - Jeff Holy
LD7 Pos1 - Jacquelin Maycumber
LD8 Pos2 - April Connors
LD10 Pos1 - Clyde Shavers
LD11 Pos1 - David Hackney
LD15 Senate - Nikki Torres
LD16 Pos2 - Skyler Rude
LD20 Pos1 - Peter Abbarno
LD21 Senate - Marko Liias
LD21 Pos2 - Lillian Ortiz-Self
LD23 Pos1 - Tarra Simmons
LD23 Pos2 - Drew Hansen
LD24 Pos2 - Steve Tharinger
LD25 Pos2 - Cameron Severns
LD26 Senate - Emily Randall
LD26 Pos1 - Adison Richards
LD26 Pos2 - Matthew Macklin
LD27 Senate - Yasmin Trudeau
LD27 Pos1 - Laurie Jinkins
LD27 Pos2 - Jake Fey


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LD28 Pos1 - Mari Leavitt
LD28 Pos2 - Dan Bronoske
LD29 Senate - Steve Conway
LD30 Senate - Claire Wilson
LD30 Pos1 - Jamila Taylor
LD30 Pos2 - Kristine Reeves
LD31 Senate - Chris Vance
​LD32 Senate - Jesse Salomon
LD32 Pos1 - Cindy Ryu
LD33 Senate - Karen Keiser
LD33 Pos1 - Tina Orwall
LD34 Senate - Joe Nguyen
LD34 Pos1 - Emily Alvarado
LD34 Pos2 - Joe Fitzgibbon
LD35 Senate - Drew MacEwen
LD35 Pos1 - Dan Griffey
LD35 Pos2 - Sandra Kaiser
LD36 Senate - Noel Frame
LD36 Pos1 - Julia Reed
LD36 Pos2 - Liz Berry
LD37 Senate - Rebecca Saldaña
LD38 Senate - June Robinson
LD38 Pos2 - Mary Fosse
LD39 Pos1 - Sam Low
LD40 Pos1 - Debra Lekanoff
LD40 Pos2 - Trevor Smith
LD41 Pos2 - My-Linh Thai
LD42 Pos2 - Joe Timmons
LD43 Senate - Jamie Pedersen
LD43 Pos2 - Frank Chopp
LD44 Senate - John Lovick
​LD44 Pos2 - April Berg
LD46 Senate - Javier Valdez
LD46 Pos2 - Melissa Taylor
LD47 Pos2 - Chris Stearns
LD48 Senate - Patty Kuderer
LD48 Pos1 - Vandana Slatter
​LD49 Pos2 - Monica Stonier
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Local Races: 
Walla Walla County Commissioner
(Write-in) Danielle Garbe Reser