Sign up for King County Lobby Day in Olympia, February 20

Our Lobby Day in Olympia is a success because of who comes–our favorite issue experts, our legislators and you. If you’ve never visited, this will be an eye-opening experience. This year’s Lobby Day will be February 20. The sign up page is here. Registration is $20 an includes a full information packet on legislators and…

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Legislative Action Committee Meeting, Sunday January 15

Please join us Sunday, January 15th 2:00pm – 4:00pm for our first Legislative Action Committee meeting of 2017 at the Capitol Hill Seattle Public Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle Guest Speakers will be Rep. Nicole Macri (43rd LD) discussion of Housing priorities Members of the Joint Legislative Task Force on the Use of Deadly…

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Congratulations to New 48th LD Senator Patty Kuderer and New 48th LD Representative Vandana Slatter

Last week, the Metropolitan King County Council voted to appoint Representative Patty Kuderer to take the place of Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib in the Washington State Senate, representing the 48thth Legislative District (which spans Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Clyde Hill, Yarrow Point, Hunts Point and Medina). Representative Kuderer then vacated her seat in the House of…

King County Democrats congratulate Rebecca Saldaña on being appointed to the Washington State Senate

Today, the Metropolitan King County Council voted to appoint Rebecca Saldaña to take the place of Pramila Jayapal in the Washington State Senate, representing the 37th Legislative District (which spans Beacon Hill, Central District, Rainer Valley, Columbia City, Rainier Beach, and part of Renton). King County Democratic Chair Bailey Stober issued the following statement in…

48th LD special nominating caucus postponed due to likely inclement weather

After monitoring the weather situation and consulting with the LD Chair, I am convinced we would create an unsafe situation for our members by asking them to come to a meeting tonight. While winter weather isn’t predicted until 8pm – given the likelihood that we have to conduct back to back nominations for the Senate…

48th LD special nominating caucus still on for now; final decision to be made tomorrow morning

I am monitoring the weather situation and will make a determination tomorrow morning as to if we will proceed with the special nominating caucus tomorrow night. All candidates have been notified of this by the 48th LD Chair and we will provide PCOs with as much notice as possible if anything changes. However, based upon…

King County Democrats choose nominees to succeed Pramila Jayapal in 37th District

SEATTLE — In anticipation of 37th District State Senator Pramila Jayapal’s resignation from the Legislature to serve in Congress as the 7th District’s U.S. Representative, the King County Democrats tonight selected Rory O’Sullivan, Rebecca Saldaña, and Shasti Conrad as its nominees to fill the forthcoming vacancy resulting from Jaypal’s election to federal office. O’Sullivan is…

King County Democrats choose new officers for 2017-2018 midterm elections cycle

SEATTLE — At a reorganization meeting today in South Park, members of the King County Democratic Central Committee selected nine at-large officers for the 2017-2018 midterm election cycle, including, for the first time, a Chair and First Vice Chair who are both under thirty. A record number of precinct committee officers — each representing one…