Patrick Joseph Kennedy II is an American retired politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011,he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district,and was the first Generation X member of congress when he was elected in 1995. He is a former member of the Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission and a co-founder of One Mind,a mental health nonprofit.
Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician,lawyer,and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012,and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States.
James Marvin Ramstad was an American lawyer and politician who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party,Ramstad served in the Minnesota Senate from 1981 to 1991.
Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II is an American attorney and politician who was first elected to represent North Carolina's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He served for 18 years from 1997 to 2015. McIntyre is a Democrat and,during his tenure in the House of Representatives,was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.
Myron Bradford Kreidler is an American physician and politician serving his sixth term as the eighth Washington Insurance Commissioner. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served one term in the Congress,representing Washington's 9th congressional district.
Robert Marion McKenna is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th attorney general of Washington from 2005 to 2013 after serving on the Metropolitan King County Council from 1996 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party,he ran for Governor of Washington in 2012,losing to Democrat Jay Inslee.
Randolph I. Gordon is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Washington State Senator from Bellevue,Washington. In 2010 he was appointed to replace Sen. Fred Jarrett. He owns his own law firm,Law Offices of Randolph I. Gordon PLLC,in Seattle,Washington,and is an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law.
Frank Vana Chopp is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 43rd district since 1995. His district covers the neighborhoods of Montlake,Fremont,Wallingford,the University District,Madison Park,and part of Capitol Hill,all of which are in Seattle. Chopp served as Speaker of the House from 2002 to 2019.
Mary Hayashi is a Korean-American healthcare advocate and California Democratic politician,who represented 18th Assembly District in the California State Legislature. Hayashi was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006 and served six years.
Robert Watson Ferguson is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 18th attorney general of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. Prior to serving as attorney general,Ferguson was a member of the King County Council.
Lawrence R. Phillips is an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council in Washington state. Phillips served on the Council from 1992 to 2016,representing the fourth district,which includes the Seattle neighborhoods of Queen Anne,Magnolia,Ballard,Fremont,Belltown,South Lake Union,and Downtown. He served as Chair of the Council from 2004 to 2006 and again in 2014. He was unopposed in his 2011 re-election. Phillips also serves on the Board of Directors of Sound Transit,a regional transit organization serving the Puget Sound area. A hallmark of Phillips's tenure has been his work to preserve forests and farmland by buying land,development rights,or conservation easements. Phillips is a self-identified Democrat,although his position on the King County Council was officially nonpartisan. On April 1,2015,Phillips announced he would not seek reelection to the King County Council that November.
Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue is an American politician from the state of Vermont. She has served as a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives since 2003,representing the Washington-1 district,which includes the Washington County towns of Berlin and Northfield. Donohue represented Washington-2 until 2013,when she was redistricted. She is also editor of Counterpoint,a quarterly mental health publication distributed for free throughout Vermont.
Susan Hutchison is an American television news journalist,educator,and politician. She served as chair of the Washington State Republican Party from 2013 to 2018 and was a candidate for the United States Senate in 2018.
Reuven Michael Carlyle is a founder of Earth Finance,a global climate strategy and investment firm. He is also an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington legislature representing the Washington's 36th legislative district in the state house between 2009 and 2016 and in the state senate between 2016 and 2023.
The Martin Luther King,Jr. County Labor Council (MLKCLC) is the central body of labor organizations in King County,Washington. The MLKCLC is affiliated with the national AFL–CIO,the central labor organization in the United States,which represents more than 13 million working people. Over 125 organizations are affiliated with the MLKCLC,and more than 75,000 working men and women belong to Council-affiliated organizations. In addition to supporting labor organizations,it acts as a voice for the interests and needs of the working people in King County,WA.
Charles K. Wiggins is a former member of the Washington Supreme Court. He was elected to the court in 2010,defeating incumbent Richard B. Sanders.
Eleanor Owen,also known as Eleanor DeVito,was an American journalist,playwright,university professor,costume designer,theatre actress,and mental health professional. She received statewide and national honors and awards for her advocacy work on behalf of families and individuals with mental illness. Serving as an advocate in Olympia,Washington,Owen participated in the introduction and successful passage of health and human services legislation.
Steven Charles González is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court since January 11,2021. He was appointed as an associate justice by Governor Christine Gregoire and took office on January 1,2012. González replaced Justice Gerry L. Alexander,who retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Richard Lamar Pope Jr. is an American attorney and perennial candidate from Bellevue,Washington.
Ronald W. Dunlap served three terms as Washington State Representative from the 41st District,representing Bellevue,Mercer Island and Renton starting in 1974;he would later be appointed the second King County Executive,succeeding John Spellman,for eleven months starting in January 1981. Spellman had resigned as Executive following his election as the 18th Governor of Washington. Dunlap was defeated by Randy Revelle in the November 1981 election for King County Executive.
