Our 2025 Endorsements Are Here!
Primary ballots are out—are you ready? If not, don’t worry—we’ve got you.
The Stand for Children WA PAC is excited to endorse candidates who will champion strong schools and stand up for youth furthest from justice and opportunity. Our endorsement process is thoughtful, nonpartisan, and focused on real impact for kids.
✅ Vandana Slatter (D) — 48th District – State Senate
✅ Chad Magendanz (R) — 5th District – State Senate (dual endorsement)
✅ Victoria Hunt (D) — 5th District – State Senate (dual endorsement)
✅ Deb Krishnadasan (D) — 26th District – State Senate
✅ Edwin Obras (D) — 33rd District – State Representative
These are important races, and your vote matters. Make sure you’re registered here—and return your ballot by August 6th!
We’re excited. You should be too. Let’s elect leaders who’ll do right by Washington’s youth.
Unfortunately, none of your endorsements are on my ballot. I have already voted.
Unfortunately, everyone who makes candidate recommendations focuses on more major contests and not on local candidates. Why is this a problem? Because while it is not hard to find information on major candidates, it is very difficult to find information on local candidates. No one, including the candidate themselves in many cases, supplies this information. Local races are important and I would love to have some guidance when I see a bunch of unfamiliar names on the ballot, with no statements in the voter’s guide and no pictures either. I realize covering local contests would involve significant effort on your part. But if you really want to help people vote for the candidates who represent us (and presumably represent your values also), you need to focus more on local contests. On my ballot there were only three school board candidates for one position, none known to me. None had pictures and only one had a statement. (I voted for her. But this is a poor way to choose a candidate! At least I found no racist or fascist dog whistles that right wing types often use. Which gave me some comfort.) Local contests are important and can impact us more even than major candidates. But it is terribly frustrating to vote blindly with no information! This is a constant issue for me.