Resources

Below are resources that may be of interest to Democratic activists, candidates, and campaigns

• Training Programs
• Program Ideas
• Timelines for 2022
• Elected Positions for 2022
• Congressional District Jurisdictions
• Legislative District Jurisdictions
• County Jurisdicitions

Training Programs

• Below are training programs offered locally or virtually. Check-out cohort member bios for potential candidates, campaign staff, and activists.
  • Democratic National Committee (DNC) has a Best Practices Institute (BPI) Victory Vault GoogleDrive with tons of training materials.  You can request Victory Vault access. 
  • Emerge Washington, empowering Democratic women to run and win, is led by (37^th LD Dems PCO) Executive Director, Emily Carmichael, and announced their 2022 Marilyn Strickland cohort.  42 Emerge WA alumni ran in 2021 and 49 Emerge WA alumni hold elected office.  Emerge also announced a Virtual Bootcamp in June 2022.
  • Institute for a Democratic Future (IDF) is led by (former 36^th LD Dems Chair) Executive Director, Nicole Gomez, and published bios of their 22 fellows for 2022. 
  • Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) hosted a Path to Power training on March 23-25 via Zoom. 

Timelines for 2022

The below timelines are compiled from the WA Secretary of State and county and local election offices.

• February 2022 Special Election – Includes multiple school levies and bonds and (City of Shoreline) Parks
  • Friday, January 21st: Start of 18-day voting period, ballots likely arrive by mail
  • Monday, January 31st: Last day for online and mail voter registration
  • Tuesday, February 8th: Last day for in-person voter registration
  • Tuesday, February 8th: Last day to return your ballot
• King Conservation District Election – One of 44 Conservation Districts roughly aligned to counties; The King County Democrats Endorsed Kirstin Haugen and she won!
  • Tuesday, January 18th: Online voting opens
  • Tuesday, February 8th: Online voting closes
• Spokane Conservation District Election
  • Thursday, February 3rd, 4pm: Last day to file candidacy
  • Tuesday, February 15th, 4pm: Last day to request a ballot
  • Tuesday, March 8th: Last day to mail+postmark ballot or submit to 4422 E 8th Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99212
• Pierce Conservation District Election
  • Friday, February 18th, 4:30pm: Last day to file candidacy
  • Wednesday, March 2nd: Last day to request a ballot
  • Wednesday, March 23rd: Last day to mail+postmark ballot or submit 308 West Stewart Ave in Puyallup by 4:30pm
  • Thursday, March 31st: Last day for mailed ballots to be counted
• April 2022 Special Election
  • Friday, April 8th: Start of 18-day voting period, ballots likely arrive by mail
  • Monday, April 18th: Last day for online and mail voter registration
  • Tuesday, April 26th: Last day for in-person voter registration
  • Tuesday, April 26th: Last day to return your ballot
• Candidate Filing
  • Monday, May 16th: First day to file
  • Friday, May 20th: Last day to file
  • Monday, May 23rd: Last day to withdraw
  • Friday, May 27th: Last day to submit Voters’ Pamphlet statements and photographs
• Primary Election
  • Friday, July 15th: Start of 18-day voting period, ballots likely arrive by mail
  • Monday, July 25th: Last day for online and mail voter registration
  • Tuesday, August 2nd: Last day for in-person voter registration
  • Tuesday, August 2nd: Last day to return your ballot
• General Election
  • Friday, October 21st: Start of 18-day voting period, ballots likely arrive by mail
  • Monday, October 31st: Last day for online and mail voter registration
  • Tuesday, November 8th: Last day for in-person voter registration
  • Tuesday, November 8th: Last day to return your ballot

Elected Positions for 2022

Below are positions up for election in 2022 and links to financial disclosures on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) or (WA) Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) websites. After May 2022, check the WA Secretary of State website for candidates who have filed to be on the ballot.

• Federal
  • U.S. Senator
  • (All 10) U.S. House members
• WA Statewide
  • Secretary of State – Steve Hobbs (D) appointed after resignation of Kim Wyman (R); Position is up in 2022 to fill remaining 2 years of 4-year term
• WA state legislature
  • (About half) WA State Senators
  • (All 98) WA State House members
• County
  • County Prosecuting Attorney
  • County Assessor
  • County Auditor
  • County Clerk
  • County Commissioner – including Benton, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Walla Walla, Yakima
  • County Coroner
  • County Councilmember – including Pierce, (King County Council is odd years)
  • County Prosecutor – including Chelan, Lincoln, King (open seat), Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane
  • County Sheriff
  • County Treasurer
• Municipal (cities and towns) – most of these are elected in odd-numbered years but appointed members may be subject to election
• Special Districts – schools, fire, parks, public utilities, water and/or sewer, etc.
• Judicial (appeals)
  • (3 of 9) WA Supreme Court
  • (About 1/3) WA Court of Appeals
• Judicial (general jurisdiction) – Superior Court judges serve 4-year terms and are on the ballot in Presidential years, but judges appointed since the prior election must run for election
  • Superior Court – Positions appointed since last election including Benton & Franklin, Chelan (Pos. 1), Clark (Pos. 1), King (Pos. 2, Pos. 18, Pos. 54), Pierce (Pos. 16), Thurston (Pos. 9)
• Judicial (limited jurisdiction)
  • District Court
  • Municipal Court

Congressional District Jurisdictions

Below is a list of jurisdictions that overlap WA U.S. Congressional districts. Candidates running for U.S. House may find this useful for seeing which County Democratic organizations are in their jurisdiction.

Legislative District Jurisdictions

Below is a list of jurisdictions that overlap WA state legislative districts. Candidates running for WA State Senate or WA State House may find this useful for seeing which County Democratic organizations and other bodies are in their jurisdiction.

County Jurisdictions

Below is a list of jurisdictions that overlap WA state counties. Candidates running for county positions may find this useful for seeing which LD Democratic organizations and other bodies are in their jurisdiction.