by Indivisible Tacoma | Oct 19, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
GET FIRED UP TO TAKE ACTION
Indivisible National co-founder Ezra Levin inspired Indivisibles from around Washington who came to Tacoma October 9 for postcard writing.
HELP INFORM VOTERS
Indivisible Tacoma’s priority candidates need our help with canvassing, text/phone banking, and sign-waving. Watch for the IT newsletter or check with individual campaigns for times and places.
IT endorses the candidates on the above card, as well as:
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
Pierce County Auditor Linda Farmer
Tacoma Municipal Court, Pos 1 Dee Sonntag
Tacoma Municipal Court, Pos 3 Steve Krupa and Sergio Flores (dual endorsement)
2022 IT Candidate Endorsement and Recommendation Process: A Candidate Evaluation Team conducted research on candidates likely to align with Indivisible values and met to deliberate on this recommendation to IT membership.
by Indivisible Tacoma | Nov 13, 2021 | News
Indivisible Tacoma members know local elections matter. Here’s what we did:
Encouraged people to run for office.
Evaluated candidates for endorsement.
Produced a forum to present them to membership.
Knocked on hundreds of doors
Put up signs, attended fundraisers, phone-banked, told our friends, text-banked, and waved signs to bring attention and increase turnout.
All the volunteers contributed to building a stronger community in Pierce County!
Congratulations to our candidates who won. The losses are disappointing, but we are hugely grateful to the candidates who stepped forward to run.
Here’s how it looks for IT Endorsed/Recommended candidates:
November 2021 Election Results
Candidates who won:
UP
Ethelda Burke-UP School Board (Endorsed)
Marisa Peloquin-UP School Board (Endorsed)
Ed Woods-UP City Council (Preferred)
Dupont
Maame Bassaw-Dupont City Council (Recommended)
Mike Winkler-Dupont City Council (Preferred)
Beth Elliot-Dupont City council (Recommended)
Susan Walton-Dupont City Council (Recommended) Winning, but only by 13 votes
Steilacoom
Liz Grasher-Steilacoom City Council (Endorsed)
Jennifer Macdonald- Steilacoom school Board (Endorsed)
Roger Neal-Steilacoom City council (Recommended)
Fircrest
Nikki Bufford-Fircrest City Council (Endorsed)
Shannon Reynolds-Fircrest City Council (Recommended)
Tacoma
Victoria Woodards-Tacoma Mayor (Recommended)
Sarah Rumbaugh-Tacoma City Council (Endorsed)
Catherine Ushka-Tacoma City Council (Recommended)
Kiara Daniels-Tacoma City Council (Endorsed)
Enrique Leon-Tacoma School Board (Endorsed)
Korey Strozier-Tacoma School Board (Recommended)
Chelsea McElroy-Tacoma School Board (Recommended)
Elizabeth Bonbright-Tacoma School Board (Endorsed)
Lakewood
Gary Barton-Water Commissioner (Endorsed)
Alyssa Anderson Pearson-Clover Park School Board (Preferred)
Puyallup
Julie Door-Puyallup City Council (Endorsed)
Candidates who lost:
Port of Tacoma
Elizabeth Pew (Endorsed)
Mary Bacon (Endorsed)
Lakewood
Marty Schafer – Clover Park School Board (Endorsed)
Siabhon Ayuso – Lakewood City council (Recommended)
Fircrest
Deanna Nuttbrook-Allen Fircrest City council (Endorsed)
Puyallup
Joe Colombo-Puyallup City Council (Endorsed)
Tacoma
Anne Artman-Tacoma City Council (Endorsed)
Bill Hanawalt-Tacoma School Board (Endorsed)
by Indivisible Tacoma | Nov 1, 2021 | News
Elections matter. Local elections REALLY matter.
Around 12% of ballots had been returned/recorded in Pierce County as of Friday, October 29 – so few citizens using their voices!
Are you distressed about?
~Fossil fuel expansion on the Tideflats
~Excessive use of force by police
~People without shelter
~Extreme right-wing school board members
The answer: Elect good candidates who will work on solutions!
Where is YOUR ballot? Fill it out and turn it in!!! Remind 3 others, who will remind 3 more, and so on…
Share your enthusiasm for the compassionate, thoughtful, dedicated people who are running.
by Indivisible Tacoma | Oct 27, 2021 | News
Indivisible Tacoma formally endorses Yasmin Trudeau for appointment to fill the seat of 27th LD Senator, vacated by Jeannie Darneille. The Indivisible endorsement will be shared with the Pierce County Council who will vote on the selection on November 2.
Three candidates for the position were brought forward by the Legislative District 27 Democratic PCO’s, with Trudeau winning the first place position by 41 of 47 votes:
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Yasmin Trudeau – Legislative Director and Tribal Affairs Manager for the WA State Attorney General’s office
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Desiree Wilkins Finch – Community organizer and owner of consulting agency, RISE Leadership with a Purpose
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LaMont Green – Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the policy nonprofit Technical Assistance Collaborative
Indivisible members acknowledge and admire the deep commitment and many contributions made in our community by Green and Wilkins Finch.
However, Trudeau’s work as an attorney and member of the CORE Leadership Team for AG Ferguson, her direct experience with policy development and successful legislation in WA State (Ending Youth Solitary Confinement, Student Loan Protections, Closing Wage-Theft Loopholes, Banning “undectable ghost guns,” etc.) make her stand out as one ready to immediately fill the role in Olympia. Her responses to Indivisible’s questionnaire were impressive, and the 27th LD Democratic PCO’s overwhelmingly favored her above the other candidates. She has worked with Rep. Pramila Jayapal and expresses progressive views on issues important to Indivisibles, brings policy experience that would help her step into the role on day one (with her experience as Legislative Director in the AG office,) and will be an excellent candidate to hold the seat in the next election.
Please contact your own County Council representative and urge them to vote for Yasmin Trudeau!
Sign up to observe the November 2 Council Meeting at which the appointment will be made.
by Indivisible Tacoma | Oct 16, 2021 | News
A Candidate Evaluation Team, part of the Indivisible Tacoma Legislative Action Team, sent questionnaires to candidates who might align with Indivisible values.
Besides the questionnaires returned, additional research was conducted on the candidates. The list below resulted from deliberation by the Teams.
Indivisible Tacoma Endorsements/Recommendations – October 15, 2021
Approved by IT Legislative Action Team and IT Members
ENDORSED – Our full support. Candidate embodies our values.
RECOMMENDED – Candidate who either did not ask for our endorsement, or who may not espouse our values to the extent of warranting endorsement.
PREFERRED – Candidate who is the better choice of the two.
SD = Strong Democrat D = Democrat R = Republican ND = No Data
A. Dupont
Pos 1 Maame Bassaw (SD) RECOMMENDED
Pos 2 Mike Winkler (R) (Two Rs in opposition) PREFERRED
Pos 3 Beth Elliot (SD) RECOMMENDED
Pos 7 Susan Walton (SD) RECOMMENDED
B. Steilacoom
Mayor Dick Muri (R) or Nino Vaccaro (R) NO VOTE or OPPOSE VACCARO
Pos 1 Peter Franklin (R) NO VOTE
Pos. 2 Liz Grasher (SD) ENDORSED
Pos. 3 Roger Neal (D) RECOMMENDED
B2. Steilacoom School Board (includes AI and Dupont)
Pos. 1 Jennifer McDonald (SD) ENDORSED
Pos. 2 Victor Hogan (R) NO VOTE
Pos. 3 Melanie Tinsley (R) NO VOTE
C. Tacoma
Mayor: Victoria Woodards (D) RECOMMENDED
At Large Pos 6 Kiara Daniels (SD) ENDORSED
CD2 Sarah Rumbaugh (SD) ENDORSED
CD4. Catherine Ushka RECOMMENDED
CD5 Anne Artman (SD) ENDORSED
D. Tacoma School Board
Dir Pos 2 Enrique Leon (SD) ENDORSED
Dir Pos 3 Korey Strozier (D) RECOMMENDED
Dir Pos 4 Chelsea McElroy (SD) RECOMMENDED
Dir Pos 5 Elizabeth Bonbright (SD) v Bill Hanawalt (SD) ENDORSED BOTH
E. University Place City Council
Pos 4 Edward Wood (ID) PREFERRED
F. University Place School Board
Pos. 1 Ethelda Burke (SD) ENDORSED
Pos. 2 Marisa Peloquin (SD) ENDORSED
G. Lakewood City Council
Pos. 1 Mary Moss (weak D) No Action
Pos. 2 Mike Brandstetter (IR) v Amelia Escobedo (D) No Action
Pos. 3 Siabhon Ayuso (SD) RECOMMENDED
Pos. 5 Patti Belle (ND) v Ria Johnson (R) No Action
Water District: Gary Barton (SD) ENDORSED
H. Clover Park School District
Dis. 3 Alyssa Anderson Pearson (R) PREFERRED
Dis. 4 Marty Schafer (SD) ENDORSED
I. Port of Tacoma
Pos. 1 John McCarthy (D) v Laura Gilbert (SD) OPPOSE McCarthy
Pos. 2 Elizabeth Pew (SD) ENDORSED
Pos. 4 Mary Bacon (LD) ENDORSED
K. Fircrest
Pos 1 David Viafore (SR) NO VOTE
Pos. 2 VC Shannon Reynolds (D) RECOMMENDED
Pos 6 Nikki Bufford (SD) ENDORSED
Pos.7 Deanna Nuttbrook-Allen (D) ENDORSED
L. Puyallup
**Dist. 2 Pos. 2 Joe Colombo (SD) ENDORSED
Dist. 3 Pos. 2 Julie Door (SD) ENDORSED
by Indivisible Tacoma | Oct 9, 2021 | News
Monday, October 11, 5:30PM
A day of action to demand Congress and Vice President Harris keep their promises and provide permanent relief and protection for our undocumented communities.
Come fight with us and create a visible presence to unite our movement and push the demand for citizenship for all.
We will be taking action to demand citizenship in front of the Northwest Detention Center!
1623 E J St, Tacoma, WA 98421 October 11 / 5:30-7:00 PM
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeanGOloK0h23fPrADe_Q5fWnY-bnouufj51SA8ldN6U4Anjw/viewform
