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NW Progressive Institute
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Meet the 2026 candidates for the Washington Supreme Court Position #3: Jaime Hawk
The King County Superior Court judge is campaigning for Position #3 with a vow to "protect our rights and freedoms," and is vying with two other judges for a spot on the the November general election ballot to fill the open seat created by current Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis' decision not to seek another six-year term. Meet the 2026 candidates for the Washington Supreme Court Position #3: Jaime Hawk is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
Seattle Gay News
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SGN Endorsements Erin Chapman-Smith (Washington State House of Representatives 29th District Position 2)
Our endorsement for Washington House of Representatives 29th District Position 2 is Erin Chapman Smith! Chapman-Smith has spent a decade as a housing advocate for Queer and Trans youth, and now hopes to enact policy as a state legislator to help tackle the issues that those struggling with housing and affordability face in her district. As a Transgender woman with a passion for community care, Chapman-Smith has worked for over ten years in shelters around the Puget Sound area, helping LGBTQIA+ people finall
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about 12 hours
SGN Endorsements Jaelynn Scott (Washington State House of Representatives 37th District Position 2)
Our endorsement for Washington House of Representatives 37th District Position 2 is Jaelynn Scott! As a longtime LGBTQIA+ community activist and executive director of the Lavender Rights Project, Scott has shown time and again her commitment to tackling the systemic issues that marginalized communities face. She now intends to take that to the next level as a state legislator. Scott is an articulate and passionate civil rights advocate. As a community leader, she has been at the forefront of challenging the
Seattle Gay News
about 15 hours
SGN Endorsements Rebecca Saldaña (King County Council District 2)
Our endorsement for King County Council District 2 is Rebecca Saldaña! Her decade of Washington State Senate experience, along with her commitment to coalition building and progressive policies, is ultimately what led us to choose her as the best option for the county council seat. As far as political track records are concerned, Saldaña has accrued an impressive résumé of policy achievements that would be hard for most to match. Since taking over the 37th District Senate seat in 2017 from Pramila Jayapal a
NW Progressive Institute
about 22 hours
Troy Jackson appears likely to be Maine Democrats’ new nominee for U.S. Senate, challenging entrenched Republican Susan Collins
The former state Senate president is on track to secure the Democratic nomination to replace Graham Platner, having garnered significant delegate support. With strong fundraising and endorsements from rivals, Jackson is hoping to accomplish the Democratic Party's goal of ousting Collins, which it failed to do in 2020. Troy Jackson appears likely to be Maine Democrats’ new nominee for U.S. Senate, challenging entrenched Republican Susan Collins is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
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Meet the 2026 candidates for the Washington Supreme Court Position #1: Colleen Melody
The recently appointed justice is campaigning for Position #1 on a commitment to "upholding the rights of Washingtonians with integrity and fairness" and is leading the field in her race, according to NPI's Civic Heartbeat polling. She is backed by many key figures in the legal community and by Democratic Party organizations. Meet the 2026 candidates for the Washington Supreme Court Position #1: Colleen Melody is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
Seattle Gay News
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SGN Endorsements Nilu Jenks (Seattle City Council District 5)
Our endorsement for Seattle City Council District 5 is Nilu Jenks! Among the candidates, Jenks stood out in part because of her comprehensive and nuanced platform to tackle the wide array of problems residents in the district face, including affordable housing, surveillance, immigration, and expanding the city’s LGBTQIA+ resources. Jenks is a first-generation Iranian American, born in Oklahoma to undocumented parents who arrived in the US to escape the 1979 revolution there. Having been naturalized through
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SGN Endorsements Kshama Sawant (US House of Representatives, 9th District)
Our endorsement for the 9th Congressional District of Washington is Kshama Sawant! On Seattle City Council, Sawant was a driving force behind progressive policies and government accountability that made our city a better place. Sawant’s candidacy against Rep. Adam Smith as an independent socialist might be the change we need in Washington, DC. for the last two years of Trump’s presidency. Love her or hate her, none can dispute that Sawant has been an effective grassroots campaigner who has moved the needle
Seattle Gay News
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Tramps Like Us: A raw and unfiltered portrait of Queer life in America
Originally published in 2001 and quietly fading into the background, Tramps Like Us has been reissued — with an insightful introduction by Eileen Myles — and it demands to be read. This isn’t just a novel; it’s a fictionalized memoir, a raw, frank reflection of a bygone era in Queer history. Joe Westmoreland’s narrative follows a young Gay man named Joe, who escapes a difficult childhood in Missouri and spends nearly a decade wandering across the United States — to Miami, New York, New Orleans, and San Fran
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State AGs to the rescue! Judge pauses anticompetitive Paramount / WBD merger and says it could violate federal antitrust laws
Washington, Oregon, and ten other states have won a temporary restraining order against a proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery. The states persuaded a federal judge that the proposed transaction would violates antitrust laws. The judge found that the merger, desired by billionaires aligned with Donald Trump, threatens competition. State AGs to the rescue! Judge pauses anticompetitive Paramount / WBD merger and says it could violate federal antitrust laws is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
Seattle Gay News
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SGN Endorsements Kelabe Tewolde (Washington State Legislative District 37 Position 1)
Our endorsement for the 37th Legislative District Position 1 is Kelabe Tewolde! Tewolde has a life's experience and working-class politics that are as rooted in the 37th as they come. Looking to challenge incumbent Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Tewolde offers a boldly progressive and grassroots alternative for the district. Tewolde is another younger, progressive challenger looking to replace a 28-year incumbent and shake up the status quo in Olympia. Raised in Seattle by an Eritrean refugee single mother, Te
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Meet the 2026 candidates for Washington State Supreme Court Position #7: Todd Bloom
The Navy veteran is campaigning for Position #7 on a promise to “uphold and apply the law impartially and fairly,” but is running behind incumbent Justice Debra Stephens, NPI's Civic Heartbeat research has found. Meet the 2026 candidates for Washington State Supreme Court Position #7: Todd Bloom is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.