Category: Local
-
All candidates for port commission in Port of Skagit, Wash. complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All candidates running in the special primary for Skagit Port Commission District 2 —Keith Chaplin, Melanie Mankamyer, and Edwin Stickle—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters what areas of public policy…
-
All candidates for city council in Renton, Wash., complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All candidates running in the primary for Renton City Council Position 2—Mary Clymer, Raman Mann, and Carmen Rivera—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In…
-
All candidates for city council in Mount Vernon, Wash., complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All candidates running in the at-large primary for Mount Vernon City Council—Demi Daman, Stefanie LeJeunesse, and Consuelo Pineda—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters what characteristics or qualities they believe are…
-
All candidates for school board in Olympia, Wash., complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All candidates running in the primary for District 5 of the Olympic School District—Gilbert Lamont, Emily Leddige, and Jeremy Ruse—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All school board survey respondents are asked to tell voters what they believe…
-
Washington D.C. council amends Initiative 82 to cap tipped wage at 75% of full minimum wage by 2034
D.C. voters approved Initiative 82 in 2022, voting to gradually increase the tipped minimum wage from $5.35 in 2022 by $2 annually to match the minimum wage of non-tipped employees in 2027. It was approved by a margin of 74% to 26%. On July 28, the D.C. Council voted to amend the measure as part…
-
All candidates for Mayor of Black Diamond, Wash. complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All candidates running in the August 5 primary for Mayor of Black Diamond, Wash.—John Adler, Geoff Bowie, and Tamie L.Boxx-Deady—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign…
-
Voters in San Tan Valley, Arizona, will decide whether to incorporate a new 100,000-person town on Aug. 5
Voters in San Tan Valley, Arizona, an unincorporated area of Pinal County, will decide Proposition 495, which would incorporate the town, on August 5. San Tan Valley is situated southwest of the Phoenix metropolitan area, between the towns of Queen Creek and Florence, with a population exceeding 100,000 residents. If the measure is approved, San…
-
What to know about the August 5 primaries for Seattle Public Schools school board
Four seats on the seven-member Seattle Public Schools school board in Washington are up for election on Nov. 4, 2025. Three are up for regular election and one is up for special election. A primary is scheduled for Aug. 5, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was May 9, 2025. Nonpartisan primaries will be…
-
Nine candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Detroit on August 5
Nine candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Detroit, Michigan, on August 5, 2025. Five lead in media attention: James Craig, Fred Durhal III, Saunteel Jenkins, Solomon Kinloch, and Mary Sheffield. Bridge Detroit‘s Malachi Barrett wrote, “For the first time since he won the role 12 years ago, Mike Duggan will not…
-
Nine candidates running in August 5 primary for mayor of Seattle, Washington
Nine candidates are running in the Aug. 5 nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Seattle. The two candidates who receive the most votes will advance to the November 4, 2025, general election. Incumbent Bruce Harrell was first elected in 2021, when he defeated M. Lorena González 58.6%-41.2%. The last incumbent Seattle mayor to win re-election…