2025 Primary Election Endorsements

On August 5th, this year’s primary election will determine candidates for the November general election. The 45th District Endorsement Committee is proud to present our endorsements.

King County Council

• King County Council – Executive: No Endorsement
• King County Council – District No. 1: Rod Dembowski (incumbent)
• King County Council – District No. 3 – Sarah Perry

Port of Seattle

• Port of Seattle – Commissioner Position No. 1: Ryan Calkins (incumbent)
• Port of Seattle – Commissioner Position No. 3: Hamdi Mohamed (incumbent)
• Port of Seattle – Commissioner Position No. 4: Toshiko Hasegawa (incumbent)

City of Kirkland

• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 1: Jay Arnold (incumbent)
• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 3: Shilpa Prem
• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 5: Neal Black (incumbent)
• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 7: Kurt M. Dresner

City of Redmond

• City of Redmond – Council Position No. 2: Vivek Prakriya
• City of Redmond – Council Position No. 4: Melissa Stuart
• City of Redmond – Council Position No. 6: Menka Soni

City of Sammamish

• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 1: Amy Lam
• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 3: Sid Gupta
• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 5: Lin Yang
• City of Kirkland – Council Position No. 7: Karen Howe

Kirkland Municipal Court

• Kirkland Municipal Court Judge: John Olson (incumbent)

Lake Washington School District

• Lake Washington School District – Director Dist. 3: Angela Meekhoff
• Lake Washington School District – Director Dist. 4: Aspen Richter

Northshore School District

• Northshore School District No. 417 – Director District No. 1: No Endorsement
• Northshore School District No. 417 – Director District No. 4: Sandy R. Hayes (incumbent)
• Northshore School District No. 417 – Director District No. 5: Kimberly Kelly

King County Parks

• King County Parks Levy, Proposition 1: Approve