Endorsement Process

The 36th District Democrats will hold two endorsement cycles in 2024: one for the August 2024 Primary Election, and one for the November 2024 General Election. The following is a summary of how the 2023 processes were managed. We are currently approving rules for the 2024 endorsement process which will be posted following the April 17 membership meeting.

36th District Democrats Endorsement Rules 2024 (adopted by the membership)

2024 Endorsement Interview Rules (adopted by the board)

See also the bylaws.

If you are looking for the King County Democrats Questionnaire, you can find it here: https://www.kcdems.org/candidate-questionnaire/

General Rules

  • The 36th District Democrats are only able to endorse candidates for offices whose jurisdiction includes some part of the 36th Legislative District.
    • In cases where the race appears on general election ballots but not primary ballots within the 36th District, we will not consider the race until the endorsement cycle for the General Election begins.
    • If at least one candidate we endorsed for the primary election makes it through to the general election, we will not consider the race again for the general election cycle.
  • To be considered, candidates must identify as a Democrat (except for Judicial candidates), and must fill out a questionnaire with the King County Democrats.
  • Once the questionnaire is complete, we will contact you to schedule an interview.

Primary Election Cycle

  • Interviews will be held in late April – early May.
  • We will reserve the Saturday after filing week (May 11) for candidates who had not declared their candidacy until filing week.
  • The Executive Board will vote to make a recommendation for an endorsement after all interviews for a given position have been completed. This recommendation is not an endorsement.
  • The general body will meet on the Wednesday after filing week (May 15) to vote on endorsements.

General Election Cycle

  • Interviews will be held in late August – early September.
  • The executive board will meet after all interviews have been completed (date TBD) to make a recommendation for an endorsement. This recommendation is not an endorsement.
  • The general body will meet on Wednesday, September 18 to vote on endorsements.