Welcome potential candidate!

The 44th Legislative District is open to considering any democratic or non-partisan candidate running for office within the legislative district boundaries.

Candidate endorsement submission process is Open!

Welcome and thank you for requesting an endorsement from the 44th Legislative District Democrats. We appreciate your interest and your participation. When a candidate asks for our endorsement, we ask the candidate to fill out our questionnaire.

The endorsement committee’s desire is to collect information that is important to our constituents in Snohomish County and for partisan offices, to get a feel for your Democratic values. This questionnaire will help us evaluate those candidates that are seeking our endorsement. We will evaluate candidates based on several means of information beyond this questionnaire. At the discretion of the chair of the endorsement committee, you may be invited to an interview with the full committee. 

The endorsement committee will evaluate your endorsement request and make a recommendation to our membership. You may be invited to the membership meeting to make a brief statement and possibly answer a few questions. Please consider time constraints when planning to return your questionnaire. We highly encourage you to submit your endorsement request as soon as possible.   

If you have any questions or need a PDF version of the questionnaire, please email endorsements@44thdems.com


Candidate Endorsement Process

Flowchart depicting steps for endorsing a candidate: submit endorsement questionnaire, interview with endorsement committee, and vote by members.

*Candidates may choose to skip the endorsements process and go directly to the 44th LD Democrats membership and motion for a vote, but they must acquire 100% membership support from the body for the motion to endorse passes vs. a simple majority if recommended by the committee.


Candidate Benefits

Social Media and Email Amplification: We will post on all of our social media and email channels that we’ve endorsed you, and can amplify your messaging and posts on our channels.

Website Placement: A photo of you and link to your campaign site and/or social media will be posted on our Endorsed Candidates page.

Campaign Financial Support: Your campaign can come to the 44th LD Democrats eboard requesting financial support for your campaign. Please note that the eboard must vote in favor of this request. There is a possibility that it could be denied.

Promotional Placement in our Booth at Events: Bring your signs, drop off literature, bring a fundraising QR code, and your campaign staff. At any of our events where we have a booth you get to make it your HQ to engage with 100s-1000s of voters. Past events include Mill Creek Festival, Snohomish Pride, Mill Creek Pride, and the Bothell 4th of July Parade.

A political campaign booth with signs and banners supporting candidates John Lovick and Brandy Donaghy. There is a blue canopy, a table covered with campaign materials, a colorful spin wheel, and flags.

Be a Guest Speaker at our Fundraising Events and General Meetings: We have a monthly membership meeting and 3 major fundraising events per year. As an endorsed candidate, you will be given dedicated time to present or speak at these events. Please reach out to chair@44thdems.com to get on the agenda

Group of people enjoying a festive gathering at a restaurant, engaging in conversations, clapping, and smiling, with holiday decorations and dim lighting.

Solicit Support of the 44th LD Members: Need volunteers to help you door knock, wave signs, gather signatures and more? As an endorsed candidate you can solicit volunteer support in our meetings, Facebook groups, and other channels.

A group of people participating in a parade or rally, holding signs that support political candidates for the 44th district, with some holding rainbow-colored umbrellas, in a residential street lined with trees and houses, under a partly cloudy sky.

Filing week was May 4th-8th. If you would like to have our endorsement included in the voter pamphlet (May 19th), you must have the membership vote on your endorsement by the May 14th meeting.