2025 Pierce County General Election Endorsements
Through our Committee on Political Education (COPE), union members dedicate dozens of hours to reviewing questionnaires and conducting in-depth interviews with candidates seeking public office. After careful consideration, our delegate body voted to endorse the following candidates, individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the values and priorities of working families in Pierce County:
State Senate
26th LD : Deb Krishnadasan (💻)
Pierce County Council
District 5: Bryan Yambe (💻)
Port of Tacoma
District 1: John McCarthy (💻)
District 2: Dick Marzano (💻)
District 4: Cyrus Donato (💻)
City of Gig Harbor
Council Position 3: Emily Stone (💻)
City of Puyallup
Council - District No. 1 Position No. 2: Jeff Bennett (💻)
Council - District No. 2 Position No. 2: Heather Schiller (💻)
Council - District No. 3 Position No. 2: Lindsay Smolko (💻)
Town of Steilacoom
Mayor: Elizabeth Grasher (💻)
City of Tacoma
Mayor: Anders Ibsen (💻)
Council-at-Large Position #6: Latasha Palmer (💻)
District #4: Silong Chhun(💻)
District #5: Joe Bushnell (💻) and Zev Rose Cook (dual endorsement) (💻)
Puyallup School District No. 3
Director - Position No. 1: Melissa Bedford (💻)
Director - Position No. 4: David Berg (💻)
Tacoma School District No. 10
Director - Position No. 1: Lisa Keating (💻)
Bethel School District No. 403
Director - District No. 3: Roseanna Camacho (💻)
Parks Tacoma
Position #2: Malachi Cabera (💻)
Position #3: Pete Reyes (💻) and Bronwyn Clarke (dual endorsement) (💻)