The 36th District Democrats’ executive board has recommended the sole endorsement of Sen. Ed Murray for mayor to its membership for a second time. The board recommended him during the primary, but the membership voted affirmatively not to endorse any candidate and instead revisit the issue in September.
The board recommended Murray with a vote of 10 in favor and five against.
All campaigns that receive the eventual endorsement of the 36th District Democrats get a grassroots boost: more than 150 Precinct Committee Officers knock on doors to get the vote out for endorsed candidates. The 36th District typically produces the most Democratic votes of any legislative district in the state, particularly in recent years.
Now that the board has made its endorsement recommendations, the membership will vote on them at its next meeting on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave. N.).
The motion to give Murray the sole district endorsement will require a simple majority of the membership to pass. If it fails, any member is free to offer another endorsement motion from the floor, but it will require a two-thirds vote to be successful.
Altogether, the board newly recommended the following positions to the membership:
•Seattle mayor: Sen. Ed Murray
•Initiative 517 (Eyman initiative eeform): Rejected
•Initiative 522 (GMO labeling): Approved
•Advisory Votes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7: Maintained
•King County Medic One and EMS Levy: Approved
•Seattle Charter Amendment 19 (District Elections): No recommendation made
•Seattle Proposition 1 (public financing of campaigns): Approved
•WA Court of Appeals, Div. I, Dist. 1, Pos. 3: James Verellen
•Seattle School District Director Dist. IV: Suzanne Dale Estey and Sue Peters (dual)
•Seattle School District Director Dist. V: Stephan Blanford
•Seattle School District Director Dist. VII: Betty Patu
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