Anticipating a crowded primary election in August, and reviewing news reports that big businesses are already pouring a lot of money into the City Council elections, OneAmerica Votes decided to partner with Civic Ventures and Working Washington to launch the Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE). We need a Seattle City Council committed to doing all that they can to ensure that Seattle is for everyone!

Together, we rated the primary candidates to provide a basis for voters to understand their positions on worker protections, immigration and racial equity, and housing issues. Candidates were invited to submit written questionnaires and a brief video responding to the prompt: “What makes the economy grow?” Candidates were evaluated on whether they will champion the interests of no-, low-, and middle-income people or powerful business interests.

Please check out the ratings for Seattle City Council, King County Council, and Spokane Mayoral candidates below or it can be found online on CAPE’s website here, along with questionnaires and videos from candidates who submitted them.

The highest-scoring candidates were Lisa Herbold (Seattle – District 1), Tammy Morales (Seattle – District 2), and Emily Myers (Seattle – District 4). All candidates who qualified were rated whether they participated in CAPE’s process or not. All submitted materials and available candidate information, as well as demonstrated leadership, were used to evaluate candidates for office.

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1

Lisa Herbold — 4.75 stars
Phil Tavel — 2.5 stars
Brendan Kolding — 1 star

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2

Tammy Morales — 4.75 stars
Phyllis Porter — 4.25 stars
Christopher Peguero — 4 stars
Mark Solomon — 2.5 stars
Ari Hoffman — 1 star

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3

Kshama Sawant — 4.5 stars
Zachary DeWolf — 4.25 stars
Ami Nguyen — 3.5 stars
Egan Orion — 3.5 stars
Logan Bowers — 3.25 stars
Pat Murakami — 2.75 stars

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4

Emily Myers — 4.75 stars
Shaun Scott — 4.5 stars
Sasha Anderson — 3 stars
Cathy Tuttle — 3 stars
Alex Pedersen — 1.25 stars

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5

Debora Juarez — 4 stars
John Lombard — 2.75 stars

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6

Dan Strauss — 4 stars
Jay Fathi — 4 stars
John Lisbin — 3 stars
Heidi Wills — 3 stars
Terry Rice — 2.5 stars
Sergio Garcia — 1.25 stars

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7

Andrew Lewis — 3.75 stars
Jim Pugel — 3.25 stars
Jason Williams — 3 stars
Michael George — 2.75 stars
Daniela Lipscomb-Eng — 1 star

KING COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2

Giramay Zahilay — 4 stars
Larry Gossett — 4 stars

KING COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4

Abigail Doerr — 4.25 stars
Jeanne Kohl-Welles — 4.25 stars

KING COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6

Claudia Balducci — 3.75 stars

KING COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8

Joe McDermott — 3.75 stars

SPOKANE MAYOR

Ben Stuckart — 4.25 stars
Nadine Woodward — 1.25 stars