- Jennifer Garner (also an invested community member), - Suzann Girtz (also an invested community member), - Joanne Glasgow (also an invested community member), - Anne Hayward (also an invested community member), - Linda Hood (also an invested community member), - Kim Howard (also an invested community member), - Steve Kasner (also an invested community member), - Patricia McDonald (also an invested community member), - Maria Rebecchi (also an invested community member), - Kasha Roseta (also an invested community member), - Chandler Sam (also an invested community member), - Jessica Sawyer (also an invested community member), - Liz Davis Selsor (also an invested community member), - Ingrid Stegemoeller (also an invested community member), - Brenda Stonecipher (also an invested community member), - Marie Sullivan (also an invested community member), Current and Former Statewide and Congressional Officials, Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, Terry Bergeson, Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Judith Billings, Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Randy Dorn, Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Denny Heck, Congressman, 10th Congressional District, Pramila Jayapal, Congresswoman, 7th Congressional District, Derek Kilmer, Congressman, 6th Congressional District, - House Majority Floor Leader Monica Jurado Stonier, - House Democratic Caucus Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, - House Education Committee Chair Sharon Tomiko-Santos, - Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Chair Lisa Wellman, - Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Vice Chair Claire Wilson (also represents Pierce County), - Rep. Cindy Ryu (also represents Snohomish County), - Sen. Derek Standford (also represents Snohomish County), - Marcie Maxwell, Former State Representative, Olympic Region (Clallum, Grays Harbor, Jefferson), Pacific Southwest Region (Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum), - Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Vice Chair Claire Wilson (also represents King County), - House Education Committee Vice Chair Laurie Dolan, - Rep. Cindy Ryu (also represents King County), - Sen. Derek Standford (also represents King County), - Luis Moscoso, Former State Representative, - Joseph Alonso (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Cydney Bacon (also an education support professional), - Kristi Bonds (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Janet Bridge (also an education advocate and invested community member), - David Campbell (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Dalanie Church (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Erica Corbin (also an education advocate), - Christine Dine (also an education advocate), - Aimee Dunlap (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Sonja Hanchar (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Chris Jamison (also an invested community member), - Kris Juozapaitis (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Holly Koon (also an education advocate), - Martha Patterson (also an education advocate), - Michelle Ramey (also an education advocate), - Ali Reykdal (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Kaitlin Savage (also an education advocate), - Mark Zarate (also an invested community member), - Dan Barkley (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Marcy Brown (also a classified school employee, education advocate, and invested community member) Reykdal has had successes in his first four years in office and we expect more in the future. In addition to getting through the pandemic, Reykdal wants to improve early learning so children are more ready than ever for kindergarten, and he wants to ensure rural school districts have the same resources as school districts in larger, wealthier communities. Fully Funding Basic Education. Reykdal has been responsibly closing schools, navigating remote learning when 735,000 Washingtonians don't have internet access, providing meals for the kids who relied on school for getting them, and doing everything he can to close the achievement gap...Just, whatever you do, vote Reykdal. - Sidney Reid, - Laurie Shannon (also an invested community member), - Diana Shove (also a classified school employee and education advocate), - Kolleen Wickens (also an invested community member), - Brian Honaker Wirzbicki (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Susie Honaker Wirzbicki (also a classified school employee, education advocate, and invested community member), - Gina Yonts (also a school or district administrator, education advocate, and invested community member), - Abbie Juozapaitis (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Molly Alcantar Lieutenant Governor: Denny Heck OR Marko Liias (dual endorsement – vote for only one) Secretary of State: Gael Tarleton. Chris Reykdal website - http://www.chrisreykdal.org. ", "The Eli Sports Network works hard to remain non-political and we do not take sides 99% of the time. 855 Trosper RD, Suite 108-117. Reykdal has won approval for more than 25 pieces of legislation he has proposed, among them returning civics as a mandatory graduation requirement, expansion of dual-language education, expansion of the Core Plus program that provides high school students with training in skilled trades learning and delinking of high-stakes testing from graduation requirements. 855 Trosper RD, Suite 108-117. I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion. While not perfect, he has handled his job with skill during a tumultuous time and has earned another four-year term. Of the two candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, incumbent Chris Reykdal is best qualified for the job. More. Reykdal has won approval for more than 25 pieces of legislation he has proposed, among them returning civics as a mandatory graduation requirement, expansion of dual-language education, expansion of the Core Plus program that provides high school students with training in skilled trades learning and delinking of high-stakes testing from graduation requirements. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is the state’s leading pro-choice political and advocacy organization. - Jim Parker To add your name to our list of endorsements, please provide the information below. Our state constitution makes it abundantly clear that the paramount duty of the State of Washington is fully funding our public schools. Attorney General: Bob Ferguson. ", "Chris Reykdal is nearing the four-year mark as the state’s public schools chief. I-1300 Endorsements. Reykdal filed to run in the 2016 nonpartisan election for Washington superintendent of public instruction. Blog. (also a classroom teacher, education advocate, (also an education advocate and invested community member), (also a classroom teacher and education advocate), (also an education support professional and invested community member), (also an education support professional, classified school employee, education advocate, and invested community member), education advocate, and invested community member), (also a classroom teacher and invested community member), (also a classroom teacher, education advocate, and invested community member), (also an education advocate, and invested community member), (also an education support professional and education advocate), (also a school or district administrator). I liked Chris Reykdal on the Progressive Voters Guide. He said both Inslee and Reykdal "easily surpassed the 60% threshold for a sole endorsement from … Washington State University, Pullman, BA, 1994, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, MPA, 1999, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Associate Director/Deputy Director, 14, Tumwater Planning Commission, Commissioner. Blog. Founded in 1964, ACU represents the views of Americans who are concerned with economic growth through lower taxes and reduced government spending and the issues of liberty, personal responsibility, traditional values and national security. Liberals. R-90 Facts. Rental and mortgage assistance. 10. Contact. WEA-PAC makes recommendations in races for statewide, legislative and local candidates--regardless of party affiliation. Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction, - Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee, Claire Wilson (also represents Pierce County), Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee, Vice Chair Claire Wilson (also represents King County), education advocate and invested community member, (also a classified school employee, education advocate, and invested community member), (also a classified school employee and education advocate), education advocate, and invested community member. - Shannon Leatherwood, - Sally Brownfield (also an education advocate and invested community member), - Kevin Laverty, Former State Board of Education Chair and Former Washington State School Directors' Association President, - Joe Downing, Port of Olympia Commissioner. Contact. Democrat State Representative Chris Reykdal won the sole endorsement of the WEA in his race for Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI). A steady hand works just fine in such turbulent times. The McCleary decision was supposed to fix that inequity, but there is still a long way to go...Reykdal is the only candidate with the experience to get it right.