NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | October 5, 2018 | PAGE 9
A union guide to Washington’s November general election
It could be an interesting elec-
tion year for Southwest Wash-
ington: Carolyn Long is running
a strong campaign against in-
cumbent Republican Congress-
woman Jaime Herrera-Beutler,
If a candidate is listed in bold be-
low, they’re backed by at least
one labor organization. To keep
the list as short as possible,
union-endorsed candidates who
are running unopposed or
against only token opposition are
not listed.
CONGRESS
Senate
Three-term Democratic incumbent
Maria Cantwell has voted in accord with
the national AFL-CIO’s recommendation
91 percent of the time in her three six-
year terms in office. She faces Republican
Susan Hutchinson, a former Seattle TV
news anchor and former state GOP chair.
WSLC cantwell.com
Congressional District 3
(Vancouver)
Carolyn Long, a political science profes-
sor at Washington State University Van-
couver, is chal-
lenging
incumbent Re-
publican Jaime
Herrera Beutler.
Beutler has voted
in accord with
the national AFL-
CIO’s recommen-
dation just 17
percent of the
time in her four
two-year terms in office. WSLC, SWCLC,
AFSCME, AFT, ATU 757, IAFF 452, IBEW, IBT
58, ILWU, IUPAT, IW, LiUNA, LiUNA 335, UA
290, 26, UBC 146, UFCW, WFSE
electlong.com
BALLOT MEASURES
I-1631 (Clean Energy Jobs)
SUPPORT This measure would impose a
fee on fossil-fuel emissions that are
warming the planet, and use the pro-
ceeds to invest in solar and wind infra-
structure, public transit, home efficiency
LEGEND
The acronyms below refer to statewide or regional
bodies unless a local number is listed.
WSLC the state AFL-CIO, which is the federation that
most unions belong to
AAUP university professors
AFSCME state, county, and municipal employees
WFSE state
WSCCCE county and city
AFTAFT-Washington
ATU 757 transit
BAC 1 Bricklayers Local 1
IAFF fire fighters
452Vancouver
1805 Clark County FD6
2444 East Clark County
3674 Clark County
IAM machinists
OTHER PARTS OF WASHINGTON
To see the full list of WSLC endorse-
ments for rest of Washington, visit
https://bit.ly/2InOPgt
upgrades, rural broadband, and in reduc-
ing river and lake pollution. Starting
2020, gas companies would pay $15 per
metric ton of carbon emissions (about 14
cents to a gallon of gasoline.) The amount
would grow over time and would be
capped once the state was on track to
meet greenhouse gas-reduction targets.
Opponents, led by Chevron, BP, and other
oil companies, have contributed $16 mil-
lion to try and defeat it. AFSCME, AFT, IBT
117, OPEIU 8 SEIU 775NW, UAW 4121,
1199NW, UFCW 21, WPEA YesOn1631.org
I-940 (Police Deadly Force)
SUPPORT Measure I-940 requires that
police be trained for violence de-escala-
tion, mental health, and first aid. It also
removes legal immunity, adopts a stan-
dard of an objectively reasonable re-
sponse to a situation, and requires inde-
pendent investigations of police use of
deadly force. WSLC, AFSCME-WFSE, AFT,
UBC 30, ILWU 4, 19, 21, SEIU 6, 49, 775, 925,
1199NW, UFCW 21, WEA
DeescalateWA.org
STATE SUPREME COURT
Pos. 2 — Susan Owens WSLC
Pos. 8 — Steve Gonzalez WSLC
Pos. 9 — Sheryl Gordon McCloud
WSLC
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE
17th Legislative District
(Eastside Vancouver)
House 1 — Tanisha Harris is a foster
child advocate at YWCA Clark County, and
co-chaired a successful campaign to fund
Evergreen School District. She’s challeng-
ing incumbent Republican Vicki Kraft,
who used to work for the anti-union Free-
dom Foundation, a group that promotes
“right-to-work” laws and says its mission
is to “defund and discredit” unions. WSLC
gave Kraft a 14 rating for her votes this
year. She voted against paid family and
medical leave, and against union prevail-
ing wages in construction. WSLC, AF-
SCME-WFSE, AFT, ATU 757, IAFF 452, IBEW
48, 77, ILWU, LiUNA 335, SEIU 775, 49, 925,
UBC, UFCW 21, WEA, WSNA
ElectTanishaHarris.com
IBEW electrical workers
48 Portland
77 Seattle
IBTTeamsters
37 Joint Council 37
58 NW Oregon/SW Wash
117 Local 117, Tukwila
ILWU longshore/warehouse
IUOE 609 Operating Engineers Local 609
IUPAT Painters District Council 5
IW Ironworkers Pacific NW District Council
LiUNA Oregon/SW Washington District Council of
Laborers
335 construction
OPEIU 11 office and professional employees
PTE 17 professional and technical employees
SEIU service employees
775 home care
House 2 — Damion Jiles, an Army vet-
eran, is a Democrat challenging Republ-
cian incumbent Paul Harris. Harris voted
against raising the minimum wage and
against paid sick leave, and had a 14 per-
cent labor voting record in 2018. WSLC,
ATU 757, IBEW 48, 77, LIUNA 335, UBC, WEA
DamionEJiles.com
Assessor
CITY OF VANCOUVER
Two-term incumbent Peter Van
Nortwick faces a challenge from fellow
Republican Darren Wertz, a member of
Ridgefield City Council. SWCLC
City Council Position 1
Laurie Lebowsky, a planner for Clark
County, was appointed to the Vancouver
City Council in February. SWCLC, AFSCME-
WSCCCE, ATU 757, IBEW 48, LiUNA 335, UBC
ElectLebowsky.com
18th Legislative District
(Clark County)
House 1 — Chris Thobaben, a major in
the Marine Corps reserves, is challenging
incumbent Republican Brandon Vick, and
got 48 percent in the primary. WSLC
ChrisForThe18th.com
House 2 — Kathy Gillespie won 52
percent of the vote in the top-two pri-
mary, so she’s got a good chance of beat-
ing Republican Larry Hoff for the seat
now held by Rep. Liz Pike, who’s retiring
WSLC, AFSCME-WFSE, AFSCME-WSCCCE,
AFT, ATU 757, BAC 1, IAM, IBEW 77, IBT,
ILWU, IUOE 609, LIUNA 335, SEIU 775, 49,
925, 1948, SMART, UA 290, UBC, UBC 146,
UFCW 555, 21, WEA, WPEA, WSNA
KathyGillespieForHouse.org
Southwest Washington
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
“A Voice for Working Families!”
www.swwaclc.org
2018 Voter’s Guide
These recommendations are brought to you by the
SW WASHINGTON CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
CLARK COUNTY
Council Chair
Eric Holt is a safety manager for a lime-
stone mining company, and a former
shop steward in Teamsters Local 162
SWCLC, IBEW 48, UA 26, 290, WEA
EricKHolt.com
Council, District 1
Temple Lentz is a community activist
and local talk show host SWCLC, ATU 757,
IAFF 452, IBEW 48, LiUNA 335, UFCW 555
VoteTempleLentz.com
U.S. HOUSE
LEGISLATURE
3rd Congressional District
17th District, SR Position 1
Carolyn Long
VANCOUVER
City Council, Position 1
Laurie Lebowksy
Public Utility District, Pos. 1
Incumbent Jim Malinowski is an electri-
cal engineer and taught power utilities
technology at Clark College SWCLC, IBEW
48 jim-malinowski.com
Clerk
Barbara Melton has worked at the
county clerk’s office 17 years, and is presi-
dent of her union, OPEIU Local 11 SWCLC,
IBEW 48, LiUNA 335, OPEIU 11
ElectBarbaraMelton.com
Treasurer
Alishia Topper is tax service manager
for the Clark County Treasurer's Office and
a current member of the Vancouver City
Council SWCLC ElectTopper.com
Damion Jiles
18th District, SR Position 1
Chris Thobaben
18th District, SR Position 2
Kathy Gillespie
CLARK COUNTY
Council Chair
Eric Holt
Council, District 1
49th District, SR Position 1
Sharon Wylie
49th District, SR Position 2
Monica Stonier
Temple Lentz
PUD
Jim Malinowski
Clerk
Barbara Melton
Treasurer
Alishia Topper
925 school support
49 hospital and janitorial
1948 school employees
SMART Sheet Metal Local 16
SWCLC SW Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-
CIO
UA plumbers and fitters
290 OR/SW Washington
26Western Washington
UAW 4121 UW grad student workers
UFCW 21 grocery
UBC Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters
146 exterior/interior
30 Renton
WEA teachers
WPEAWashington Public Employees Association
(UFCW 365)
WSNA nurses
Tanisha Harris
17th District, SR Position 2
STATEWIDE
Supreme Court
Susan Owens
Supreme Court
Sheryl McCloud
Supreme Court
Steven Gonzalez
Assessor
Peter Van Nortwick
October 6-13: State Voters' Pamphlets are mailed to every household in Wash-
ington State.
October 8: Deadline to register online; deadline for registering to vote by mail.
October 19: Start of 18-day voting period (through Election Day). Deadline for
ballots to be mailed out and Accessible Voting Units (AVUs) are available at vot-
ing centers. County Elections Departments may mail ballots before this date.
Expect delivery of your ballot no later than October 25th .
October 29: Deadline to register to vote in person.
Tuesday, November 6: Election Day
Your ballot must be postmarked no later than Election Day; or returned to a
designated ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day; or returned in person to
your county elections department by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
(Authorized and paid by the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council.)