Participating Candidates

The Democracy Voucher Program is optional for candidates. You can give one or more democracy vouchers to candidates who are participating in the program. Democracy Vouchers can be given to Seattle City Council candidates within or outside your council district. You can find your district here.

Find the list of participating Democracy Voucher Program candidates running in the 2023 Seattle City Council election listed below. For a complete list of all candidates, visit the SEEC Campaigns website.

Democracy Voucher Program Candidates

District 1

Candidate Campaign Name Campaign Status
Preston Anderson Preston Anderson for Seattle

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Stephen Brown Vote for Stephen Brown

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Lucy Barefoot Lucy Barefoot

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Maren Costa Vote Maren Costa

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Jean Iannelli Craciun People for Jean Iannelli Craciun D1

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Mia Jacobson Celebrate District 1

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Phillip Tavel Tavel for Seattle

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Rob Saka Friends of Rob Saka

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

 

District 2

Candidate

Campaign Name

Campaign Status

Margaret Elizabeth Margaret for Seattle

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

 

Tammy Morales People for Tammy Morales

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Tanya Woo Friends of Tanya Woo

Reached maximum voucher distribution for the Primary

Candidate can no longer redeem vouchers for the primary election.

Residents can still give their vouchers to this candidate. If the candidate proceeds to the general election, the voucher funds will be released. 

District 3

Candidate Campaign Name Campaign Status
Shobhit Agarwal Shobhit for Seattle City Council District 3

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

 

Andrew Ashiofu Friends of Andrew

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Ry Armstrong Ry 4 Seattle

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Alex Cooley Cooley for Council

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Bobby Goodwin Committee to Elect Bobby Goodwin

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Joy Hollingsworth Joy for Seattle

Reached maximum voucher distribution for the Primary

Candidate can no longer redeem vouchers for the primary election.

Residents can still give their vouchers to this candidate. If the candidate proceeds to the general election, the voucher funds will be released. 

Efrain Hudnell Friends of Efrain Hudnell

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers. 

Alex Hudson Alex for Seattle

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

District 4

Candidate Campaign Name Campaign Status
George Artem George Artem

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers. 

Ron Davis Ron for Seattle

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Maritza Rivera Maritza for Seattle

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Kenneth Wilson Kenneth M. Wilson

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

District 5

Candidate Campaign Name Campaign Status
Boegart Bibby Vote Bibby for D5

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers. 

Lucca Howard Lucca Howard

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Nilu Jenks Neighbors for Nilu 

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Shane Macomber Shane for Seattle

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers. 

Cathy Moore Cathy Moore for Seattle City Council D5

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

ChrisTiana Obeysumner Community for ChrisTiana

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Tye Reed Tye For Five

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Justin Simmons Simmons for Seattle

Signed Peldge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Bobby Tucker Bobby Tucker

Signed Peldge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

District 6

Candidate Campaign Name Campaign Status
Pete Hanning Pete Hanning

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Dale Kutzera Dale Kutzera

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Victoria Palmer Friends of Victoria Palmer

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers. 

Dan Strauss

Seattle for Strauss

Completed Qualifying Process

Candidate may collect and redeem Democracy Vouchers.

Shea Wilson

Shea Wilson Campaign

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

District 7

Candidate Campaign Name Campaign Status
Isabelle Kerner Kerner for Council

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Bob Kettle Kettle for Seattle

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.

Andrew Lewis Lewis for Seatle

Reached maximum voucher distribution for the Primary

Candidate can no longer redeem vouchers for the primary election.

Residents can still give their vouchers to this candidate. If the candidate proceeds to the general election, the voucher funds will be released. 

Olga Sagan Community for Olga

Signed Pledge

Candidate may collect qualifying contributions, qualifying signatures, and Democracy Vouchers.