Register for Candidate Palooza

May 1, 2025

Join us for our annual Candidate Palooza at the Seattle Labor Temple on May 17, from noon to 6 p.m.

This is your opportunity to hear from numerous candidates for public office across King County as they discuss their plans to tackle key challenges affecting unions and working families. We will have forums for Seattle City Council District 2 and King County Council District 5.

Candidate Palooza will act as official candidate interviews for endorsement purposes. This event is open to all union members. Official endorsements need to take place at an MLK Labor delegate meeting.

Register here.

Full interview schedule:

• 12:30 pm – Seattle School Board Director District 5: Vivian Song
• 1 pm – Seattle School Board Director District 5: Janis White
• 1:30 pm – Seattle School Board Director District 4: Joe Mizrahi
• 2 pm – Renton City Council Position 2: Carmen Rivera
• 2:30 pm – Renton City Council Position 1: Michael Westgaard
• 3 pm – Renton City Council Position 6: Ruth Perez
• 3:30 pm – Seattle School Board Director District 5: Sarah Clark

• 12:30 pm – Kirkland City Council Position 7: Kurt Dresner
• 1 pm – Bothell City Council Position 3: Jenne Alderks
• 1:30 pm – Bothell City Council Position 5: Brittany Miles
• 2 pm – Redmond City Council Position 4: Melissa Stuart
• 2:30 pm – open
• 3 pm – Woodinville City Council Position 3: Amber Wise
• 3:30 pm – Bothell City Council Position 7: Rami Al-Kabra

• 12:30 pm – Burien City Council Position 1: Hugo Garcia
• 1 pm – Burien City Council Position 3: Sam Mendez
• 1:30 pm – Burien City Council Position 3: Rashell Lisowski
• 2 pm – Burien City Council Position 5: Sarah Moore
• 2:30 pm – Burien City Council Position 7: Rocco DeVito
• 3 pm – Tukwila City Council Position 1: Tosh Sharp
• 3:30 pm – Tukwila City Council Position 5: Kate Kruller

• 12:30 pm – Auburn  City Council Position 2: Kate Baldwin
• 1 pm – Des Moines City Council Position 7: Robyn Desimone
• 1:30 pm – SeaTac City Council Position 2: Caitlin Konya
• 2 pm – Federal Way Mayor: Saudia Abdullah
• 2:30 pm – Federal Way Mayor: Jim Ferrell
• 3 pm – Kent City Council Position 6: Rosie McCarter
• 3:30 pm – Northshore SD School Board Director Position 5: Holly Muenchow

• 12:30 pm – Bellevue City Council Position 5: Claire Sumadiwirya
• 1 pm – Bellevue City Council Position 2: Naren Briar
• 1:30 pm – Bellevue City Council Position 1: Vishal Bhargava
• 2 pm – Sammamish City Council Position 7: Karen Howe
• 2:30 pm – Sammamish City Council Position 5: Lin Yang
• 3 pm – Tukwila City Council Position 3: Hannah Hedrick
• 3:30 pm – Issaquah Mayor: Lindsey Walsh

4 pm: Seattle City Attorney Forum

5 pm: Seattle City Council District 2 Forum