2023 Re-election endorsements
I am honored to have the support of the following organizations, elected officials, and community members. Our work of prudent governance and sound policy-making takes collaboration and partnerships to deliver for Bellevue and our region.
Elected and former officials representing Bellevue:
Adam Smith, United States Congressman
Suzan DelBene, United States Congresswoman
Bob Ferguson, Washington State Attorney General
Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands
Steve Hobbs, Washington State Secretary of State
Gary Locke, former Governor of Washington State
Patty Kuderer, State Senator
Lisa Wellman, State Senator
Amy Walen, State Representative
My-Linh Thai, State Representative
Tana Senn, State Representative
Vandana Slatter, State Representative
Lynne Robinson, Mayor - City of Bellevue
Jeremy Barksdale, Bellevue City Councilmember
John Stokes, Bellevue City Councilmember
Jane Aras, Bellevue School Board Director
Chris Marks, Bellevue School Board Director (former)
Dow Constantine, King County Executive
Claudia Balducci, King County Councilmember and former Mayor of Bellevue
Organizational Endorsements:
Bellevue Firefighters
Retired Firefighters of Washington (RFFOW)
Affordable Housing Council (Master Builders)
Transportation for Washington
Washington Bikes
National Women's Political Caucus
Women of Color in Politics
APACE
Laborer's International Union of North America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW46)
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
Seattle Building Trades
MLK Labor
King County Democrats
King County Young Democrats
41st LD Democrats
48th LD Democrats
Elected Officials who support Janice working in partnership for our region and Washington state:
Bob Hasagawa, State Senator
Joe Nguyen, State Senator
Lisa Callan, State Representative
Bill Ramos, State Representative
Sarah Perry, King County Councilmember
Girmay Zahalay, King County Councilmember
Joe McDermott, King County Councilmember
Rod Dembowski, King County Councilmember
Mary Lou Pauly, Mayor - City of Issaquah
Victoria Hunt - Issaquah City Council President
Lindsey Walsh - Issaquah City Councilmember
Barbara de Michele - Issaquah City Councilmember
Russell Joe - Issaquah City Councilmember
Wendy Weiker, Mercer Island City Councilmember
Craig Reynolds, Mercer Island City Councilmember
Benson Wong, Mercer Island Mayor (former)
Angela Birney, Redmond Mayor
Jeralee Anderson, Redmond City Councilmember
Vanessa Kritzer, Redmond City Councilmember
Jessica Forsythe, Redmond City Council President
Melissa Stuart, Redmond City Councilmember
Jay Arnold, Deputy Mayor - City of Kirkland
Amy Falcone - Kirkland City Councilmember
Kelli Curtis - Kirkland City Councilmember
Neal Black, Kirkland City Councilmember
Ed Prince, Renton City Councilmember
Kim Khan-Van, Renton City Councilmember
Ariana Sherlock, Deputy Mayor of Newcastle
Paul Charbonneau, Newcastle City Councilmember
Carol Simpson, Newcastle City Councilmember (former)
Ed Stern, Poulsbo City Councilmember and former President of Association of Washington Cities
Matt Larson, former Mayor of Snoqualmie
Amy Lam, Deputy Mayor of Sammamish
Pam Stuart, Sammamish City Councilmember
Karen Howe, Sammamish City Councilmember
Mason Thompson, Mayor - City of Bothell
Rami Al-Kabri, Deputy Mayor - City of Bothell
Will Chen, Edmonds City Councilmember
Doris McConnell, Shoreline City Councilmember
Catherine Stanford, Lake Forest Park Councilmember
Melanie O'Cain, Deputy Mayor of Kenmore
Corina Pheil, Kenmore City Councilmember
Nancy Backus, Mayor - City of Auburn
Yolanda Trout-Manuel, Auburn City Councilmember
Jimmy Matta, Burien City Councilmember
Hugo Garcia, Burien City Councilmember
Kate Kruller, Tukwila City Councilmember
Kathy Hougardy, Tukwila City Councilmember
Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Federal Way City Councilmember
Bryan Yambe, Fife City Councilmember
Sam Cho, Port of Seattle Commission President
Toshiko Hasagawa, Port of Seattle Commission Vice-President
Ryan Calkins, Port of Seattle Commissioner
John Creighton, former Port of Seattle Commissioner
Community members and leaders who support Janice:
Carolynn Ferris, Bellevue Planning Commission Chair
Mohammad Malakoutian, Bellevue Planning Commissioner
Karol Brown, Bellevue Planning Commissioner
Pat Sheffels, Bellevue Planning Commissioner (former)
Loreana Marciante, Bellevue Transportation Commissioner
Brad Helland, Bellevue Transportation Commissioner
Dave Hamilton, Bellevue Parks Board Chair
Heather Trescases, Bellevue Parks Board member
Jim McEachran, Bellevue Human Services Commissioner (former)
Jude Mercer, Bellevue Human Services Commissioner (former)
Maria Lau Hui, Bellevue Arts Commission Chair (former)
Negin Khanloo, Bellevue Environmental Services Commissioner
Diann Strom, Bellevue Environmental Services Commissioner (former)
Angela Cheung, Bellevue Diversity Advantage Network member
Haruka Kojima, Bellevue Diversity Advantage Network Interim Chair
Mohamed Bahr, Bellevue Diversity Advantage Network member (former)
Vyonne Adagala, Bellevue Diversity Advantage Network member
Gazel Tan, Bellevue Network on Aging committee member
Alaric Bien
Allison Howe
Allison Sheneman
Angelie Chong
Betty Speith
Bill and Sheela Westre
Bill and Sandy Grace
Christopher Randels
Claire Sumadiwirya
Court Olson
Dan and Cheryl Nygaard
David Bowling
Debbie Lacy
Dexter Borbe
Grace Chien
Hal Ferris
Harminder Paul
Heather Kelley
Jagan Nemani
Jean Harris
Jeff and Ann Norman
Jennifer Fischer
Jesse Franklin
Jivana Aras
Kat Pipkin
Keri Pravitz
Lalita Uppala
Leslie Lum
Linda Hoffner
Margie and James Chen
Melissa Pearse
Michael Byun
Michael Itti
Narima Amin
Norma Line
Ruth Lipscomb
Ruth and Don Marsh
Sally Fouche
Samuel Rodriquez
Sarah and Todd Langton
Stacy Graven
TC Lo
Ty Rudder
Tim Hay
Tim Lee
Vilette Nolan