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2022 PSE Endorsements

PSE has issued 93 total candidate endorsements for the primary & general elections in 2022. Incumbent Secretary of State Steve Hobbs (D) is endorsed for election to the remaining two years of his term of office.

$107,500 in financial contributions have been made to candidates for statewide, legislative, and school board offices.

All candidate endorsements were recommended by the Legislative Council and approved by the Board of Directors.

The partisan split between Democrats and Republican legislative candidates is 60-40%.

PSE has endorsed one Independent candidate for office, Chris Vance, who is running for Senate in the 31st District.

Please note, under the SEIU Constitution & Bylaws, PSE is prohibited from contributing to candidates for federal office.

Below are all the PSE-endorsed state legislative candidates for 2022:

Legislative DistrictHouse/SenateCandidatePartyNotes
1HShelly KlobaDIncumbent
2HJT WilcoxRIncumbent
2HAndrew BarkisRIncumbent
3HMarcus RiccelliDIncumbent
3HTimm OrmsbyDIncumbent
4HSuzanne SchmidtROpen Seat
4HLeonard ChristianRChallenger
5HBill RamosDIncumbent
5HLisa CallanDIncumbent
6SJeff HolyRIncumbent
6HJenny GrahamRIncumbent
6HMike VolzRIncumbent
7HJocelyn MaycumberRIncumbent
7HJoel KretzRIncumbent
8SMatt BoenkeRIncumbent
8HStephanie BarnardROpen Seat
8HApril ConnorsROpen Seat
9HMary DyeRIncumbent
9HJoe SchmickRIncumbent
10HDave PaulDIncumbent
11HDavid HackneyDIncumbent
11HSteve BergquistDIncumbent
12HMike SteeleRIncumbent
13HTom DentRIncumbent
14HChris CorryRIncumbent
14HGina MosbruckerRIncumbent
15SNikki TorresROpen Seat
15HBruce ChandlerRIncumbent
16HSkyler RudeRIncumbent
17HTerri NilesDOpen Seat
18HJohn ZingaleDOpen Seat
18HDuncan CamachoDOpen Seat
19HJoel McEntireRIncumbent
20HPeter AbbarnoRIncumbent
20HEd OrcuttRIncumbent
21SMarko LiiasDIncumbent
21HLillian Ortiz-SelfDIncumbent
22HJessica BatemanDIncumbent
23HTarra SimmonsDIncumbent
23HDrew HansenDIncumbent
24HMike ChapmanDIncumbent
24HSteve TharingerDIncumbent
26SEmily RandallDIncumbent
26HMichelle CaldierRIncumbent
27HLaurie JinkinsDIncumbent
28HDan BronoskeDIncumbent
28HMari LeavittDIncumbent
29HSharlett MenaDOpen Seat
29SSteve ConwayDIncumbent
30HJamila TaylorDIncumbent
30HKristine ReevesDOpen Seat
30SClaire WilsonDIncumbent
31SChris VanceIChallenger
31HDrew StokesbaryRIncumbent
31HEric RobertsonRIncumbent
33SKaren KeiserDIncumbent
33HTina OrwallDIncumbent
33HMia GregersonDIncumbent
34HLeah GriffinDOpen Seat
36SNoel FrameDOpen Seat
36HJulia ReedDOpen Seat
36HLiz BerryDIncumbent
37HSharon Tomiko SantosDIncumbent
37HEmijah SmithDOpen Seat
38SJune RobinsonDIncumbent
38HJulio CortesDOpen Seat
38HMary FosseDOpen Seat
39HSam LowRChallenger
39HCarolyn EslickRIncumbent
42SSharon ShewmakeDChallenger
42HAlicia RuleDIncumbent
43SJamie PedersenDIncumbent
43HNicole MacriDIncumbent
43HFrank ChoppDIncumbent
44SJohn LovickDIncumbent
44HApril BergDIncumbent
44HBrandy DonaghyDIncumbent
45SManka DhingraDIncumbent
45HLarry SpringerDIncumbent
46SJavier ValdezDOpen Seat
46HGerry PolletDIncumbent
46HDarya FarivarDOpen Seat
47SClaudia KaufmanDOpen Seat
47HDebra EntenmanDIncumbent
47HChris StearnsDOpen Seat
48SPatty KudererDIncumbent
48HVandana SlatterDIncumbent
49HMonica StonierDIncumbent