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 District | House/Senate | Candidate | Party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | H | Shelly Kloba | D | Incumbent |
2 | H | JT Wilcox | R | Incumbent |
2 | H | Andrew Barkis | R | Incumbent |
3 | H | Marcus Riccelli | D | Incumbent |
3 | H | Timm Ormsby | D | Incumbent |
4 | H | Suzanne Schmidt | R | Open Seat |
4 | H | Leonard Christian | R | Challenger |
5 | H | Bill Ramos | D | Incumbent |
5 | H | Lisa Callan | D | Incumbent |
6 | S | Jeff Holy | R | Incumbent |
6 | H | Jenny Graham | R | Incumbent |
6 | H | Mike Volz | R | Incumbent |
7 | H | Jocelyn Maycumber | R | Incumbent |
7 | H | Joel Kretz | R | Incumbent |
8 | S | Matt Boenke | R | Incumbent |
8 | H | Stephanie Barnard | R | Open Seat |
8 | H | April Connors | R | Open Seat |
9 | H | Mary Dye | R | Incumbent |
9 | H | Joe Schmick | R | Incumbent |
10 | H | Dave Paul | D | Incumbent |
11 | H | David Hackney | D | Incumbent |
11 | H | Steve Bergquist | D | Incumbent |
12 | H | Mike Steele | R | Incumbent |
13 | H | Tom Dent | R | Incumbent |
14 | H | Chris Corry | R | Incumbent |
14 | H | Gina Mosbrucker | R | Incumbent |
15 | S | Nikki Torres | R | Open Seat |
15 | H | Bruce Chandler | R | Incumbent |
16 | H | Skyler Rude | R | Incumbent |
17 | H | Terri Niles | D | Open Seat |
18 | H | John Zingale | D | Open Seat |
18 | H | Duncan Camacho | D | Open Seat |
19 | H | Joel McEntire | R | Incumbent |
20 | H | Peter Abbarno | R | Incumbent |
20 | H | Ed Orcutt | R | Incumbent |
21 | S | Marko Liias | D | Incumbent |
21 | H | Lillian Ortiz-Self | D | Incumbent |
22 | H | Jessica Bateman | D | Incumbent |
23 | H | Tarra Simmons | D | Incumbent |
23 | H | Drew Hansen | D | Incumbent |
24 | H | Mike Chapman | D | Incumbent |
24 | H | Steve Tharinger | D | Incumbent |
26 | S | Emily Randall | D | Incumbent |
26 | H | Michelle Caldier | R | Incumbent |
27 | H | Laurie Jinkins | D | Incumbent |
28 | H | Dan Bronoske | D | Incumbent |
28 | H | Mari Leavitt | D | Incumbent |
29 | H | Sharlett Mena | D | Open Seat |
29 | S | Steve Conway | D | Incumbent |
30 | H | Jamila Taylor | D | Incumbent |
30 | H | Kristine Reeves | D | Open Seat |
30 | S | Claire Wilson | D | Incumbent |
31 | S | Chris Vance | I | Challenger |
31 | H | Drew Stokesbary | R | Incumbent |
31 | H | Eric Robertson | R | Incumbent |
33 | S | Karen Keiser | D | Incumbent |
33 | H | Tina Orwall | D | Incumbent |
33 | H | Mia Gregerson | D | Incumbent |
34 | H | Leah Griffin | D | Open Seat |
36 | S | Noel Frame | D | Open Seat |
36 | H | Julia Reed | D | Open Seat |
36 | H | Liz Berry | D | Incumbent |
37 | H | Sharon Tomiko Santos | D | Incumbent |
37 | H | Emijah Smith | D | Open Seat |
38 | S | June Robinson | D | Incumbent |
38 | H | Julio Cortes | D | Open Seat |
38 | H | Mary Fosse | D | Open Seat |
39 | H | Sam Low | R | Challenger |
39 | H | Carolyn Eslick | R | Incumbent |
42 | S | Sharon Shewmake | D | Challenger |
42 | H | Alicia Rule | D | Incumbent |
43 | S | Jamie Pedersen | D | Incumbent |
43 | H | Nicole Macri | D | Incumbent |
43 | H | Frank Chopp | D | Incumbent |
44 | S | John Lovick | D | Incumbent |
44 | H | April Berg | D | Incumbent |
44 | H | Brandy Donaghy | D | Incumbent |
45 | S | Manka Dhingra | D | Incumbent |
45 | H | Larry Springer | D | Incumbent |
46 | S | Javier Valdez | D | Open Seat |
46 | H | Gerry Pollet | D | Incumbent |
46 | H | Darya Farivar | D | Open Seat |
47 | S | Claudia Kaufman | D | Open Seat |
47 | H | Debra Entenman | D | Incumbent |
47 | H | Chris Stearns | D | Open Seat |
48 | S | Patty Kuderer | D | Incumbent |
48 | H | Vandana Slatter | D | Incumbent |
49 | H | Monica Stonier | D | Incumbent |