The results of the November '08 election are challenging the view of a traditional voter. According to Project Vote, the participation of White and older voters dropped last year, and the number of people of color and voters under 30 increased. In fact, young people of color had the largest turnout gains with an increase of 1.6 million more votes than the 2004 election.

Lorena Gonzalez, member of Progressive Majority Washington's advisory council, and Kristina Logsdon, Progressive Majority's very own WA State Racial Justice Campaign Coordinator, were recently awarded for their work in the community.

At the time of Marilyn Strickland's 2007 campaign, Tacoma had no African-American representation on their school board, city council or county council. Despite the city having one of the largest populations of people of color in Western Washington (31%), it was severely lacking in terms of elected officials of color. 

The work of yesterday certainly paid off this week when all 23 school levies on the Feb 3rd ballot passed.

House Bill 1727 and Senate Bill 5688 seek to even out the playing field for domestic partners this legislative session.

Already termed "everything but marriage", the...

What does Rob Tepper, also known as T-man, have in common with Don Imus, Lou Dobbs, and Rush Limbaugh?

All of them are talk or radio show hosts that have routinely used racial slurs to capture their audience's attention.

 

Washington state legislators recently chose new committee leaders for the 2009 legislative session.

Several Progressive Majority candidates from this year and past year's were chosen for a number of key positions.

 

Racial Justice Campaign Candidate Fundraiser a Success

The 2nd annual Racial Justice Campaign Candidate Fundraiser held on October 15th highlighted candidates, Vickie Ybarra and Roslynne Reed...

Two women of color we are working with this year are committed to achieving progressive change that benefits everyone. The 2nd annual Racial Justice Campaign Fundraiser on October 15th will highlight Vickie Ybarra for State Representative of the 14th Legislative District and Roslynne Reed for Mason County Commissioner.

Progressive Majority farm team member, Ken Mann, might sound familiar to you and not just because he ran for office in 2007.  

Come November voters in Mason County will choose between two Democrats for the County Commissioner District 2 position.

Roslynne Reed, chair of the Mason County Democrats and Skokomish Tribal Member, will face incumbent Tim Sheldon in the General Election on November 4^th. 

Sheldon has a history of switching the bait.

Not one to shy away from responsibility and difficult problem solving, Marilyn Strickland has long believed education should be a priority of not only the School Board but the City Council as well. 

For local politics, a spotlight is shining bright on the Yakima area.  Democrats have often failed to gain and hold seats in Central Washington, but the tides may turn this election.  Two promising local elected officials are making plans to move up the pipeline.

Every year our partners bring Camp Wellstone, a 3 day training for candidates, campaign workers, and candidates to the Puget Sound area. This year they decided to try something new.  

Local progressive electeds, Ramona Fonseca and Ed Pacheco, are recognized at Saturday's Yakima Democratic County Convention as contributing to the increasing Democratic activity in Central Washington.

Progressive Majority and the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community are hosting a training this Saturday.

The importance of school board positions is often overshadowed by higher ballot ones such as city council and state legislature.  Unfortunately, this has left us with a continually broken educational system and a societal and political structure that sends a message of insignificance to our youth.

De'Sean Quinn's hard work and determination in his campaign for Tukwila City Council finally paid off this week. Although De'Sean did not make it past the 2007 primaries, his intelligence and skills did not go unnoticed. The Tukwila City Council appointed De'Sean to fill a vacancy and tonight he will be sworn in as an official member of the Council!

On January 7th, 2008 Cindy Ryu made history. After a majority vote of the city council, she became the first person of color to serve as Mayor of the City of Shoreline. But Shoreline didn't stop there - the council also elected Terry Scott to be their Deputy Mayor.