Suquamish Tribal Council
Election 2024
Endorsements
Here are the initiatives and candidates on the 2024 General Election ballot endorsed by Suquamish Tribal Council (listed in the order in which they appear on the Kitsap County ballot):
STATE MEASURES
Initiative Measure No. 2066
NO
Initiative Measure No. 2109
NO
Initiative Measure No. 2117
NO
Initiative Measure No. 2124
NO
FEDERAL PARTISAN OFFICES
President/Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz
U.S. Senator
Maria Cantwell
Congressional District 6
U.S. Representative
Emily Randall
STATE PARTISAN OFFICES
Governor
Bob Ferguson
Lt. Governor
Denny Heck
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
Mike Pellicciotti
State Auditor
Pat (Patrice) McCarthy
Attorney General
Nick Brown
Commissioner of Public Lands
Dave Upthegrove
STATE NONPARTISAN OFFICES
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chris Reykdal
STATE PARTISAN OFFICES
Insurance Commissioner
Patty Kuderer
Legislative District 23
State Senator
Drew Hansen
Legislative District 23
State Representative Position 1
Tarra Simmons
Legislative District 23
State Representative Position 2
Greg Nance
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COUNTY PARTISAN OFFICES
County Commissioner District 1
Christine Rolfes
County Commissioner District 2
Oran Root
JUDICIAL NONPARTISAN OFFICES
Supreme Court Justice Position 2
Sal Mungia
Supreme Court Justice Position 8
Steve Gonzales
Supreme Court Justice Position 9
Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Court of Appeals, Division 2
District 2 – Judge Position 2
Rebecca Glasgow
LOCAL MEASURE
North Kitsap School District No. 400
Proposition 1
YES
COUNTY NONPARTISAN OFFICE
Kitsap County
Public Utility District No. 1
Commissioner District 3
Heather Pauley
“NO” on 2117: Here’s why
Kitsap Sun
Opinion: Historic duty to care for environment calls for ‘no’ on I-2117
By Leonard Forsman
The Suquamish people’s relationship with salmon goes back thousands of years. Our ancestral stories speak of the reasons we must care for our salmon relatives who, in turn, take care of us. Our duty to care for the salmon people and, more broadly, for the natural environment is why we are asking you to vote no on Initiative 2117.
In recent decades, we have increased our efforts to bring salmon runs back from the brink of extinction, investing scarce tribal resources even when we had little. The state is making serious investments in habitat restoration, protecting the health of our forests, and cleaning up our waterways, and we are starting to see the results.
But Initiative-2117 threatens that progress. Please vote “no” on I-2117 so this important work can continue.
(Continue reading here)
I-2117 is a Bad Deal for Washington and Its Tribal Nations
From warming salmon streams to eroding shorelines, Northwest Tribes know firsthand the need to protect our lands and waters, and to defeat Initiative 2117,” said Suquamish Tribal Chair and President of the Associated Tribes of Northwest Indians Leonard Forsman. “We join together in strong opposition to Initiative 2117, which threatens the lands, cultures, and traditional ways of our region and our communities.”
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