The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Lambert has yet to publish a statement commenting on the election results on her Facebook page, website, or other social accounts. But she did call Perry on November 7th to concede the race, according to Perry's campaign. |
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| Published at: | 5:36 PM on Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | In the 2021 local elections, voters in the state's most populous northern border county appear to have returned a progressive majority to its seven-member legislative body. Meanwhile, the Bellingham City Council is set to become more diverse. |
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| Published at: | 9:55 PM on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | The Democratic challenger appears headed for a rout over the Republican incumbent, who has represented the district for decades. |
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| Published at: | 8:49 PM on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | The incumbent Republican King County Councilmember said she had fired her campaign consultants at 1892 LLC, but stopped short of taking full ownership for the bad decisions her campaign has been making. |
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| Published at: | 6:18 PM on Friday, October 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | With all the signs suggesting that Lambert's number is up, the Redmond Republican has decided to resort to Trump-style gutter politics and dog whistling to attack her Democratic challenger Sarah Perry in the hopes that left leaning voters will fill in the oval for her instead when voting starts next week. |
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| Published at: | 9:21 PM on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | The 3rd has historically been Republican turf, but in recent years, its populous western side has been enthusiastically voting for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, making it a prime Democratic pickup opportunity. |
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| Published at: | 12:57 PM on Friday, September 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | Endangered is veteran Republican Councilmember Kathy Lambert, who has as of the second drop a less-than-impressive 41.38% of the vote with Democratic challenger Sarah Perry not far behind at 34.23%. |
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| Published at: | 6:23 PM on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | In King County's first drop, Lambert has 41.33% of the vote, Perry has 34.03%, and Cohen has 24.05%. Only the top two move on, so the general election will almost certainly be a matchup between Sarah Perry and Kathy Lambert. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | Nguyen's entrance into the race had been expected: the first-term state senator, a rising star in the Democratic Party, has been reaching out to Democratic activists and progressive leaders for weeks to advise them of his intentions. |
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| Published at: | 9:10 PM on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | It appears that King County will soon have a new top law enforcement official, thanks to a strong Thursday showing for Mitzi Johanknecht. |
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| Published at: | 11:15 PM on Thursday, November 9th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | The Eastside of King County continues to turn blue. Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci has emerged victorious over longtime incumbent Republican County Councilmember Jane Hauge in the 6th District (Bellevue, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and environs), capturing nearly sixty percent of the vote in early returns — a stunning, lopsided result that few saw coming. Balducci has made […] |
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| Published at: | 8:48 PM on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 |
| Written by: | Nick Pernisco |
| Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | The big day is finally upon us! Today is Tuesday, November 3rd… Election Day, also known as the last day you can do your civic duty and vote. Tonight we’ll begin to have some idea of who will be governing cities, ports, schools, and counties across Washington State for the next few years (not to […] |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Ballot, WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: It is our great pleasure tonight to welcome King County Executive Dow Constantine to NPI’s Cascadia Advocate. In this special guest post, Executive Constantine explains why it is critical that we pass King County Proposition #1, the Best Starts for Kids levy, this November. NPI has taken a position enthusiastically supporting this measure, […] |
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| Published at: | 7:15 PM on Thursday, October 29th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Dow Constantine |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Healthcare, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Insurance & Coverage, Nutrition, Personal Wellness, WA-Ballot |
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