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: | Meet one of the Washington State Democratic Party's rising stars, whose performance in the Top Two election indicates that the battleground 10th Legislative District could be on the verge of sending two Democrats to the State House in 2022. |
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| Published at: | 1:10 PM on Monday, September 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Aaron Cahen |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | The Coalition and Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to create dialogue between progressives and conservatives, are organizing debates or candidate forums for U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, U.S. House, and even State Senate in the 26th LD. |
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| Published at: | 11:54 AM on Friday, September 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Senatorial Debates, U.S. House Debates, WA-08, WA-09, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Swing districts are where the “rubber meets the road” in politics -- where statewide majorities are made or lost. While Washington’s 26th Legislative District has not elected a Democratic candidate to the State House since 2012, Adison Richards’ performance in the Top Two suggests that could change this year. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Aaron Cahen |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | 64% of 2022 likely King County voters surveyed said they approved of Murray's job performance, while 26% disapproved. 9% were not sure. That's a stronger showing than every other elected official we tested. |
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| Published at: | 11:33 AM on Friday, August 26th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | By embracing extremism, corruption, and vindictiveness at every turn for years, Republicans have destroyed their brand - especially in the suburbs - and paved the way for Washington's transformation into a state that is even more reliably Democratic, no matter what the political climate elsewhere might be. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Saturday, August 6th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | There were a number of crowded state legislative races for the August 2022 Top Two election cycle. The 8th, 17th, 22nd, 30th, 35th and 39th districts all had contests in which a number of candidates were eliminated. |
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| Published at: | 10:17 PM on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | For the second time in as many weeks, a new poll has been released that correlates NPI's recent statewide poll findings demonstrating that it's the Democratic Party that is heading into the midterms in Washington State with momentum and vote enthusiasm. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Poll Watch, WA-Exec, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Pastor Carey Anderson, a Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 30th Legislative District, was shot at close range by a BB gun Thursday evening. |
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| Published at: | 3:38 PM on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods |
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| Excerpt: | 51% of 1,039 likely voters said they preferred a Democratic-run State House and Senate Senate, while 42% said they'd rather have divided government with Republicans in control of the Legislature. |
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| Published at: | 4:35 PM on Thursday, June 9th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | The 34th LD, which includes West Seattle, Vashon Island, White Center, and parts of Burien, is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in the state, so Republicans are unlikely to even bother fielding a candidate. The general election is expected to be a runoff between two Democrats. |
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| Published at: | 12:31 PM on Saturday, April 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Medhya Goel |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | "I'll deeply miss working with my colleagues and constituents on issues ranging from education improvements to helping our hard-working State Employees, but this is a good time for me to step aside and spend more time with family," said Dolan. |
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| Published at: | 5:49 PM on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Retirements |
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| Excerpt: | With less than one month to go until the beginning of the 2022 legislative session, the Snohomish County Council on December 15th made two legislative appointments to bring the 44th Legislative District's delegation to Olympia back up to full strength following Steve Hobbs' departure. |
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| Published at: | 11:29 AM on Thursday, December 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Legislative Appointments |
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| Excerpt: | The newest member of the Legislature is a Bengali-American who is the first woman of color to serve as state senator for the 27th Legislative District. |
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| Published at: | 12:44 PM on Thursday, November 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Legislative Appointments, Vacancies |
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| Excerpt: | "I came to this job with the firm conviction that the privilege of public service does not confer a right to a position that one holds forever, and for me, the time has come for renewal," Frockt said. |
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| Published at: | 12:43 PM on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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