Originally published Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Major endorsements for presidential hopefuls
Hillary Rodham Clinton: U.S. Sen. Patty Murray U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell Former Gov. Gary Locke Paul Berendt, former Washington Democratic...
Hillary Rodham Clinton:
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell
Former Gov. Gary Locke
Paul Berendt, former Washington Democratic Party chairman
U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee
King County Executive Ron Sims
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen
Rep. Sherry Appleton, Poulsbo
Mary-Alyce Burleigh, Kirkland City Council member
Sally Clark, Seattle City Council member
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Rep. Judy Clibborn, Mercer Island
Jan Drago, Seattle City Council member
Sen. Tracey Eide, Federal Way
Jean Godden, Seattle City Council member
Sen. Steve Hobbs, Lake Stevens
Faith Ireland, former Supreme Court justice
Sen. Karen Keiser, Kent
Rep. Phyllis Kenney, Seattle
Joe King, former Speaker of the House
Rep. Liz Loomis, Snohomish
Rep. Sharon Nelson, Vashon
Rep. Al O'Brien, Mountlake Terrace
Larry Phillips, Metropolitan King County Council member
Sen. Margarita Prentice, Renton
Cindy Ryu, Shoreline City Council member
Rep. Shay Schual-Berke, Normandy Park
Sen. Paull Shin, Edmonds
Rep. Helen Sommers, Seattle
Catherine Stanford, Lake Forest Park City Council member
Brian Sullivan, Snohomish County Council member
Gael Tarleton, Seattle port commissioner
Sen. Rodney Tom, Medina
Janet Way, Shoreline City Council member
Sen. Brian Weinstein, Mercer Island
Barack Obama:
U.S. Rep. Adam Smith
State Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, Spokane
Sen. Ed Murray, Seattle
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, Camano Island
Sen. Ken Jacobsen, Seattle
Sen. Claudia Kauffman, Kent
Sen. Adam Kline, Seattle
Sen. Eric Oemig, Kirkland
Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, Seattle
Sen. Brian Hatfield, Raymond
Rep. Dave Upthegrove, Des Moines
Rep. Eric Pettigrew, Seattle
Rep. Larry Springer, Kirkland
Rep. Deb Eddy, Kirkland
Rep. Bob Hasegawa, Seattle
Rep. Chris Hurst, Enumclaw
Rep. Dave Quall, Mount Vernon
Rep. John McCoy, Tulalip
Rep. Jamie Pedersen, Seattle
Rep. Fred Jarrett, Mercer Island
Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, Seattle
Rep. Geoff Simpson, Covington
Rep. Maralyn Chase, Shoreline
Jenny Durkan, Seattle attorney and former state chairwoman for John Edwards
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
Elizabeth Albertson, Kent City Council member
Mike Grady, Mercer Island Council member
Larry Gossett, Metropolitan King County Council member
Mia Gregerson, SeaTac City Council member
John McCain:
Attorney General Rob McKenna
Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton
Former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay
Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro
Reagan Dunn, Metropolitan King County Council member
Former Gov. and Sen. Dan Evans
Chris Vance, former state GOP chairman
Mitt Romney:
Former Rep. Toby Nixon, Kirkland
Sen. Pam Roach, Auburn
Mike Huckabee:
Pastor Joe Fuiten, Bothell
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