League of Education Voters

Despite the record temperatures, staff and volunteers with LEV joined candidates to knock on doors and help get out the vote over the weekend. Every vote truly counts in the August 17th primary election where turnout is low and outcomes could be decided by just a handful of votes.

If you still have your primary election [...]

Parents and community members will join Senator Ed Murray for his Campaign Kickoff in the Park event Monday, August 16th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Cal Anderson Park.
LEV has recognized Ed Murray as a champion for Seattle Public Schools, the University of Washington and community colleges. In addition, for 15 years Seattle has [...]

Knock, knock! If you hear that sound this summer, chances are a friendly volunteer for LEV is at your door to talk with you about a champion for public education and to remind you to vote.
Going door-to-door is the best way to educate voters about what’s at stake for preschools, public schools and colleges in [...]

Although the November election seems far away, Washington will hold a Primary Election in a little over two weeks. Ballots were mailed last week to more than 3.5 million registered voters in Washington State. So you should have received your Primary Election ballot in the mail already. This is your opportunity to decide the candidates [...]

This morning, LEV announced its first-ever endorsements for the state Supreme Court. We endorsed Tacoma trial attorney Stan Rumbaugh for Position 1 and former Appeals Court Judge Charlie Wiggins for Position 6.
Below is the press release.
Today the League of Education Voters announced endorsements in two sharply contested state Supreme Court Cases. LEV endorsed Tacoma trial [...]

Last night, we were honored to be joined by more than 75 guests in support of the Education Voters Political Action Fund’s work to elect candidates who will be partners in our effort to build a quality education system for all students from cradle to career in Washington State.
LEV’s co-founder Lisa Macfarlane welcomed guests and [...]

The Municipal League of King County released their 2010 candidate evaluations today. LEV endorsed candidates Frank Chopp, Cathy Dahlquist, Roger Goodman, Randy Gordon, Ross Hunter, Ruth Kagi, Claudia Kauffman, Eric Oemig, Pat Sullivan and Rodney Tom received Outstanding or Very Good ratings.
The Municipal League is a volunteer-driven, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has been helping to [...]

It’s official! Initiative 1098 will be on the November ballot thanks to 384,382 Washington voters who signed the initiative petitions. Bill Gates Sr. sent out a message thanking all of the volunteers for their hard work. Here’s an excerpt:
Thank you for everything you have done. I have had the pleasure to meet many of the [...]