Seattle mayor endorses challenger to WA Senate majority leader

By: Bill Lucia

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: June 28, 2026

Words: 1,284

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The democratic socialist mayor of Seattle on Saturday night endorsed opponents running to the left of two longtime Democratic state legislators who represent the city, including the party’s top lawmaker in the Senate.

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen said Mayor Katie Wilson told him during a meeting she requested yesterday that she would endorse Hannah Sabio-Howell, the progressive activist challenging Pedersen in Seattle’s 43rd Legislative District. Pedersen said he’d asked Wilson last fall for her …

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