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2025 Washington Conservation Action Endorsement Questionnaire

ABOUT US

The vision of Washington Conservation Action is that through equitable structures and systems created by statewide, collaborative efforts, everyone in Washington lives in a healthy and just environment, community, and economy. Our mission is to advocate for environmental progress and justice through actions that mobilize the public, elect champions for the environment, and hold our leaders accountable. To achieve our vision and mission, Washington Conservation Action is committed to dismantling systemic racism and advancing racial equity and environmental justice in all that we do. We work with the understanding that the same beliefs, practices, and systems that create and perpetuate interpersonal and institutional racism, are also those that create and perpetuate environmental destruction. Solving one cannot be done without solving the other. There is no environmental justice without racial justice and economic justice.

2025 ENDORSEMENT PROCESS

Washington Conservation Action is committed to equal opportunity and to maintaining an accessible and equitable endorsement process. Accommodations for the endorsement process are available and will be made upon request.

All candidates must complete our questionnaire to be considered for endorsement.
No one answer determines an endorsement. All answers will be weighed in our decision-making process and all candidates will be considered.
Our process includes this questionnaire, a board interview for select positions, background research on your candidacy, as well as outreach and collaboration with community partners.
Washington Conservation Action is a non-partisan organization committed to the principals of conservation and environmental justice no matter the political party.
Once you submit all the required items, we’ll review your submission. We may follow up to ask for your availability for a video interview.

Currently WCA is only engaging the following races: State Representative, State Senator, County Executive, County Councilmember, County Commissioner, Mayor, City Councilmember, and Port Commissioner.

If you are running for another position or want clarification if WCA plans to engage in your race, please contact kenzie@waconservationaction.org before filling out a questionnaire.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please complete all pages.
If you are unsure about a question, please feel welcome to consult others in your local community or contact the WCA team directly.
When you complete your application, please press the "submit " button at the bottom of the page. You should immediately receive an email acknowledging the submission of your application.

PLEASE NOTE: Emailed questionnaires will not be considered. PRESS SUBMIT WHEN FINISHED. Questionnaires cannot be processed if you do not complete this step. If you do not receive a confirmation email upon submission contact kenzie@waconservationaction.com

CANDIDATE INFORMATION

First Name

Last name

Pronouns

Email- Campaign

E-mail - Personal (or best point of contact after campaign)

Phone

Campaign Information

Political Party (if running for a partisan position)

Campaign Website

Consultant

Consultant Phone

Campaign Manager

Campaign Manager E-mail

Campaign Mailing Address

Campaign Manager Phone

Treasurer

Campaign Tax ID Number

Treasurer Phone

Please list the full and exact position you are running for (Ex. State Representative, 22nd LD, Position 1)

Upload a resume

Demographics and Identity

The following questions are used internally at WCA and for accurate reporting to our national affiliate League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on candidates we endorse. No candidate is given or denied an endorsement based on any answer in this section.

Do you identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or person of color?)

YesNo

If you identify as indigenous, please list your tribal affiliation.

Do you identify as LGBTQ+?

YesNo

Which of the following best describes your gender?

Are you a U.S. veteran?

YesNo

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	Strong Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
5. Human-caused climate change is one of the biggest threats to our safety, health, and economy in the 21st Century.
6. Elected officials in Washington have a responsibility to pass policies that: 1) reduce climate pollution at the source, and 2) support communities in dealing with the negative impacts of a changing climate.
7. It is imperative that Washington’s forests are managed not only for timber volume and revenue, but also for public benefits like carbon sequestration and storage, habitat, cultural value, water quality, and forest health.
8. While also being an indicator species of water quality, orcas and salmon have long-standing cultural, spiritual and economic importance to the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest that we must respect.

	Very High	High	Moderately	Low	Not at all
9. Increasing clean energy investment and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions
10. Ensuring that working forests are managed sustainably and urban forests provide public health benefits.
11. Reducing pollution from stormwater and sewage
12. Addressing health disparities by centering environmental justice in policymaking and decisions.
13. Reducing wildfire threats
14. Improving salmon habitat in rural and urban communities
15. Supporting tribal treaty rights

	Strong Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
5. Human-caused climate change is one of the biggest threats to our safety, health, and economy in the 21st Century.
6. Elected officials in Washington have a responsibility to pass policies that: 1) reduce climate pollution at the source, and 2) support communities in dealing with the negative impacts of a changing climate.
7. It is imperative that Washington’s forests are managed not only for timber volume and revenue, but also for public benefits like carbon sequestration and storage, habitat, cultural value, water quality, and forest health.
8. While also being an indicator species of water quality, orcas and salmon have long-standing cultural, spiritual and economic importance to the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest that we must respect.

	Very High	High	Moderately	Low	Not at all
9. Increasing clean energy investment and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions
10. Ensuring that working forests are managed sustainably and urban forests provide public health benefits.
11. Reducing pollution from stormwater and sewage
12. Addressing health disparities by centering environmental justice in policymaking and decisions.
13. Reducing wildfire threats
14. Improving salmon habitat in rural and urban communities
15. Supporting tribal treaty rights

	Strong Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
5. Human-caused climate change is one of the biggest threats to our safety, health, and economy in the 21st Century.
6. Elected officials in Washington have a responsibility to pass policies that: 1) reduce climate pollution at the source, and 2) support communities in dealing with the negative impacts of a changing climate.
7. It is imperative that Washington’s forests are managed not only for timber volume and revenue, but also for public benefits like carbon sequestration and storage, habitat, cultural value, water quality, and forest health.
8. While also being an indicator species of water quality, orcas and salmon have long-standing cultural, spiritual and economic importance to the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest that we must respect.

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