Endorsement Eligibility:

Candidates in a partisan race must declare as a Democrat or hold known affiliation with the Democratic Party and Democratic ideals.

Candidate Resources:

Kitsap Democrats Bylaws

Kitsap Democrats Endorsement/Approval policy

Kitsap County Democrats Platform

2024 Kitsap Democrats Accessibility Pledge (must be submitted with your endorsement/approval application)

2023 Kitsap County Candidates & Measures Guidelines

How to Apply:

Campaigns must complete and submit their questionnaire plus Accessibility Pledge by the posted deadline below for our June 2024 meeting held on Monday June 17th, 7 PM. Please send your filled questionnaire as a PDF labeled as “[Candidate’s Name] for [Position]” (example: John Doe for Mayor of Bremerton) to chair [at] kitsapdemocrats.org. If you have any questions, please email us at info[at]kitsapdemocrats.org.

Decisions on endorsements will be made at our annual endorsement meetings, where all candidates being considered for endorsement are welcome to speak to our membership for up to 2 minutes.

Deadline to submit questionnaire for June 2024 Meeting: Friday May 24th, 2024 11:59pm

Deadline to submit questionnaire for July 2024 Meeting: Friday June 28th, 2024 11:59 PM

June Kitsap Democrats Executive Board Meeting: Monday June 3, 2024 

June Endorsement Meeting: Monday June 17th, 2024 7 pm

July Kitsap Democrats Executive Board Meeting: Monday July 8, 2024

July Endorsement Meeting: Monday July 15th, 2024 7 PM