WA 31st Legislative District Democrats

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the service members who gave their lives in defense of freedom, democracy, and the enduring promise of human dignity. They served and sacrificed alongside Americans of every race, religion, gender identity, orientation, and background. They fought not only for some of us, but for all of us, and for the belief that liberty, equality, and justice must belong to every person who calls this country home.

05/22/2026

You are invited to participate in our next monthly meeting, which will be held Wednesday, May 27th, at 7:00 pm ON-SITE at the Marion Grange Hall in Buckley, AND on Zoom.

Our special guest speaker this month is US House Rep. Emily Randall, WA CD 6, who will be visiting us with updates on her work for Immigrants, her oversight of the Tacoma ICE Detention Center, what's happening in DC and what we can do to be heard and help make a difference.

We will be hearing from three candidates seeking endorsement for races in our district and statewide this month. Their questionnaires can be found on our website at https://31stdistrictdemocrats.org/endorsements

Steven Szczurko-Walton – State Rep Position 1
Judge Mike Diaz – State Supreme Court Position 3
Sean O’Donnell – State Supreme Court Position 4

If you will be joining us virtually at the May 27th meeting, the meeting link below will allow you to pre-register in advance or join the meeting once it is in progress. A link to the meeting's agenda is provided on our website and will be updated prior to the meeting.

If you're available to join us in person, we can't wait to see you at the Marion Grange Hall, 27725 Sumner Buckley Highway, in Buckley. Social hour starts at 6:30pm and meeting at 7pm. If you'd like to bring a snack or baked good to share for social time, feel free!

ZOOM LINK to register for and/or attend meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5HgmA19zRzGXWEMQCpRLig #/

05/22/2026

The State Democratic Party Advocacy Committee just sent out their WA DEMS 2027 Survey on legislative priorities. This survey gets compiled and will be used to focus advocacy efforts on what constituents believe are the priority issues for the 2027 legislative session.

If you have 10 minutes to spare, please take some time and fill out the survey. Your delegates to the State Democratic Convention, which happens in June, have just spent a bunch of time over the last few weeks reading through the proposed party platform and proposing amendments, additions, and deletions; and resolutions to be presented and hopefully accepted on behalf of the Dems to tell our elected reps what we want them to work on in 2027 and beyond. Having your feedback via this survey, on top of those efforts, is really instrumental to forward progress.

If you select "other" for any of your choices, please be as complete, specific, and straight-forward as possible!

Thank you so much in advance for your help!!

This form was created and approved by the WSDCC Advocacy Committee. Please fill it out and let us know what is most important to you for the 2027 Legislative Session. This survey should take about 10 minutes to complete.

04/22/2026

01/28/2026

MEETING TONIGHT! Please join us in person at the Marion Grange Hall in Buckley or online via ZOOM (link in this post) as we spend the evening getting to know one another and discussing what *YOU* would like to see the 31st LD Dems do as an organization this year.

For members with voting privileges we will also be approving our yearly budget, appointing a fundraising chair, and doing some other business that requires a vote from the membership so please show up and flex those voting muscles!

IF you aren't yet a member but would like to be, just $31 a year gets you all the voting privileges and status as a member in good standing of the 31st LD Democrats, and you get to help steer the direction of the organization from who we endorse, what resolutions we back, what projects we focus on, and how we allocate our budget to lots of other important decisions throughout the year. Plus, your membership dues (and any recurring donations if you're so inclined -- not required but always appreciated!) help us have the funds to help support local campaigns and projects like the ones we'll see in important election years like 2026! Membership is immediate, and join now to secure your voting privileges for February!

Become a Member:
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/31stdues
(or bring a check in person to any meeting!)

JOIN US FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING VIA ZOOM AT 7PM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5HgmA19zRzGXWEMQCpRLig #/

11/29/2025

We don’t have a regular monthly meeting in December, but we DO have a party! We’ve all worked so hard this year, now it’s time to connect, socialize, break bread and toast 2025 and all that we put into it. Please join us for an evening of friends and fun!

We will be gathering at the Marion Grange Hall at 27725 Sumner Buckley Highway from 6-8pm on Saturday, December 6th! The 31st LD will be providing a home-roasted ham and turkey as an entree, and the rest of the dinner is potluck! Your contribution to the meal is determined by the first letter of your last name:

A-D: Dessert!
E-H: Chips/Dips, Pretzels, Etc.
I-L: A Hot Side Dish
M-P: Water, Soda, or Other Nonalcoholic Beverages
Q-T: A Cold Side Dish
U-Z: Wine or Other Alcoholic Beverage

Instead of a white elephant gift exchange, we are collecting donations for two local food banks that serve our communities and are certainly seeing more visitors this year due to the workings of the government and the state of the economy. We will be collecting monetary donations for the Orting Food Bank, and food donations for the Buckley Food Bank. If you are able and would like to participate, please bring your donations with you to the party.

We hope you’re able to make it — festive/colorful/cheery/”ugly” holiday sweaters or attire encouraged! Let’s see those snappy dressers!

Happy holidays!

11/19/2025

This is your reminder that our November meeting has been moved to TONIGHT, Wednesday 11/19/2025! We thought it best to accommodate in case folks had plans prepping for next Thursday if there's big goings-on with family, friends, turkey and football.

We're also ONLINE-ONLY tonight, so please join us at 7pm via Zoom for an election recap, updates from some new electeds, info about our upcoming holiday party December 6th, and more!

Hope to see your smiling faces!

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5HgmA19zRzGXWEMQCpRLig

(If this Zoom link says November 26th it will still work for tonight's meeting on 11/19)

10/29/2025

You should have received your ballots in the mail by now, plus your voter information pamphlets! If you need extra info to help you make your voting decisions, check out our website for our endorsements:

https://31stdistrictdemocrats.org/endorsements/

and we also recommend the Fuse Washington Progressive Voter's Guide:

https://progressivevotersguide.com/washington/2025/general/county/pierce

Ballot boxes close on Tuesday, November 4th at 8pm and if you're mailing your ballot they must be postmarked by 11/4/25!

09/01/2025

The 31st LD wishes everyone a safe and happy Labor Day!

08/05/2025

It's Primary Election season! You should have received your ballot in the mail by now and if you haven't filled it out and turned it in, you wouldn't be alone -- fewer than 12% of registered voters in Pierce County and under 18.5% in King County are returning their ballots. Now more than ever, your vote can make a huge difference for our endorsed candidates that appear on this primary ballot. They need our support to get on the ballot for November so we can get them elected to protect our vision and our future!

If you haven't done so, PLEASE VOTE AND RETURN YOUR BALLOT BEFORE TOMORROW, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 AT 8PM to your nearest ballot drop box.

Are you registered, but can't find your ballot? You can print a replacement ballot. Visit the Pierce County Elections Website: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/6550/Request-Replacement-Ballot or the King County Elections Website: https://wa.omniballot.us/sites/53033/site/app/home for more step-by-step instructions. If you don't have a printer, libraries have printers available for you to use!

A list of our endorsed candidates follows or you can find them here: https://31stdistrictdemocrats.org/endorsements/

To find your closest ballot drop box, click here
Pierce County: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/334/Ballot-Drop-Boxes
King County: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/return-my-ballot/ballot-drop-boxes

Thank you for your votes!

Endorsed Primary Candidates List
Auburn City Council Position 4 - Erica Tomas
Auburn City Council Position 6 - James Jeyaraj
King County Executive - Claudia Balducci
King County Executive - Girmay Hadish Zahilay
Mayor of Milton - Megan Sheridan
Pierce County Charter Review Commission District 1 Pos. 3 - Tamara Stramel
Port of Tacoma Commissioner Position 1 - Randy Wilson
Port of Tacoma Commissioner Position 4 - Dan Knox
King County Prop. 1 Parks, Recreation, Trails & Open Space Levy