Hello Democrats,
I am happy to announce that 2026 State Delegate Virtual Self-Nomination is OPEN!
Our 2026 State Democratic Convention will be held in Spokane, WA on June 19th-21st, 2026! If you would like to attend the convention as a State Delegate, the process to run for Delegate begins TODAY! The Delegate Self-Nomination process will be open from January 1st – February 20th at 5 PM! If you would like to Self-Nominate please do so HERE!
Becoming a State Delegate is an amazing way to have an impact on the State Democratic Party’s official positions that affect today’s biggest policy issues across the state and ensure that your community’s needs and values are represented in the Democratic Party, by having a voice and vote on our party platform and resolutions. It will also be a great opportunity to connect with elected and community leaders, grassroots organizers, and other democrats. If you want to learn more about the process please see our Delegate Selection Process Resource Guide
The Delegate Self-Nomination Form will ask you for your name, email, address, as well as ask you to affirm you are a Democrat. This information will only be used for internal state party staff for logistics. The form will also ask you for your Public Candidate Profile information that will be public on our Virtual Delegate Voters Guide that will be available on wadems.org. The Virtual Delegate Voter Guide will be available by January 26th for members to familiarize themselves with the Delegate Candidates in their district.
After the Self-Nomination window closes, each Legislative District will hold a Delegate Candidate Forum during the week of February 21st – February 28th, to give you all a chance to share your story, and why you want to be a State Delegate, with members who will be voting for you. The Chair of your Legislative District Democratic Organization will let you know when that forum will be happening so you can prepare.
By Self-Nominating to run for State Delegate, you will be on the State Delegate ballot in your Legislative District that will be distributed to Members in your district on March 1st from 10 AM to 7 PM. If you are elected on March 1st, you will become a Delegate or Alternate in your Legislative District Delegation to the 2026 State Convention in Spokane! If you would like to review our 2026 Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan that guides this process please review it HERE.
If you have any questions about this process I would be happy to answer them! Please email partyaffairs@wa-democrats.org to get your questions answered. We will also be holding many training sessions and office hours throughout the process to make sure folks are up to speed! Those trainings can be found below:
- How to Run for State Delegate Training
- Register for Trainings
- January 8th, 2026 at 6 PM
- January 15th, 2026 at 6 PM
- January 22nd, 2026 at 6 PM
- January 29th, 2026 at 6 PM
- February 5th, 2026 at 6 PM
- February 12th, 2026 at 6 PM
- February 19th, 2026 at 6 PM
- State Delegate Office Hours
- Register for Office Hours
- State Delegate Office Hours
- Register for Office Hours
- January 10th, 2026 at 12 PM
- January 17th, 2026 at 12 PM
- January 24th, 2026 at 12 PM
- January 31st, 2026 at 12 PM
- February 7th, 2026 at 12 PM
If you would like to subscribe to the 2026 Delegate and Convention Google Calendar so you do not miss any dates or deadline please do so HERE.
If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to answer them! In Solidarity,
Isabella Maffei – (She/Her/Hers)
Party Affair Manager | Washington State Democrats
isabella@wa-democrats.orgwadems.org
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