seattle folks, you got ballots in the mail. And if you are the type who used to just check The Stranger, well; it was bought out in 2024 by a former politician, and coincidentally their political endorsements have lost the mandate of heaven. this cheat sheet shows you who has endorsed who:

Made this professional grade guide to explain who should use lefty cheat sheet. If you find yourself a hater of it, it means it’s not for u lol like hello ppl, it’s not supposed to replace fuse. Why would it lol Hmm I prob could’ve made it more legible but I did it in 1 min. Next time lol

We really care about making leftycheatsheet.org easy and even fun to use! If you have suggestions for making it more user-friendly, please let us know. For example, one user suggested adding in Seattle Times as a reference/anti-endorsement source (😂), so that’s been done now. 🥳

ummm this is amazing

Thank you to everyone who is using our @electioncheatsheet.org Civic Tech that empowers people to be curious and informed voters is critical. This tool helps people feel more confident when they vote, or to narrow in on the candidates they might need to learn more about. Please share widely!

this is an amazing resource, sharing with everyone. thank you @sharethecities.bsky.social !! 🙏💛

I was wondering who he’s going on about “preferred candidate” and… Adam here is director of Kennedy Fund, which funnels $millions into New Directions PAC, which runs ads for… Jamie Pedersen. Should’ve guessed

Once again, I'm recommending Hannah Sabio-Howell over Jamie Pedersen for 43rd LD Senate. We deserve a progressive who will put their strict first rather than doing favors for business in Olympia! Check out her endorsements! electioncheatsheet.org @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social #Seattle

This is genius!

Just voted using this handy tool and it was super-informative!

I used the "Lefty Cheat Sheet" by Share the Cities this time around, which shows endorsements side by side for all the candidates! electioncheatsheet.org/about.html

We love this! This is how we envisioned voters making fast AND informed choices! Some races have unanimous consensus (see top county council example). When that agreement bar drops lower (see bottom justice #5), you can tell immediately that race has nuance and civic debate, even among leftys!

Seattle, the World Cup brought possibility. Let’s build on it

The Stranger has fallen, so use this instead:

If you need a new short-form cheat sheet and research portal, may I suggest the transparently sourced and comprehensive @electioncheatsheet.org

How should progressives in Seattle vote without using the Stranger? I just filled out my ballot, and this cheat sheet was how. I know a lot about most races. But where I didn’t, I looked at this site. Where there wasn’t consensus, I went to @theurbanist.org to read their excellent analysis.

Are you voting this weekend? Wondering how lefty organizers on the ground are thinking about this primary? ElectionCheatSheet.org has you covered no matter the level of detail! Switch from a quick voter guide, to deep research on each lefty orgs’ endorsement pages, in just a few taps!

We love new endorsement drops! We just incorporated endorsements from Seattle Gay News @sgn.org into the tool www.instagram.com/p/Da5qQ1NIcKi/

58 races. 104 questionnaires received from candidates. 86 candidate interviews conducted. 44 endorsements issued. The most comprehensive voter's guide in Puget Sound. www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary...

Really great new site for Seattle elections -- builds a cheat sheet based on local endorsements. Weights advocacy groups higher than media, and you can toggle weights or tweak it as you wish and see the breakdown. Huge fan of this!! Election coming up soon, get your ballots in!

Psst electioncheatsheet.org @electioncheatsheet.bsky.social

“Tewolde is a rising policy superstar, and we’re enthusiastically supporting him …As a current member of the Seattle Planning Commission, we trust that Tewolde will get in the weeds, rather than leaving that indispensable hard work to other legislators. It’s time to send him to Olympia.” Thank you!

Unfortunately it seems like @thestranger.com can no longer be trusted as the progressive torch bearer for Seattle. Instead, I highly highly recommend checking out electioncheatsheet.org if you're progressive. It weights open community advocacy organizations higher than private companies.

Seattle Voters: A few of our volunteers have created a website to help you learn more about candidates, if you follow us, you know we have some strong opinions, please follow LeftyCheatSheet @electioncheatsheet.bsky.social

Here’s @theurbanist.org cheat sheet in a mobile friendly view! Anyone can customize our cheat sheet, name it, and share it. electioncheatsheet.org#s=AVHQmgQUCg...

Pretty dang proud of this voter's guide and all the work that the @theurbanist.org elections committee members put into it, if I do say so myself.

The Urbanist election book

It about kills me every year to edit this beast (23,000 words this year!) but really proud of how The Urbanist endorsements turned out. What a slate!! www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary...

The Urbanist primary endorsements are out!

These are excellent endorsements that you can trust - and should use. We don’t need the Stranger any more. Encourage your friends and family to go here instead.

Lefty Cheat Sheet has been updated to include @theurbanist.org endorsements! ElectionCheatSheet.org !

They're here... @theurbanist.org primary endorsements are out, just in time for ballots to hit your mailboxes. www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary...

Hey Seattle, The Stranger's endorsements have gone to shit, but have no fear! The Lefty Cheat Sheet is here! electioncheatsheet.org