press releases
news coverage
endorsements
“Derek Kilmer is someone who gets things done. He’s focused on the right issues — like growing more local jobs — and he’s making terrific progress. He has my full support.”

Norm Dicks (in the Port Orchard Independent, March 22, 2006)
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Derek’s candidacy has been endorsed by – among others –


· United States Senator Patty Murray
· United States Senator Maria Cantwell
· United States Congressman Norm Dicks
· State Representative Pat Lantz
· Bremerton Mayor Cary Bozeman
· Port Orchard Mayor Kim Abel
· Gig Harbor Mayor Chuck Hunter
· Pierce County Executive John Ladenberg 
· Kitsap County Commissioner Chris Endresen
· Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge
· Kitsap County Deputy Prosecutor Ione George
· Pierce County Prosecutor Gerry Horne
· Deputy Prosecutor Pat Hammond
· Kitsap City Clerk David Peterson
· Tacoma City Council Member Julie Anderson
· Bremerton City Council Member Carol Arends
· Gig Harbor City Council Member Bob Dick
· Gig Harbor City Council Member Steve Ekberg
· Gig Harbor City Council Member Derek Young
· Port Orchard City Council Member Fred Chang
· Port Orchard City Council Member John Clauson
· Port Orchard City Council Member Rita DiIenno
· Port Orchard City Council Member Carolyn Powers
· Key Peninsula Community Council President Jeff Harris
· Key Peninsula Civic Leaders Hugh & Janice McMillan
· Key Peninsula Fire Commissioner James A. Bosch
· Key Peninsula Metro Parks Commissioner, Community Planning Board, Trails Coordinator Caril Ridley
· Former Peninsula Park and Recreation District Commissioner Randy Boss
· Kitsap County Clerk David Peterson
· Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer
· Kitsap County Treasurer Barbara Stephenson
· Kitsap County Democrats
· District 7 Fire Chief Wayne Senter
· Port of Bremerton Commissioner Mary Ann Huntington 
· Port of Bremerton Commissioner Bill Mahan
· Small Business Owner Julie Tappero
· Small Business Owner Lary Coppola
· Former Peninsula School Board Member Barb Trotter
· Former South Kitsap School Board Member Gregg Scott
· Former State Senator Barbara Granlund
· Former State Senator Betti Sheldon
· Former State Senate Candidate Beth Wilson
· Former Republican Candidate for State House Kevin Entze
· Former Gig Harbor Mayor and Pierce County Councilman Jack Bujacich
· Former Commander, Peninsula Detachment, Pierce County Sheriff’s Dept. Ross Herberholz
· Former State Senator Bill Smitherman
· Former Fire Commissioner Ruth Bramhall
· Past president of the Bremerton School Boards and Bremerton Rotary Marilee Hansen
· Former Assistant Editor Barbara Felver
· Frank Blair
· Robert Connelly
· Stanley Hess
· James Heytvelt
· Tamra Ingwaldson
· Mark and Nancy Jander
· Larry Keller
· Tim Kezele
· Kirk Kirkland
· Stacey Klinzman
· Andre Lukez
· Leonard Lukin
· Barbara and Kenneth Malich
· Wendy Miles
· H. Emily Moshay
· Genevieve Pasco-Smith
· Allison Sonntag
· Ken Malmich
· Dexter Reuhl
· James Robinson
· Anne Stout
· Thomas Sutich
· Bruce Sydow
· George Robison
· John Thompson
· Local Nurse Maggie Flanagan
· Local Fire Fighters Ray Shjerven and Scott Duncan
· Fire Fighter Mark Yergeau
· Tacoma Fire Fighters Local #31
· Bremerton Fire Fighters, IAFF Local #437
· Gig Harbor Fire Fighters Local 3390
· Key Peninsula Fire Fighters Local 3152
· South Kitsap Fire Fighters Local 2876
· Professional Fire Fighters of Kitsap County Local 2819
· Kitsap County Fire Commissioners
· Kitsap County Fire Chiefs Association
· Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs
· Washington State Patrol Troopers Association
· Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff's Guild
· Pierce County Deputy Guild
· Law Enforcement Administrators of Washington (sheriffs and police chiefs)
· Mike Davis
· National Federation of Independent Business/Washington state Save America's Free Enterprise Trust (NFIB/WA SAFE Trust)
· Washington REALTORS
· Children's Campaign Fund
· People for Safe and Healthy Communities
· League of Education Voters
· NARAL Pro-Choice Washington
· Washington Education Association Political Action Committee
· The American Federation of Teachers Washington (AFL-CIO)
· Washington School Administrators Political Action Committee
· Washington State School Retirees Political Action Committee
· Public School Employees of Washington
· The Sierra Club, Cascade Chapter
· Washington Conservation Voters
· Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
· Kitsap County Central Labor Council
· Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
· Affordable Housing Council of Kitsap County
· Pierce County Affordable Housing Council
· United Food & Commercial Workers Local 21
· Washington Federation of State Employees (AFSCME-AFL-CIO)
· Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 8
· Service Employees International Union Washington State Council
· Washington Public Employees Association, UFCW Local 365
· Retired Public Employees Council of Washington
· National Association of Social Workers, Washington Chapter
· WA Trucking Associations
· Sheet Metal Worker's International Association Local Union 66
· International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46
· International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 77
· International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 483
· International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302
· International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 23
· Olympic Peninsula Building & Construction Trades Council
· Pierce County Building & Construction Trades Council
· HOD Carriers and General Laborers Union Local 242
· Amalgamated Transit Union Legislative Council
· Painters and Allied Trades International Union
· Aerospace Machinists
· Sprinkler Fitters & Apprentices Local 699
· United Union of Roofers Waterproofers and Allied Workers of Washington Local #153
· International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 17
· Council 27 Air Line Pilots Association
· Seattle High School Young Democrats
· Young Democrats of Washington
· 26th Legislative District Democrats
· Washington Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association PAC
· WA State Council of County and City Employees (AFSCME, AFL-CIO)
· Washington State Association of U.A. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
· Washington State Nurses Association (WNSA-PAC)
· Voters for Affordable Housing
· Humane USA of Washington
· and numerous teachers, business leaders and other community leaders