I have a slightly different perspective than yours given that I've only lived in Seattle for two decades.

First - it's a lovely list. If you're going to make up a list of career politicians you couldn't have done a better job.

RE: the port commissioners were only elected after a scandal drove out the incumbants. Given that nobody knows what the port comission does or who they report to it's a dubious honor.

Here's a tip - send your money to somebody who wants to elect progressives in a state like Texas or Alabama, In western Washington, where all these candidates live, Republicans only get elected to something every blue moon. The average Democrat running for office in King or Snohomish county usually gets about 60 percent of the vote.