“For the last 17 years as a public official, Calvin Goings has put Pierce County’s priorities ahead of the special interests. We need that kind of leadership in our next Pierce County Executive.” – Congressman Adam Smith

Endorsements

Working Together for a Better Pierce County

Elected officials, business leaders, union members, and neighborhood activists all agree that Calvin Goings will be an energetic, responsive, and visionary leader of whom we can all be proud. Goings will focus on real issues that matter to real people. Please join the many of your friends and neighbors who support Calvin Goings for Pierce County Executive.

Federal and State Officials

  • Lt. Governor Brad Owen
  • Congressman Adam Smith
  • Senator Derek Kilmer
  • Senator Rosa Franklin
  • Senator Marilyn Rasmussen
  • Senator Debbie Regala
  • Representative Steve Conway
  • Representative Jeannie Darneille
  • Representative Tami Green
  • Representative Christopher Hurst
  • Representative Pat Lantz
  • Representative Dawn Morrell
  • Representative Larry Seaquist

City and Town Officials

  • Fife Councilmember Butch Brooks
  • Puyallup Councilmember Tami Brouillet
  • East Pierce Fire Commissioner Mike Cathey
  • Fife Councilmember Rob Cerqui
  • Sumner Councilmember Mike Connor
  • Puyallup Mayor Mike Deal
  • Edgewood Councilmember Bill Evans
  • Tacoma Councilmember Jake Fey
  • Fircrest Councilmember Chris Gruver
  • Pacific Mayor Rich Hildreth
  • Edgewood Mayor Jeff Hogan
  • Sumner Councilmember Randy Hynek
  • Fife Mayor Mike Kelly, Sr.
  • Wilkeson Mayor Janet Kepka
  • South Prairie Mayor Peggy Levesque
  • Puyallup Mayor Don Malloy
  • Fircrest Councilmember Kathy McVay
  • Edgewood Councilmember Sue Miller
  • Buckley Councilmember James Montgomery
  • Puyallup Councilmember Val Offenbecher
  • Lakewood Mayor Claudia Thomas
  • Puyallup Councilmember Kathy Turner
  • Tacoma Councilmember Lauren Walker
  • Gig Harbor Councilmember Derek Young

Local Government Officials

  • Browns-Dash Pt. Fire Commissioner Jim Oberg
  • Peninsula Parks Commissioner Ross Bischoff
  • Key Peninsula Parks Commissioner Kip Clinton
  • Metro Parks Commissioner Larry Dahl
  • Tacoma School Board Member Kim Golding
  • Conservation Commissioner Anders Ibsen
  • Fife Fire Commissioner Dorothy Kephart
  • Port Commissioner Dick Marzano
  • Metro Parks Commissioner Ryan Mello
  • Tacoma School Board Member Kurt Miller
  • Metro Parks Commissioner Aaron Pointer
  • Puyallup School Board Member Cindy Poysnick
  • Metro Parks Commissioner Tim Reid
  • Tacoma School Board Member Connie Rickman
  • Bethel School Board Member Brenda Rogers
  • Franklin Pierce School Board Member Mary Sherman
  • Gig Harbor Fire Commissioner Thomas Sutich
  • Central Pierce Fire Commissioner Bob Willis
  • Tacoma School Board Member Debbie Winskill
  • Metro Parks Commissioner Victoria Woodards
  • Browns-Dash Pt. Fire Commissioner Jim Zuluaga

Unions and Associations

  • 25th District Democrats
  • 27th District Democrats
  • 28th District Democrats
  • Aerospace Machinists District Lodge 751
  • Boilermakers Local 502
  • Carpenters Local 1144
  • Carpenters Local 1797
  • Communication Workers of America Local 7804
  • County and City Employees Local 120
  • Dupont Police Officers Association
  • East Pierce Fire Fighters Local 3520
  • Gig Harbor Firefighters Local 3390
  • Hod Carriers Union Local 242
  • International Association of Machinists Lodge 751
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 483
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 76
  • International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 17
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union 23
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 612
  • International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District 5
  • Joint Council of Teamsters Number 28
  • Joint Labor Committee of Tacoma
  • King-Pierce Farm Bureau
  • Laborers' Union Local 252
  • Lakewood Fire Fighters Local 1488
  • Lakewood Police Independent Guild
  • NARAL Pro-Choice WA
  • Pierce County Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Pierce County Central Labor Council
  • Pierce County Corrections Officers Local 3752
  • Pierce County Deputy Prosecutors Association
  • Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Guild Local 1889
  • Pierce County Fire Fighters Local 2175
  • Pierce County Joint Labor Committee
  • Pierce County Library Employees Local 3787
  • Pierce County Young Democrats
  • Puyallup Fire Fighters Local 726
  • Puyallup Police Officers Association
  • Roofers Union Local 153
  • Second District Democrats
  • SEIU Local 6
  • SEIU Local 775
  • SEIU Local 1199NW
  • Sheet Metal Workers Local 66
  • Sierra Club
  • Steilacoom Public Safety Officers Association
  • Tacoma Fire Fighters Local 31
  • Tacoma-Pierce County Association of Realtors
  • Tacoma Police Union Local 6
  • Teamsters Local 117
  • Teamsters Local 313
  • Teamsters Local 763
  • Thirty-first District Democrats
  • Twenty-sixth Legislative District Democrats
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 81
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 367
  • University Place Fire Fighters Local 2105
  • Washington Conservation Voters
  • Washington Stonewall Democrats
  • WA Federation of State Employees Local 793
  • WA State Patrol Troopers Association