Vandana Slatter

Bellevue High School junior Bridget Conroy listed off a series of sobering statistics in front of hundreds of her peers at the school’s courtyard Wednesday morning.

“Twenty-six people were killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook,” she said, referencing the country’s most deadly school shooting. “Seventeen people were killed at the massacre at Stoneman Douglas. Since this year began, there have been 19 school shootings. Since Sandy Hook, 1,607 school shootings have occurred.”

Conroy and the hundreds of other Bellevue students were among a National School Walkout movement that took place across the United States the morning of March 14, the one month anniversary of the Feb. 14 Parkland, Florida school shooting in which 17 were killed by a lone gunman. Read More

VANDANA Slatter has already proven herself a capable representative for the 48th Legislative District, since being appointed to the state House earlier this year. She should be elected in November.

The Democrat from Bellevue, who represents parts of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland and other cities along the Lake Washington shore, already has successfully sponsored two bills. One measure enlarges the osteopathic medicine board, and the other improves data collection on teacher education programs.

Slatter has a long and varied civic resume. She brought a fresh perspective to the Bellevue City Council, where she got involved in international trade, resource management, transportation and youth, before moving on to the state Legislature.” Read More

It has been my honor to serve the 48th district as your State Representative!

I understand there could be some confusion about which position to vote for with my appointment to the State House in January. Please vote for the position on your ballot — Vandana Slatter for State Representative.

And please be sure to get your ballot in! Ballots must be postmarked by today or dropped in a Ballot Drop Box by 8pm tonight. Check out the list of drop box locations here.

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(May 15, 2017) — At its quarterly meeting last week, the Executive Board of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO voted to endorse several candidates running in special legislative elections this fall. The state’s largest labor organization, representing the interests of some 450,000 rank-and-file union members in Washington, is recommending the following candidates for election:

LD 37 Senate — Rebecca Saldaña

LD 45 Senate — Manka Dhingra

LD 48 Senate — Patty Kuderer

LD 48 Representative — Vandana Slatter

In the coming months, the WSLC will be discussing important legislative issues with union members in those districts and explaining why these endorsed candidates have earned labor’s support. Manka Dhingra’s race in the 45th Legislative District is especially important because her election would create a worker-friendly majority in the Senate and may end the partisan legislative logjam that has stymied progressive legislation in recent years.

For information on labor-endorsed candidates in this fall’s county, city and municipal elections, contact your area Central Labor Council.

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State Representative Vandana Slatter, former Bellevue City Councilmember, biotechnology professional, and community leader today announced her campaign to retain the 48th LD seat. Slatter was appointed in January 2017 to the State House position, representing all or parts of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Clyde Hill, Medina, and the Points communities, after the previous Representative, Patty Kuderer, was appointed to the State Senate.

In Olympia, Slatter serves on the Education, Health Care & Wellness, and Technology & Economic Development Committees. She has worked to ensure our state is meeting its paramount duty of fully funding education. She has also introduced legislation that supports children facing the overwhelming hardships of homelessness, and to improve collection of higher education and teacher preparation data to better serve kids. A health care leader, Slatter has also worked to provide quality and comprehensive health care for everyone in our community. Read More

Vandana and and fellow Representative Judy Clibborn (41st District) write in the Bellevue Reporter:

Across Washington state, thousands of women, families of diverse communities and members of the LGBTQ community, recently took to the streets in a peaceful protest to stand up for equality, civil and women’s rights and religious freedom.

It was an inspiring day, but one we can all agree must be followed by longer-term action.

As the female majority of the Democratic Caucus in the Washington state House of Representatives — one of only four women-dominated chambers in the country — we have a request of you: run for public office.

Read the full op-ed here.

The Bellevue Reporter writes:

Former Bellevue City Council member Vandana Slatter was chosen that same day to fill Kuderer’s House seat. Their appointments make history as the first time the 48th District has been represented by two women.

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The Bellevue Reporter writes:

After a whirlwind week of legislative positions opening up and being filled, Vandana Slatter is ready to get to work.

Slatter — the newly-appointed representative of the 48th Legislative District — resigned her position on the Bellevue City Council Monday night before she heads to Olympia.

She was appointed to the representative role after Rep. Patty Kuderer was appointed to fill the 48th’s Senate seat, vacated by Cyrus Habib after his election to the lieutenant governor position.

“With the size of Bellevue’s economy, I do not believe I’d have the bandwidth to do both jobs,” Slatter said. “I’m honored to serve in this new capacity, and support Bellevue in this new capacity, as well as Kirkland and Redmond.”

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Bellevue Patch writes:

The King County Council on Thursday selected two local legislators to fill two vacancies in the 48th Legislative District.

To replace newly elected Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, the council chose state Rep. Patty Kuderer, D-Clyde Hill. That selection leaves Kuderer’s seat open, so the council chose Bellevue Councilwoman Vandana Slatter to fill it.

Read the entire post here.