Elections 2022

Elections 2022


Forums

General

A poster advertising the 2022 debate held by the South Seattle Emerald between candidates Emijah Smith and Chipalo Street, who are running for 37th LD State Representative Position 2.
A poster advertising Hacks & Wonks's Seattle Municipal Court Judge candidate forum that was broadcast live on October 12, 2022. It features photos and the names of each of the position 3 and7 candidates.

Primary

A graphic with the Hacks & Wonks show logo of a microphone surrounded by speech bubbles coming from opposite directions topped by lightning bolts, that says 36th LD Candidate Forum, Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 6:30pm Livestream on Twitter and Facebook
A graphic with the Hacks & Wonks show logo of a microphone surrounded by speech bubbles coming from opposite directions topped by lightning bolts, that says: 37th LD Candidate Forum, Monday, July 11th, 2022, 6:30PM livestream on Twitter and Facebook

Recaps

A graphic advertising the Hacks & Wonks Post-Primary 2022 Recap, featuring photos of Crystal Fincher, EJ Juárez, and Doug Trumm.

Interviews

State-wide Races

Secretary of State

Julie Anderson, Candidate for Washington State Secretary of State

Crystal chats with Julie Anderson about her campaign for Secretary of State.

Photo of Secretary of State candidate Steve Hobbs.

Steve Hobbs, Candidate for Washington State Secretary of State

Crystal chats with Steve Hobbs about his re-election campaign for Secretary of State.

County-wide Races

King County

A portrait of Leesa Manion, smiling to the camera.

Leesa Manion, Candidate for King County Prosecuting Attorney

Crystal chats with Leesa Manion about her campaign for King County Prosecuting Attorney.

Pierce County

Robyn Denson, Pierce County Council Candidate

Robyn Denson, candidate for Pierce County Council Position 7, joins Crystal to discuss what’s at stake in her run for a critical seat in regional government.

State Legislative Races

General

34th LD - State Representative Pos. 1

A portrait of Emily Alvarado, smiling towards the camera, infront of some plants.

Emily Alvarado, Candidate for 34th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Emily Alvarado about her campaign for State Representative in the 34th Legislative District.

A portrait of Leah Griffin, smiling towards the camera, standing in a suburban neighborhood.

Leah Griffin, Candidate for 34th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Leah Griffin about her campaign for State Representative in the 34th Legislative District.

36th LD - State Representative Pos. 1

A close-up portrait of Jeff Manson, smiling towards the camera.

Jeff Manson, Candidate for 36th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Jeff Manson about his campaign for State Representative in the 36th Legislative District.

A portrait of Julia Reed, smiling towards the camera, standing infront of a brick wall.

Julia Reed, Candidate for 36th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Julia Reed about her campaign for State Representative in the 36th Legislative District.

37th LD - State Representative Pos. 2

Photo of Emijah Smith, looking off in the distance.

Emijah Smith, Candidate for 37th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Emijah Smith about her campaign for State Representative in the 37th Legislative District.

A headshot of candidate Chipalo Street.

Chipalo Street, Candidate for 37th LD State Representative

Crystal talks with Chipalo Street about his campaign for State Representative in the 37th Legislative District.

44th LD - State Representative Pos. 2

A portrait of representative April Berg, who's looking into the camera.

Crystal chats with Representative April Berg about her re-election campaign for State Representative in the 44th Legislative District.

46th LD - State Representative Pos. 2

Photo of Darya Farivar, standing in front of a street mural featuring families of different communities.

Darya Farivar, Candidate for 46th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Darya Farivar about her campaign for State Representative in the 46th Legislative District.

47th LD - State Senator

A portrait of Claudia Kauffman, looking into the camera.

Claudia Kauffman, Candidate for 47th LD State Senator

Crystal chats with Claudia Kauffman about her campaign for State Senator in the 47th Legislative District.

Primary

30th LD - State Representative Pos. 2

A portrait of Carey Anderson smiling towards the camera infront of a blue background.

Pastor Carey Anderson, Candidate for 30th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Pastor Carey Anderson about his campaign for State Representative in the 30th Legislative District.

36th LD - State Representative Pos. 1

A close-up portrait of Tyler Crone, smiling at the camera.

Tyler Crone, Candidate for 36th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Tyler Crone about her campaign for State Representative in the 36th Legislative District.

A close-up portrait of Nicole Gomez, smiling towards the camera.

Nicole Gomez, Candidate for 36th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Nicole Gomez about her campaign for State Representative in the 36th Legislative District.

46th LD - State Representative Pos. 2

A picture of Melissa Taylor, smiling towards the camera, standing infront of some trees and plants.

Melissa Taylor, Candidate for 46th LD State Representative

Crystal chats with Melissa Taylor about her campaign for State Representative in the 46th Legislative District.

Washington Supreme Court

A close-up portrait of Justice G. Helen Whitener, smiling into the camera.

Washington Supreme Court Justice G. Helen Whitener

Washington Supreme Court Justice G. Helen Whitener returns to catch up with Crystal about the last two years on the state’s highest court and her bid for re-election this November.

A portrait of Justice Mary Yu, smiling towards the camera, standing leaning against an exterior railing.

Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu

Crystal has a delightful conversation with Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu about her path to becoming the first Asian American, first Latina, first woman of color, and first LGBTQ+ justice on the court.