Filing week for November elections May 5 - 9, 2025

Next week is filing week to run for public office. Locally there are a number of seats that will be on the ballot on November 1, 2025 for terms to start on January 1, 2026.

Online candidate filing for 2025 offices is available 24 hours a day starting Monday, May 5, 2025 at 8am and ending on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 5pm.

School board District Director map

Shoreline School Board

Two positions will be on the ballot.

District 2 - incumbent Emily Williams

District 3 - incumbent Sarah Cohen

You have to live in the specific district to run for the office but everyone in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park votes in all races.

Shoreline City Council

Four council seats will be on the ballot.

Three incumbent councilmembers are up for re-election. 

• Chris Roberts - filed for re-election
• Laura Mork
• Eben Pobee

The fourth councilmember, John Ramsdell, has announced that he will not be returning, so his will be an open seat.

Jack Malek has announced for the open seat.

Any Shoreline resident can run for the council - there are no specific residency requirements.

Lake Forest Park City Council

Five seats will be on the ballot. Of four incumbents, so far one has announced a re-election bid. The fifth seat is vacant due to the death of Deputy Mayor Lorri Bodi.

Semra Riddle
Position 1

Jon Lebo

Position 3

Josh Rosenau

Position 3

Tracy Furutani - running for reelection
Position 5

Larry Goldman - running for reelection
Position 7

Lorri Bodi - Matt Muilenburg is running for the seat
Position 2
Current term ends: 12/31/2027

An interim will be appointed to fill this seat until the end of 2025, when the winner of the election will take office.

Any Lake Forest Park resident can run for the council - there are no residency requirements.

Updated 5-7-25