Endorsements!
We are running a truly progressive, people-powered campaign and are thrilled to be endorsed by the The Cair Action Voter Guide, Palestine Action South Sound, Washington’s 29th Legislative District, and to be recommended by the Washington Peace and Justice 2026 Primary Voter Guide. We are also thankful to be endorsed by progressivecongress.net, Jayne’s voter guide, Progressive Voter Network and many other progressive voices. Thank you @sweetpreciousstephen on Instagram for your comprehensive Washington Primary Voter Guide and endorsement.
Alex is honored to endorse Whole Washington for Universal Healthcare and to take the patients over profits pledge as well as the Purple Pledge to put country over party.
Why I’m Running
My name is Alex Scheel. After nearly a decade of anti-war and housing justice organizing in Tacoma, I quit my job in the craft beer industry to run for Congress in Washington's 10th District.
I am not a politician. I am a combat veteran and local community organizer who is no longer willing to accept a status quo that is pricing people out of our community while killing innocent civilians abroad. I’m running to unseat Marilyn Strickland because working people deserve a representative who puts people over profit.
After returning from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, I found new purpose in organizing alongside working-class people through groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and About Face: Veterans Against the War.
That work has given meaning to my life and shown me that a better world is possible, if we build it together.
Our Current Representation
Our current representative, Marilyn Strickland, has been failing our district since before she was in Congress.
As Mayor of Tacoma, she fought against wage increases and invited corporations like Geo Group and Tacoma Methanol into our city. Before running for the 10th, she served as the CEO of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, working to defeat increases to the minimum wage that King County workers desperately needed.
Emergency Update:
Marilyn Strickland’s Recent Votes..
July 15th Marilyn Strickland joined Republicans and voted NO on the Massie Amendment effectively giving $3.3 Billion of our tax dollars to Israel.
This primary is an emergency for our democracy.
As a our congressperson, Marilyn Strickland has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interest groups and AIPAC and her voting record reflects those interests!
I support ending the wars and ending support for Israel's genocide.
I will fight against the policies of the New Democrat Caucus by opposing privatization of the VA and fighting for Medicare for All.
I will fight against the reign of terror imposed against our immigrant neighbors by ICE and Geo Group, and fight for better wages, job programs, and real action on climate through a federal jobs guarantee.
This is a longshot. But if you believe like I do that this district deserves better, then I invite you to join us.
Volunteer with us!
Join us in taking action to make a difference in our community.
Put out yard signs, canvas, and let Washington’s 10th know about a progressive alternative to Marilyn Strickland.