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Elect Jude
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Father, Developer, Citizen - Candidate for King County Council District 9

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Despite rain and cold, the residents of #NewcastleWA really showed up to help out their neighbors, donating an estimated 300 to 400 pounds of food for the Margie Williams Helping Hands Center!

This was incredibly rewarding. If elected, I'll fight to fund the organizations that fill our basic needs.
Newcastle Library drop-off after only 1 hour Donations filling the car from floorboard to ceiling! Donations stacked almost as tall as a a delighted Jude
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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#NewcastleWA really showed up for yesterday's food drive! The car is filled entirely across the back seat, with enough in the passenger seat to trigger the seat belt warning.

Power outages prevented delivery today, so we rescheduled for tomorrow.
Food donations piled floorboard to ceiling in the back seat of a Toyota Avalon
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Look at this stuff! Isn't it great? We'll be at Newcastle Library 'til... well 6. The rhyme breaks.

We got the biggest collection yet, a lady who had seen hard times herself, and brought in an entire TRUNKFUL of food!
October 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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It hasn't even been an hour and we've collected at least 20 pounds of food for the Margie Williams Helping Hands Center!

We'll be at the Newcastle Library until it closes at 6PM!
Food Drop Off point at the Newcastle Library
October 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Here’s a sneak peek of the over **90 POUNDS** of campaign merch delivered for our campaign kickoff on Sunday.

Any guesses of what we got?
Highly cropped flat white item with an icon and vertical stripes of texture. The only visible printing is a black serifed line and a stylized icon of Jude’s grey fedora with a pink hat band, a white button pin, and grey shadows.
August 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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King County Parks does 70 volunteer events a year - more than one a week. Bringing equipment and expertise to a sponsored community volunteer event like the Cedar River Cleanup is a wise way to spend our money.

I was proud to help out this year, and even got a new bandana for my hat! #SweatySelfie
Jude's iconic hat, with a new parks-brown "Volunteer" bandana Jude with new bandana hatband in front of the Cedar River Cleanup sign The cleanup crew from Fred V Habenicht park with 8 bags of trash they cleaned up. Jude raises his litter stick triumphantly in the back of the crowd. Jude's #SweatySelfie in front of the Cedar River Cleanup sign. The hat survived without damage.
August 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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You're invited to my Campaign Kickoff and Food Drive at Lake Meridian Park (14800 SE 272nd St, Kent, WA) on Sunday, August 24th from 12pm-2pm!

We'll share food and beverages as you share your vision for King County District 9.

We'll also collect non-perishables for the local food bank!
Jude Anthony logo graphic. You're Invited! Campaign Kickoff: BBQ picnic lunch (hot dogs, pizza, sides & dessert - Vegetarian options available; Office hours with Jude @ the grill; Special Guests. Food Drive Collection: Canned Goods; Shelf-stable dry foods; Single-serving meals; lunchbox snacks. Jude will deliver your collected goods to a local food bank serving Renton and Fairwood. 12-2PM, Sunday, August 24, 2025. Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St, Kent, WA, 98030.
August 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Yesterday I volunteered at Sustainable Renton's Food Forest. Pruned, weeded, staked, and literally dug a ditch; together we made 100 feet of fence and a "small sedan" of compost.

As Councilman, I'll prioritize funding local projects that efficiently provide essential services like this.
Jude Anthony and other volunteers after working at Sustainable Renton's Community Garden and Food Forest A member of the chicory family, this weed looks like a giant dandelion A partially dug heeling trench
August 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Today I volunteered at Ayeko Farm, gleaning berries for FareStart's Mobile Community Market. FareStart provides food security and job opportunities; Ayeko Farm creates space for local and displaced communities to reconnect with the land through food and farming. I'm proud to help them both.
Today's FareStart volunteers at Ayeko Farm, with their #SweatySelfie Blackberries and raspberries gleaned by volunteers at Ayeko Farm. A stream running through the back of Ayeko Farm.
August 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Last Thursday I volunteered at Elk Run Farm, a non-profit food bank farm that shares one of my core values: food access is a right. I helped harvest over 250 pounds of fresh produce over the course of 2 hours, all of which was donated to those in need through the South King County Food Coalition.
Volunteers laying out carrots for washing and bunching Tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapeños and other veggies harvested Thursday at Elk Run Farm Jude Anthony, in iconic hat and shirt soaked with effort and cooling water, in front of the Elk Run Farm sign and QR code. Whiteboard with incomplete accounting of harvest
July 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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It is always morally correct to fight oppression! If authorities don't like it, you're getting in Good Trouble.

Thanks to everyone who protested alongside Maple Valley Indivisible on July 17. It was hot out there!
Jude Anthony at the Good Trouble protest holding a sign saying "Justice for all means Justice for ALL" surrounded by the trans, pride, and Palestinian flag, disability symbol, and feminist solidarity symbol. Jude Anthony at the Good Trouble protest with a sign showing an American flag saying "This sign scares fascists"
July 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Yesterday, I went to volunteer with Fare Start, to harvest produce for their community markets and food industry training programs, by gleaning at Ayeko Farms in Enumclaw. Unfortunately, due to a lack of volunteers, the event was cancelled.
Jude smiling in front of Ayeko Farm Jude's work boots
July 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I’m excited to be hosting a hydration station at Black Diamond Miner’s Day today. If you’re feeling thirsty while walking around, feel free to come find me and get a cold water bottle and have a chat.
We’ll be around 'til 4pm to make sure everybody has a chance to say hi and get the water they need!
Jude wearing his iconic hat and a short-sleeve pink button-up shirt. He stands next to his campaign signs and a water cooler, under a white pop-up canopy, in front of a table with his campaign literature on it. A display of "Elect Jude" campaign items, including stickers of his iconic hat, business cards, QR-Coe Cards, pink paper bags, and window signs with his logo. The table has a black tablecloth and a window sign with his logo on it attached to the front. Behind the table is a camping chair with a rainbow bandana and a water bottle, and there are two clipboards on the table.
July 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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🌈 2/2: Today (Sunday) I accompanied my two youngest daughters to Seattle Pride.

The official headcount isn't out, but it's expected to be the largest Pride event that Seattle has ever hosted, with over 300,000 attendees, and I'm proud to have been one of them!
Jude stands in front of a tent with 3 peaks - one orange, one yellow, and one green. The wall of the tent is white, and there are tall green, standing letters spelling out "Pride" in all caps. In front of the letters, but behind Jude, there are bushes with flowers in the colors of the rainbow. Jude is wearing his iconic hat, an N95 mask, a pink polo, blue jeans, and black sneakers. He holds up a black graphic tee shirt next to him, which has vertical stripes in the colors of the Progress Pride Flag Jude with his youngest daughter, on public transit. Jude is wearing his iconic hat, but has replaced the pink hat band with a rolled up rainbow striped bandana and transferred his pins to it, and he has business cards tucked into the hat band. He is wearing a white N95 mask, a light pink polo, a grey undershirt and blue jeans. His backpack is on the ground in front of him, with several indistinct pins attached to in. Jude is looking at his daughter and holding his phone. His youngest daughter is a white young woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She is sitting in the row next to his, leaning on the barrier between their seats, and looking out the window. She is wearing a black jumpsuit with flower printing. On the barrier between them, there is a yellow wheelchair symbol. In the foreground, immediately in front of the photographer's seat, a handle of a wheelchair that Jude and his daughters brought is visible. A selfie of Jude and his middle-est daughter at Seattle Pride. Both wear glasses and N95 masks, but their cheeks and eyes show that they are smiling. Jude is wearing his iconic hat, with a rainbow striped hat band and some button pins on it, and a light pink polo. His daughter is a mid-20s white woman, with curly black hair pulled back. She is wearing a red tank top, with a green button pin that bears a white silhouette of the state of Washington. In the background, there are obstructed tall green letters on a white background, and two tent roofs from the Seattle Pride sign, one yellow, one orange.
June 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Loved talking to all the folks while running the CovTown Pride Hydration Station on Friday!

We handed out around 80 water bottles, and also gave out some convenient paper bags for carrying merch!

🌈 1/2:
Jude standing with his eldest daughter, Tatiana, in front of a rainbow balloon arch decorated with rainbow flags, hanging rainbow mylar balloons, and a tie-dye rainbow banner with a red heart in the center. Jude is wearing his iconic hat, blue jeans, black sneakers, and a grey graphic tee with his hat logomark in a white circle, with "electjude.com" marked around the edge. He holds a small hand flag that says "Be Kind" Tatiana is a white adult woman with long brown hair and glasses. She is wearing a long black skirt, a matching tee shirt to Jude, and two button pins on her chest - one in the colors of the bi flag, the other in the colors of the rainbow pride flag. Tatiana is holding a small hand flag that says "Can't hide our pride" 5 cases of Kirkland water bottles, and a blue and white cooler. One of the cases of water is opened and partially empty. Only 4 cases are visible, as one is obstructed by the cases in front of and on top of it. Jude stands in front of a corkboard and speaks with a person out of frame. Jude is wearing his iconic hat, a grey "ElectJude.com" tee shirt with the logomark of his hat on the chest, and blue jeans. The corkboard has his logo wordmark in the top left, just above a paper with the question "Do you feel represented in local government?" In the bottom right are two small pieces of paper with the titles "Yes" in black, and "No" in pink. Below "Yes," there are several dozen round white push pins. Below "No," there are an equal number of round red push pins. In the top right of the corkboard, there is a map labeled "Detail View A: Greater Covington Area". Approximately the right half of the map is shaded in pink. When viewed closely, some red push pin heads are visible. In the bottom left of the pinboard, there is a map titled "King County District 9 and Beyond". District 9 is highlighted in pink. There is a pink rectangle on the western border of District 9, which indicates the area of the detail view that is represented by the map of Covington. The table for Jude Anthony at CovTown Pride in the grass, with a white tablecloth and two chairs behind it. There are two coolers in front of the table. On the table, from left to right, there are a manilla folder, two clipboards with surveys, a cup full of pens, a picture frame with a list of FAQs, several business cards, and several pink bags labeled with "Electjude.com" stickers. To the right of the table is an easel with a black sign reading "Jude Anthony" and "District 9 Deserves a Voice". The word "Voice" is pink. There is a QR code at the bottom. Everything is under a canopy, which has two legs visible. The roof of the canopy is not visible. Behind the table is more grass, and a sidewalk towards the entrance of the park.
June 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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After several weeks of work, I'm proud to announce the release of my new campaign website at ElectJude.com!

Visit for an overview of my highest priorities, to find out where I'll be appearing next, or to ask for some help.

I'm excited to show you how I can represent you on King County Council!
A black textured background with a foreground of Jude Anthony's logo, a phone, and the text "Electjude.com" The phone shows a screenshot of ElectJude.com, with the Jude Anthony logo in a header in the top third of the phone screen, over a still frame of magenta flowers in a sunrise, under the white text "District 9 deserves a voice" with "voice" italicized and in pink. The second third, of the website has a white background, and is titled "Real change rises, it doesn't trickle down" with "rises" emphasized. There is an indistinct paragraph of text below the title, and a photo to the right of the paragraph. The photo is a headshot of Jude Anthony, a white middle-aged man wearing an iconic tan-grey wide-brim fedora with a pink hat-band adorned with button-pins, as well as a pair of glasses and a pink polo, standing in front of an out-of-focus green background. The third and final section has a light grey background with the title "Jude's highest priorities", with "highest" emphasized. The left side shows a stylized icon of a pink plate with a grey fork and knife, subtitled "everyone deserves quality food", with "Food" emphasized. The right side shows a stylized icon of an EKG trace, showing a heartbeat, the outline of a heart, and another heartbeat, subtitled "Health care is for every body". The word "Health" is emphasized, "health" and "care" are separate words, and "every" and "body" are separate words.
June 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I'll be at CovTown Pride tomorrow, running a hydration station, because the city of Covington withdrew funding. Come get a bottle and tell me how King County can serve you!
CovTown Pride Community Celebration poster, 3 - 9 in Covington Community Park, June 27. It promises live music, food, treats, a hygiene drive, guest speakers, resources, activities & more. Special guests include Dave Upthegrove, Dace's Rock 'N' More Music Academy, Mackenzie Miller, Lady Suavé, and Melody Volt Paradiso. In smaller font, it also lists Lambert House, Utopia Kent, Fusion, WashingtonCan!, Kent Youth and Family Services, Dawn, Healthpoint Clinic, Walls of Books, Girl Scouts Troop 46787, and UCC of Renton. Finally, it says, "Bring a blanket & hang out with us in the park anytime from 3 - 9 PM!"
June 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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This #Trans flag pin that Eastside Pride PNW was handing out has earned itself a permanent spot on my hat.
Jude's iconic hat hanging from a wall. Instead of the typical pink bandana, a folded up rainbow stripe bandana is wrapped over the hat band, and a large button pin is attached in the trans pride flag colors, with a thin white heart outline. Some of his standard pins are also visible, including a white "Resist" design, a small button pin of a wheelchair symbol modified to look like a wizard, and a cat dressed in a bow tie, suit, and fez to look like the Eleventh Doctor from Doctor Who
June 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Happy #PrideMonth2025 from Maple Valley! I attended our Farmer’s Market’s #Pride event with my daughter today!

Some local advocacy groups were giving away free merch, and we bought plants and some food from local artisans’ stalls. I even won a Lego set from the organizer’s free raffle!!
A collection of items on a kitchen counter. Clockwise from the top center: a Lego set of a unicorn, a bag of Rainier cherries, a bag of fresh mozarella, a box with 3 small plants, and a flier for "Left Behind K-9 Rescue." Laid on top of the flier are business cards for two shops - "Dusty Marine Carpentry" and "Woodcraft and Mosaic" - as well as a purple epoxy heart labeled "A Pocket Hug", and a temporary tattoo of two rainbow gradient Venus/woman symbols.
June 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Proud to be a citizen of Maple Valley today.
June 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Hauled this dresser for the Seattle chapter of Hot Mess Express www.facebook.com/share/1FKDvb..., a group that helps folks organize their lives. I had a great chat with one of their organizers after dropping it off!

Where can I help King County residents next? electjude.com/volunteer
Jude Anthony, in his signature hat, takes a knee next to a small dresser he hauled for a King County resident in need.
June 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Volunteered at SKTL @southkingtools.bsky.social and collected an estimated 12 cubic yards (0.85 CO2 tons!) of yard waste and 256 gallons of plastic recycling!

It's not in my district, but it serves my county. @katmabu.bsky.social am I doing this right?
#EarnTheVote
Jude Anthony in his iconic grey fedora with rainbow hatband, wearing a "Vote Like My Life Depends On It" disability pride T-shirt, smiling as he squats next to some of the yard waste he helped collect in piles, tarps, bins, and bags.
May 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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I am proud to announce my candidacy for King County Council, District 9.

Most politicians hold galas for big donors - I volunteer and bend an ear to residents who can't buy a voice.

I want to #EarnTheVote by improving my county now, even before I'm elected.
Text, a logo, and a smiling white man all outlined in white, over a light gray background with a pink tilted stripe. The text on the left says, in all caps "Elect Jude", with the subtitle "District 9 Deserves a Choice". The man, Jude, is wearing a tan-grey wide-brimmed fedora, with a black hat-band around the crown, and several button-pins of different colors and indistinct designs attached to the hat-band. He is looking to the left and smiling. He is wearing glasses, a blue t-shirt, and a brown leather jacket. The logo in the top left is a stylized version of his hat, in grey with a pink hat band ribbon, and a single white, round button-pin.
May 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM