James Randolph (Woodinville City Council Position 7, Washington, candidate 2025)

James Randolph

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Woodinville City Council Position 7

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 5, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Southern University and A&M College

Personal

Profession

Engineering manager

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

James Randolph is running for election to the Woodinville City Council Position 7 in Washington. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source] He was on the ballot in the primary on August 5, 2025.^[source]

Randolph completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

James Randolph provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 8, 2025:

• Birth date: January 28, 1975
• High school: F.C.A.H.S
• Bachelor's: Southern University and A&M College
• Gender: Male
• Profession: Engineering Manager
• Prior offices held:
  • Woodinville City Council Position 7 (2021-Prsnt)
• Incumbent officeholder: Yes
• Campaign slogan: Celebrate the things that make Woodinville the place we love to call home and take action on the things that make us more prosperous, inclusive, and forward-looking.
• Campaign website
• Campaign endorsements
• Campaign Facebook

Elections

General election

General election for Woodinville City Council Position 7

Jaren Hanson and James Randolph are running in the general election for Woodinville City Council Position 7 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jaren Hanson (Nonpartisan)
		James Randolph (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Woodinville City Council Position 7

Brandon Finley, Jaren Hanson, and James Randolph ran in the primary for Woodinville City Council Position 7 on August 5, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Brandon Finley (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jaren Hanson (Nonpartisan)
		James Randolph (Nonpartisan)

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Endorsements

Randolph received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Randolph's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

• Legis. District 1, Wash., Democratic Party
• Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates
• Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates of Washington
• Washington Conservation Action

Campaign themes

Ballotpedia survey responses

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James Randolph completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Randolph's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I spent my formative years growing up in Southern Mississippi. As the child of a black minister and a school teacher in Mississippi, I developed a social justice mindset and sense of community early in life. After college my love for technology, like many at that time, led me to pursue a career in the silicon valley. The cost of living, housing specifically pushed us out of the bay area. We had a long list of possible places we could move to. But the natural beauty and possibilities available in the Puget Sound led us to settle in Washington State.

My desire to run for office was created by the state of things in 2021. We had recently experienced the first Trump presidential administration, a pandemic, and the murder of George Floyd. I spent a lot of time at home with my wife and children. I questioned how our futures might look and felt that I should run for local office to actively engage with what I wanted to see in the future.

I am happy to run on the wide range of accomplishments of my first term and will use my next to extend and complete the things that have been started.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• 🤝 Continue growing public engagement and inclusion in city decisions
• 🏘️ Improve and expand our housing supply —so everyone can afford a first home and settle into a last home with dignity while preserving our tree canopy and natural environment
• 🏊 Support the Northshore Parks and Recreation Service Area to build a regional community center and pool that can also serve as a cooling and warming center

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am personally passionate about bringing more public transportation to Woodinville. I believe consistent, frequent, and reliable public transit will enable us to reduce traffic and enable additional affordable housing. A continuous circuit in Woodinville is a key solution to our transportation needs for both visitors and residents in and around the city.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I think one of the most important principles is to realize that we are all living here. The goal for each of us should be to discuss and align on the set of problems we want to solve. If we can align on the problems, it's easier to make progress on the solutions.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I started a small lawn business, to pay for video game rentals. Then I learned that I could charge neighborhood kids to come over to play. It was a complex thing that didn't last long, but it was a really fun pair of businesses I worked with my brothers on.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

The ability to listen to learn what's important to constituents. And the ability to share what's needed to remove barriers to get to desired outcomes.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

King County Democrats

1st LD Democrats
Washington Conservation Action
The Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
Sage Leaders
Democrats for Diversity and Inclusion
U.S. Congresswoman SuzanDelBene
Washington State Senator Derek Stanford
Washington State Senator Manka Dhingra
State Representative Davina Duerr

State Representative Janice Zahn

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