About Julie

Julie's passion for elections was ignited 23 years ago when she first joined King County Elections' phone bank to answer voter's questions and provide assistance. Since 2000, Julie has worked in nearly every work area from processing ballots to checking signatures on petitions. She is a certified election administrator at both the state and national levels. 

Driven by a desire to make elections more accessible and secure as well as a love for leadership and the people she worked her way up to Deputy Director by 2013 and was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019.

A champion for increasing both accessibility and security, Julie is dedicated to removing barriers to voting, while maintaining accuracy, security, and transparency. Under her leadership, King County has added 65 ballot drop box locations and seven vote centers, implemented prepaid postage, expanded voter outreach and education, and added four non-English languages to King County Elections’ suite of full-service languages. 

In her years as Director of Elections, Julie has been recognized at many levels for her contributions to elections and drive for innovation. Recent honors include Outstanding Voter Outreach Award from the Washington Secretary of State in both 2017 and 2021, the Washington chapter of the Korean American Coalition’s Rocky Kim Pioneer Award, and the 2019 Fix Democracy First Election Official of the Year.