Position Sought
Bellingham City Council , Ward 6
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
Bellingham, Washington
Date of General Election
November 4, 2025
General Election Donation Limit
$1200
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian
Gender Identity
Intersex
Sexual Orientation
Gay
Connect with Andrew Reding
Andrew would double LGBTQ+ representation on the Bellingham City Council!
Biography
A graduate of the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, Andrew Reding has served as a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute and as a human rights expert for the US federal government. Also first out LGBTQ+ elected official in Southwest Florida in the 1990s. Was elected the first LGBTQ+ Chair of Whatcom County Democrats in 2019, serving three terms, flipping the county executive, sheriff, all three 42nd LD state legislative seats, and more, from Republican to Democratic. Elected to the Whatcom County Charter Review Commission last year, Andrew is now running to fix Bellingham’s housing shortage. Bellingham presently has the most unaffordable housing of any small city nationwide.