ESD adjudication nightmare - going to contact Governor's office for help

The Governor's office main number is 360-902-4111. You can explain your situation to whoever answers and they'll direct you to the right department. I went through a similar nightmare last year - 12 weeks in adjudication! Make sure you document every call you make with dates and who you spoke with. Also, consider contacting your state senator instead of representative, they sometimes have more pull with ESD issues.

idk if the governors office is gonna do anything tbh... they probably just forward your complaint back to ESD and nothing happens. my brothers been waiting 4 months and even got his state senator involved and still nada.

Before you go the Governor route, have you tried using Claimyr? It helped me get through to an actual ESD agent after weeks of trying. Their service basically puts you at the front of the call queue. I was super skeptical but watched their demo video (https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3) and decided to try it. Got through to an actual person in 15 minutes who fixed my adjudication issue that same day. Check out claimyr.com - might save you the hassle of the Governor's office runaround.

While contacting the Governor's office might eventually help, it's often not the most efficient path. A few suggestions that might get faster results: 1. File a formal complaint through the ESD website - this creates a paper trail 2. Contact your STATE SENATOR (not just representative) as they often have dedicated staff for unemployment issues 3. Request an official hardship escalation through ESD - specifically mention the eviction threat 4. Contact your local legal aid society as they may provide free representation for unemployment issues If you've truly tried all these with no success, then yes, the Governor's main line is 360-902-4111. Ask to speak with the constituent services team about an ESD adjudication delay causing imminent homelessness. They'll likely create a case number and assign someone to look into it. Be prepared to provide your claim ID, contact information, and a timeline of your attempts to resolve this. Good luck!

I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!!!! Adjudication for 11 weeks, no one would help me, landlord threatening eviction, the whole nightmare. I did wind up calling the Governor's office and guess what? NOTHING HAPPENED. Just more waiting. The only thing that finally worked was when I went to the in-person WorkSource office and refused to leave until someone helped me. The lady there made some internal calls and my claim was magically fixed 2 days later. Try that before wasting time with the governor's people.

While everyone here is giving good advice about contacting various officials, I want to address the more urgent issue - your housing situation. If you're facing eviction, there are resources available that can help while you continue fighting the ESD battle: 1. Apply for emergency rental assistance through your county's housing department 2. Contact 211 for referrals to emergency housing funds 3. Look into the Eviction Resolution Pilot Program which can mediate with your landlord 4. File for a hardship stay with the court if an eviction is filed As for the Governor's office, I have the direct number for the constituent services team that handles ESD issues: 360-902-4111, then ask for the constituent services specialist for employment issues. Be prepared with your claim ID, contact history with ESD, and be very clear about the imminent housing crisis this is causing. I worked in constituent services (not for WA state) and can tell you these cases DO get attention, but they move faster when there's a legitimate emergency (like eviction) and when you have thorough documentation of your attempts to resolve it through normal channels.

not to be negative but i called the governors office twice about my claim last year and both times they just took my info and said someone would call back. still waiting for that call lol. maybe you'll have better luck tho