Deb Krishnadasan came up through the schools, not the party ladder. A PTA volunteer who became a Peninsula School District board member and president, she led the community campaign that finally delivered six new schools after decades of failed attempts. Appointed to the Senate in 2024, she won a full-fledged battle for the seat last November, prevailing in the closest legislative race in Washington against a six-term Republican.

In Olympia she has been laser-focused on lowering costs. Her bill expanding the property tax relief program, signed this spring, extends help to tens of thousands of seniors, people with disabilities, and disabled veterans so they can stay in their homes. She voted to establish energy-bill assistance for low-income families, proposed the first sales tax cut in Washington in over 40 years, and voted against the gas tax hike. Every bill she has passed drew support from both parties.

The 26th is a true swing district, and it rewards exactly what Krishnadasan delivers: independence, pragmatism, and results. She’s earned a full term.

Endorsements include the Washington State Labor Council, the Association of Washington Business, the Washington Education Association, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, SEIU 775, UFCW 3000, the Sierra Club, and the Washington Food Industry Association.

Tedd Wetherbee grew up in a large family with an immigrant mother from Nicaragua, raised speaking Spanish and learning early what hard work and resilience actually mean. He started his first small businesses in college, worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in his early twenties, and then spent a decade in Lagos, Nigeria, building infrastructure and energy projects, including power systems and solar lighting for underserved communities.

Back home, he built businesses in Washington State that today employ members of this community, and he knows firsthand the pressures on the people who work for him and shop with him. His focus is squarely on the cost of living: practical solutions that bring down everyday costs, help small businesses grow, and make commonsense budget decisions so families can build stable, secure lives here.

Wetherbee isn’t running to build a political career. He’s running to solve problems for the district that gave his family its start, and Position 2 in the 26th would be well served by that.

Endorsements include the 26th Legislative District Democrats, the Pierce County Democrats, Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello, Pierce County Councilmember Marty Campbell, the Environmental Coalition of Pierce County, and former Kitsap County Democrats Chair Hannie Baxter.