Deborah Krishnadasan
Incumbent state senator and former Peninsula school board president. Expanded property-tax relief for seniors and disabled veterans, created an energy-assistance program and funded health care and child care.
26th Legislative District
Kitsap, Pierce counties. 6 candidates, in alphabetical order, on Washington's Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot. Summaries are paraphrased from each candidate's own statement in Washington's voters' guide.
Take the Washington quizGuess each candidate's party from their photo alone.
State Senate, Legislative District 26
Gary Parker
Intel engineer and executive for over 30 years. Accuses the incumbent of working for Seattle; wants to keep seniors from being taxed out of their homes.
State House, Legislative District 26, Pos. 1
David Olson
Retired Navy officer, public finance banker and 13-year school board member. Opposes K-12 cuts, the income tax and diverting money from the police and firefighter pension fund.
Adison Richards
First-term state rep and former legal-aid attorney. Secured a tax cut for farmers, funded local police, and voted against higher taxes on working families; protects reproductive rights.
State House, Legislative District 26, Pos. 2
Katy Cornell
Nonprofit leader, small-business owner and pastor on the Gig Harbor planning commission. Wants affordable homes, public safety, roads and ferries, and smarter spending instead of higher taxes.
Renee Hernandez Greenfield
Special educator, community college instructor and former CPS investigator. Wants home prices that match local wages, excellent public schools, and the roads and ferries the peninsula has waited decades for.
Could you tell their party from a photo?
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