Vandana Slatter
Running unopposed.
State senator, biotech scientist and pharmacist. Fights for affordable health care, reproductive freedom, immigrants and a fair tax code.
48th Legislative District
King County. 5 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 48
State House, Legislative District 48, Pos. 1
Jeffery Poppe
CPA and financial systems consultant for 40 years who audited a billion-dollar bank fraud for the FDIC. Promises no new taxes, fraud audits and individual-only contributions; says the state has a spending problem.
Osman Salahuddin
Incumbent state rep and former Redmond councilmember. Says he passed more laws than anyone this year, on affordable housing, gun violence prevention and immigrant protections.
State House, Legislative District 48, Pos. 2
Jessica Forsythe
Redmond city councilmember and small-business owner. Won tenant protections and $7.5 million for housing and human services; fought for LGBTQIA+ and immigrant communities and says housing and health costs outpace wages.
Amy Walen
Incumbent state rep, former Kirkland mayor and small-business CFO. A self-described pragmatic Democrat who banned masked ICE agents but voted no on the income tax.
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