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Deb Krishnadasan

DState Senator · District 26

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Washington Senate District 26

Biography

Deb Krishnadasan is a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate from District 26, appointed on December 11, 2024, and she is seeking election to the seat on November 3, 2026 against Gary Parker (R).[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said her career included work at Microsoft and that she served two terms on the Peninsula School Board, including as president.[3]

Krishnadasan earned a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University.[1] Her career experience includes working for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and in communications at Microsoft.[1] In the Ballotpedia survey, she said she grew up on a family farm in Puyallup in a union household and was the first person in her family to graduate from college.[3]

The Kitsap Board of Commissioners and the Pierce County Council appointed Krishnadasan to Senate District 26 to replace Emily Randall (D).[1] In the 2023-2024 session she served on the Early Learning & K-12 Education, Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks, and Senate Transportation committees, and was vice chair of the State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee.[1] In the August 4, 2026 primary she received 56.6% of the vote to Parker's 43.3%.[1] In the survey, she listed affordability, education and opportunity among her priorities, and said she passed seven bipartisan bills in her first term.[3]

  1. 1.Deborah Krishnadasan - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Washington State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Deborah Krishnadasan, Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.

Washington Senate District 26

Deb Krishnadasan is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Washington Senate District 26 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Other candidates for this seat

Gary ParkerCandidateRWashington Senate District 26Washington

Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 71 of 384 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (46), Rights & public safety (11), Transportation (10)

  • Operating budget, supp.

    What it does: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 28–2, Republicans 0–19

    Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Prescription drugs/taxes

    What it does: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for c…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 26–4, Republicans 0–19

    Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Public education funding

    What it does: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 26–4, Republicans 0–19

    Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Taxes on loan interest

    What it does: Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 27–3, Republicans 0–18

    Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗

  • Insurer taxes

    What it does: Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 27–3, Republicans 0–19

    Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

See all their split votes

Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

HB 1295 · WA SENATE

Reading and writing literacy

YesVOTED

Motion: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 48–1·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 5998 · WA SENATE

Operating budget, supp.

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee

Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 28–21·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6228 · WA SENATE

Prescription drugs/taxes

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the House

Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.)

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 26–23·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6260 · WA SENATE

Public education funding

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the House

Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 26–23·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6347 · WA SENATE

Estate tax rates

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the House

Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.)

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 39–10·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6354 · WA SENATE

Electric vehicles

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the House

Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 47–2·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6355 · WA SENATE

Electric transmission system

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the House

Concerning the electric transmission system.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 32–17·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2089 · WA SENATE

Taxes on loan interest

NoVOTED

Motion: 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 27–21·Substantive·Mar 11, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2487 · WA SENATE

Insurer taxes

NoVOTED

Motion: 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 27–22·Substantive·Mar 11, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2681 · WA SENATE

Cannabis license fees

NoVOTED

Motion: 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Modifying cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning cannabis license fees.)

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 29–20·Substantive·Mar 11, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 678 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.