Biography
Karina Wallace is the Democratic candidate for the Washington House of Representatives, District 9-Position 2, in the November 3, 2026 general election, challenging Republican incumbent Joe Schmick.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a mother of six, a state-certified Peer Support Specialist and a former caregiver and DSHS Job Center worker.[3]
Wallace earned an associate degree from Lower Columbia College in 2017.[2] In the survey, she said she moved to Cheney because of family and lives with lupus and Sjögren's syndrome.[3]
Wallace advanced from the August 4, 2026 nonpartisan primary in second place, with 35.4 percent of the vote to Schmick's 64.4 percent.[2] She said she takes no corporate PAC or corporate lobbyist donations.[3] Her stated first-term priorities are a Paycheck Protection and Corporate Accountability package, a Disability and Chronic Illness Access Guarantee, and a Lobbyist Accountability and Conflict of Interest Transparency Act.[3] She listed the Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO, the National Women's Political Caucus of Washington and the Spokane County Democrats as endorsers.[3]
- 1.Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Karina Wallace · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Karina Wallace - 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 House District 9
Karina Wallace is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Washington House District 9 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
