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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Washington House District 48, Position 2

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Washington uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the August 4 primary advanced, regardless of party preference.

Candidates

Jessica Forsythe

Democratic

Work
Small business owner; Redmond City Council member

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Redmond City Council Member (2020-present), Council President (‘22-‘23), Council VP (‘24-‘25); Alternative Crisis Response Subcommittee Chair; Tenant Protections Subcommittee; Eastrail Co-Chair; Growth Management Policy Board; AWC Federal Advocacy Committee; Disability Board

Jessica Forsythe has owned a small business for 20 years and has served on the Redmond City Council since 2020, including as council president in 2022-2023. She has also been a nonprofit executive director and art director for the Seattle Symphony.

Housing and healthcare costs are climbing faster than wages; education is underfunded; the climate crisis is here; working families are struggling with increasing prices. I’ve balanced billion-dollar municipal budgets, won tenant protections, secured $7.5M for housing and human services, improved financial transparency, championed small business pandemic support, and fought for LGBTQIA+ and immigrant communities. …

Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State

Forsythe's experience

  • Elected experience: Redmond City Council Member (2020-present), Council President (‘22-‘23), Council VP (‘24-‘25); Alternative Crisis Response Subcommittee Chair; Tenant Protections Subcommittee; Eastrail Co-Chair; Growth Management Policy Board; AWC Federal Advocacy Committee; Disability Board
  • Other professional experience: Small Business Owner for 20 years; SEIU Board Delegate; Non-Profit Executive Director; Art Director Seattle Symphony; Urgent Care Staff
  • Community service: LD48 Precinct Committee Officer; American Legion Auxiliary; Recording Academy Federal Advocacy Committee; NAMI Youth Mentor; League of Women Voters King County Treasurer; Seattle Symphony Pride Co-Founder; Special Olympics

Forsythe's education

  • BFA Visual Communication and Design, Kent State University
  • Environmental Design Certificate
  • Association of Washington Cities Certificate of Municipal Leadership
  • FBI Citizens Academy

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Amy Walen

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 48 (since 2019)
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State Representative, 48th District; co-owner and CFO of family businesses; former Kirkland mayor

Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: State Representative 2019-present; Kirkland Mayor 2014-2018; Kirkland Councilmember 2009-2019

Amy Walen has served in the Washington House since 2019, after serving on the Kirkland City Council from 2009 to 2019 and as mayor from 2014 to 2018. She has spent more than 20 years as an owner and chief financial officer in her family's businesses.

I’m a pragmatic governing Democrat who works across the aisle. I champion public safety, affordability, balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility. I stood up to the federal government by banning ICE from wearing masks and backfilling money cut from Planned Parenthood. …

Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State

Walen's experience

  • Elected experience: State Representative 2019-present; Kirkland Mayor 2014-2018; Kirkland Councilmember 2009-2019
  • Other professional experience: 20+ years experience as an owner and Chief Finance Officer in our family businesses
  • Community service: I have always worked to make life better for people in my community, serving in volunteer and civic roles with organizations like Food Lifeline, Youth Eastside Services, PorchLight and Studio East, and securing scholarships for students to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Walen's education

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland Law School
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Queensland

Walen's committees

  • Civil Rights & Judiciary
  • Consumer Protection & Business
  • Finance

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