County

Metropolitan King County Council

District 2, Short and full term

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The nine-member Metropolitan King County Council, elected by district, adopts King County's budget and laws and sets county tax rates and land-use policy.

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Rebecca Saldaña

No party listed

State Senator, 37th Legislative District

The gist

Pledges to build housing affordable at any income.
Supports universal child care from birth to age 12.
Supports taxes on the ultra-wealthy to fund public services.
Led passage of paid family leave and domestic worker protections.
Pledges to expand behavioral health and crisis response.
Supports fast, reliable and free public transit.
Supported the Climate Commitment Act and Clean Fuel Standard.

More about Rebecca

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Pledges to build housing affordable at any income.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“build more housing that is affordable at any income, raise wages, improve transit, and make universal childcare a reality”
Supports universal child care from birth to age 12.
Detailed Platforms
Campaign website · Rebecca Saldaña for King County · rebeccasaldana.com
“We need to treat Child Care as Public Infrastructure that is universal, affordable, and available from birth to age 12.”
Supports taxes on the ultra-wealthy to fund public services.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I championed and passed taxes on the ultra-wealthy, including the Capital Gains Tax and Millionaires Tax”
Rebecca Saldaña for King County
Campaign website · Rebecca Saldaña for King County · rebeccasaldana.com
“Co-sponsored the Capital Gains Tax”
Led passage of paid family leave and domestic worker protections.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I passed the most progressive Paid Family and Medical Leave programs in the country and passed a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights”
Pledges to expand behavioral health and crisis response.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“expand behavioral health and crisis response, improve transit access, and lower costs for working families”
Supports fast, reliable and free public transit.
Rebecca Saldaña for King County
Campaign website · Rebecca Saldaña for King County · rebeccasaldana.com
“a future where public transportation is fast, reliable, and free for all”
Supported the Climate Commitment Act and Clean Fuel Standard.
Rebecca Saldaña for King County
Campaign website · Rebecca Saldaña for King County · rebeccasaldana.com
“including the Climate Commitment Act, Healthy Washington for All Act, and the Washington Clean Fuel Standard”

Toshiko Grace Hasegawa

No party listed

Port of Seattle Commissioner

The gist

Proposes land banking around future light rail stations.
Supports Executive Zahilay's proposed county housing levy.
Proposes a voucher-to-homeownership pilot for displaced families.
Proposes hiring staff to clear the county permitting backlog.
Pledges to make the child care worker wage boost permanent.
Supports state authority for county progressive taxes on corporations.
Supports funding community-led gun violence prevention.

More about Toshiko

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Proposes land banking around future light rail stations.
Vision
Campaign website · Friends of Toshiko Hasegawa · votetoshiko.com
“We will aggressively landbank properties around future transit stations”
Supports Executive Zahilay's proposed county housing levy.
Vision
Campaign website · Friends of Toshiko Hasegawa · votetoshiko.com
“I support King County Executive Zahilay’s proposal for a Housing Levy.”
Proposes a voucher-to-homeownership pilot for displaced families.
Vision
Campaign website · Friends of Toshiko Hasegawa · votetoshiko.com
“Create a pathway for families who were pushed out of historically redlined neighborhoods to return and become homeowners via a Voucher-to-Homeownership Pilot.”
Proposes hiring staff to clear the county permitting backlog.
Vision
Campaign website · Friends of Toshiko Hasegawa · votetoshiko.com
“Hire sufficient staffing to eliminate the permitting backlog and ensure timely, predictable review of housing projects.”
Pledges to make the child care worker wage boost permanent.
Vision
Campaign website · Friends of Toshiko Hasegawa · votetoshiko.com
“I will fight to make the BSK Wage Boost Pilot program permanent.”
Supports state authority for county progressive taxes on corporations.
Vision
Campaign website · Friends of Toshiko Hasegawa · votetoshiko.com
“I will advocate for a bill in the state legislature that would allow King County to impose progressive taxes”
Supports funding community-led gun violence prevention.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“fully funding mental health and community-led gun violence prevention strategies, like after school and mentorship programs”

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