WA’s longest-serving state House member at risk of ouster

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 839

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos has rarely faced a competitive election challenge in her nearly three decades in the Washington Legislature.

Now Santos, the longtime chair of the House Education Committee, faces a teacher with no elected experience whose performance in the August primary has put the veteran lawmaker’s political future in jeopardy.

Kelabe Tewolde, a fellow Democrat who is a Seattle planning commissioner, defeated Santos by over three …

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