Legislative District 48 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 48; Washington
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 160,654 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 160,654) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.95, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Amy Walen was prime sponsor of HB 1075, which enables public housing authorities to access financing tools available to private developers and expands their bond and financing capacity. She says her work is guided by ensuring families and neighborhoods thrive.
Records: Labor Rights 18 for, Corporate Accountability 9 for, Environment and Public Health 8 for, 1 against,
Democratic · declared
Jessica Forsythe is a Redmond City Council member, union member and Executive Director of Emerge WA, a non-profit focused on uplifting women and non-binary future leaders. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kent State University.
Records: Housing Affordability 2 for, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for
Sources: sos.wa.gov23