Michelle Caldier
Michelle Caldier (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 26-Position 2. She assumed office on January 12, 2015. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Caldier (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 26-Position 2. She will not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 4, 2026.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Caldier was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Caldier was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Health Care and Wellness Committee, Asst. ranking minority member
- Housing Committee, Ranking minority member
- House Rules Committee
2019-2020
Caldier was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Education Committee
- Health Care and Wellness Committee, Assistant Ranking Minority Member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Health Care and Wellness |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Caldier served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • General Government and Information Technology, Assistant Ranking Minority Member |
| • Health Care and Wellness |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
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Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Rafe Sher (D) is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on August 4, 2026.
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Rafe Sher (D) ![]() | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle Caldier (R)
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2025
See also: Washington state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Washington State Senate District 26
Incumbent Deborah Krishnadasan defeated Michelle Caldier in the special general election for Washington State Senate District 26 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Krishnadasan (D) | 52.5 | 30,995 | |
| Michelle Caldier (R) | 47.4 | 27,931 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 58,982 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 26
Incumbent Deborah Krishnadasan and Michelle Caldier advanced from the special primary for Washington State Senate District 26 on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Krishnadasan (D) | 51.2 | 23,166 | |
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 48.6 | 22,008 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 95 | ||
| Total votes: 45,269 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Tiffiny Mitchell in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 54.6 | 49,086 | |
| Tiffiny Mitchell (D) | 45.2 | 40,636 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 89,909 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Incumbent Michelle Caldier and Tiffiny Mitchell defeated Rachel Harter, Lori McPherson, and Josh Smith in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 33.7 | 16,878 | |
| ✔ | Tiffiny Mitchell (D) | 29.8 | 14,909 | |
| Rachel Harter (R) | 18.4 | 9,204 | ||
| Lori McPherson (D) | 10.5 | 5,236 | ||
Josh Smith (No party preference) ![]() | 7.6 | 3,814 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 50,081 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Matt Macklin in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 56.2 | 42,087 | |
Matt Macklin (D) ![]() | 43.7 | 32,741 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 74,893 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Incumbent Michelle Caldier and Matt Macklin advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 54.9 | 27,267 | |
| ✔ | Matt Macklin (D) ![]() | 44.9 | 22,303 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 49,655 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rachel Harter (R)
- Oran Root (R)
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Joy Stanford in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 54.8 | 48,973 | |
| Joy Stanford (D) | 45.0 | 40,189 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 183 | ||
| Total votes: 89,345 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Joy Stanford and incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Alisha Beeler in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Stanford (D) | 42.9 | 24,820 | |
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 37.3 | 21,551 | |
Alisha Beeler (R) ![]() | 19.7 | 11,412 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 57,824 | ||||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Joy Stanford in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 55.1 | 38,339 | |
| Joy Stanford (D) | 44.9 | 31,233 | ||
| Total votes: 69,572 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2
Joy Stanford and incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Randy Boss and Marco Padilla in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Stanford (D) | 41.8 | 16,775 | |
| ✔ | Michelle Caldier (R) | 34.9 | 14,011 | |
| Randy Boss (R) | 18.0 | 7,231 | ||
| Marco Padilla (People Over Party) | 5.3 | 2,143 | ||
| Total votes: 40,160 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Incumbent Michelle Caldier defeated Randy Spitzer in the Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 2 general election.[1]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 58.94% | 40,755 | ||
| Independent Democrat | Randy Spitzer | 41.06% | 28,387 | |
| Total Votes | 69,142 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Michelle Caldier and Randy Spitzer were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 26-Position 2 top two primary.[2][3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 26-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
| Independent Democrat | ||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
2014
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Larry Seaquist (D) and Michelle Caldier (R) were unopposed in the primary. Seaquist was defeated by Caldier in the general election.[4][5][6]
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2025
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Other survey responses
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2024
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2022
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2020
Michelle Caldier did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Caldier's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Michelle Caldier[8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2025.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2024.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2022.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2021.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2020.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2019.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2018.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2017.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2016.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their stances on small business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2015.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Greater Spokane Incorporated — Legislators from the greater-Spokane area are scored on if they voted for/against funding for projects in the Spokane area.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Caldier for State Representative, "Priorities," accessed September 16, 2016
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