The right candidate.
At exactly the right time.
The 47th Legislative District is a genuine swing seat. It has flipped parties three times since 2006. The incumbent won her primary in 2022 by just 65 votes. The general election margin was 2,749 votes. In a district with 155,000 people, that is not a mandate — that is an invitation.
Kristina Soltys isn't running because she's next in line. She's running because she has spent six years building the exact record South King County voters are looking for — on public safety, fiscal discipline, transportation, and community service. And she's running in a year where the priorities of 47th District families are in sharp contrast with the priorities Olympia is focusing on.
Here is the record, the district, and the moment.
A Record Built Right Here in the 47th.
Kristina Soltys has represented Covington City Council Position 1 since January 2020. In 2019 she did what political observers don't see often: she walked into her first election as a complete unknown and beat a nearly 14-year incumbent by 25 points. Four years later, no one even bothered to run against her.
That doesn't happen by accident. It happens when a community watches someone actually show up and deliver.
"Families across South King County are working hard, doing their best, and still feeling like they are falling behind. I believe I've been prepared for a time such as this, and I'm ready to fight for the people of this district."
— Kristina Soltys, Campaign Launch — April 7, 2026The 47th Is a Swing Seat. Every Cycle Proves It.
The Seattle Times has called the 47th a "super-diverse" district. Both parties' own district organizations publicly describe it as a "true swing district." The seat has changed party hands three times since 2006, and the 2022 incumbent barely survived a primary that was decided by 65 votes.
This district covers all of Covington and portions of Kent and Auburn in southeast King County — home to Boeing's 737 production, Blue Origin's headquarters, the largest industrial park on the West Coast, and more than 4,000 Ukrainian-Americans. It is a community of working families who commute far, pay more, and deserve leaders who actually know them.
Kristina Soltys is one of them. She came here from Ukraine at age 5, raised her three children here, and has spent the last six years making decisions that directly affected every family in this district. That is not a campaign bio. That is a lived record.
The Contrast Is Clear.
On the issues that matter most to 47th District families, the difference between Kristina Soltys and incumbent Claudia Kauffman is not a question of emphasis. It's a question of direction.
Why 2026 Is the Year.
The 2025 legislative session produced what the Association of Washington Business, the Seattle Chamber, the Bellevue Chamber, and the Washington Roundtable all described in a joint statement as "the largest tax increase in Washington state history." Then in 2026, the legislature passed Washington's first-ever income tax.
47th District families just absorbed a 6-cent gas tax hike with a 2% annual escalator, a new income tax, expanded estate taxes, a capital gains surcharge, and a sales tax expansion — all landing simultaneously. The Washington Policy Center projects the 2025 tax increases alone will reduce state wages by $1.78 billion in 2026, growing to $4.46 billion by 2029.
Against that backdrop, Kristina Soltys is running with a record of exactly the alternative voters in this district are looking for.
The 47th Deserves a Fighter.
Kristina Soltys has spent six years building the exact record this district needs — on public safety, fiscal discipline, transportation, and community. She knows the 47th not because she studied it, but because she raised her family here. Now she's ready to take that fight to Olympia. Help her get there.
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