Too many working families in Eastern Washington are squeezed by unpredictable paychecks, rising costs, and a government that serves donors instead of people. I’m running to change that — with real accountability, honest leadership, and policies that actually help.

I believe in practical solutions that protect paychecks, respect taxpayer dollars, uphold equal protection under the law, and hold powerful interests accountable — so families can plan, build, and breathe again.

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If you believe working families deserve a fair shot and honest leadership, consider contributing today. Every donation helps build a campaign rooted in accountability, not special interests.

I’m running because I’ve lived the reality so many families are facing — and I know government can do better when it’s focused on people, not politics.

Equal Protection & Community Stability

Every person in LD-9 deserves equal protection under the law — regardless of race, background, or zip code. I support orderly legal immigration pathways, full due process protections, and humane treatment for every person in our communities.

Fear-based enforcement doesn’t make communities safer. Stability, fairness, and accountability do.

About Karina

I didn’t plan on becoming a politician. I planned on raising my kids, doing good work, and staying out of it.

But I kept watching things get worse — for families like mine, for people who needed systems that actually worked, for my kids who are going to inherit whatever we build or break right now. And I realized I couldn’t keep asking someone else to show up if I wasn’t willing to show up myself.

I put myself through college while raising six kids, mostly on my own. I spent years doing direct advocacy work in domestic violence shelters and the DSHS Job Center — walking alongside people in some of the hardest moments of their lives. I’ve been a Certified Peer Support Specialist. I’ve navigated the systems I’m now running to fix.

I also live with lupus and Sjögren’s syndrome. When you depend on systems to function, you stop accepting “that’s just how it works” as an answer. You start asking who built this, who it serves, and who it leaves out.

I’m not a career politician. I’m a mom, an advocate, a survivor, and a neighbor. I’m still figuring out how to show up for my kids — and I’m learning how to show up for LD-9. I don’t have all the answers. But I show up, I tell the truth, and I keep going.

One honest step at a time.