Valdez not running for another term in the state House

Michelle (Caldier) Valdez announced that she will not seek a seventh term representing the 26th Legislative District in Olympia.

By: Conor Wilson

Outlets: Gig Harbor Now

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 461

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Barely a month after confirming her plans to run for reelection, Washington state Rep. Michelle Valdez, R-Gig Harbor, backtracked Tuesday, announcing she would not seek a seventh term in the House of Representatives.

Valdez, neé Caldier, has represented Washington’s 26th Legislative District — spanning Gig Harbor, the Key Peninsula, Port Orchard and part of Bremerton — for 12 years. She legislated as a moderate Republican, occasionally at odds with her own party’s leadership. She cited …

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