Deborah Krishnadasan is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate from the 26th district.
She was appointed by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners and the Pierce County Council in 2024 to fill the vacancy left by Emily Randall's resignation following being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
[1] A Democrat, she previously served as president of the Peninsula School Board.
Krishnadasan grew up in Puyallup and graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in communications.
[1] Krishnadasan and her husband Baiya, a Sri Lankan-born cardiothoracic surgeon, moved to Gig Harbor in 2008 and have three kids: Alexander, Audrey, and Gabriel.