A WA state lawmaker says her opponent should end campaign amid stalking investigation

A Washington state senator is fending off questions about where she lives as her opponent works to distance himself from a man facing stalking allegations stemming from lengthy stakeouts of a home owned by the lawmaker.

Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, who overcame a challenge to her voter registration this week, on Thursday said Gabe Galbraith, also a Republican, should end his Senate campaign after police linked him with the 21-year-old man who surveilled the home where Torres’ daughter and granddaughter resided for several days, mistakenly thinking it was the senator’s primary residence.

Torres said regardless of whether police file charges, Galbraith, who is president of the Kennewick School Board, should exit the race because he “should be advocating for the safety and protection of children and families. This is completely the opposite.”

Galbraith pushed back hard this week.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/07/09/a-wa-state-lawmaker-says-her-opponent-should-end-campaign-amid-stalking-investigation/