Washington House · District 47, Position 2

Chris Stearns

Democratic

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Stearns
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Chris Stearns's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Washington House27thpercentile
More liberal than 73% of the Washington House.
Most liberalMost conservative
27th most liberal of 98

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Washington House District 47, Position 2.

Also on the ballot: Ted Cooke (Republican)

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Votes with the Speaker
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Chris Stearns.

On 634 contested votes where both voted99% on all 1,187 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
100%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Chris Stearns.

On 554 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 98 in the House (tied with 14 others)No one in the House votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Chris Stearns sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Chris Stearns
Bills
Sponsored17
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 51 of 98 in the House (tied with 12 others) · 40 of 59 Democrats (tied with 9 others)

A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the legislator who introduced it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Chris Stearns
BillResultFinal action
HB 2496
Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council
Became law March 30, 2026
HB 1222
Concerning public inspection and copying of proprietary financial and security information submitted to or obtained by the gambling commission
Became law April 21, 2025
HB 1461
Concerning contracts for materials or work required by joint operating agencies
Became law April 16, 2025

Budget projects

Washington's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Washington legislators.

Contested votes where they split

7 against the Speaker; 2 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Chris Stearns
DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
March 9, 2026 SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
March 6, 2026 SB 6137: Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry
Final Passage as Amended by the House
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 5, 2026 SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned…
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
March 5, 2026 SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned…
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
Feb. 14, 2026 HB 2303: Prohibiting employers from microchipping employees
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) Yea
April 26, 2025 SB 5393: Closing the Rainier school by June 30, 2027
Final Passage as Amended by the House
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
April 15, 2025 SB 5669: Concerning irrigation district elections
Third Reading and Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Chris Stearns voted on each of the 1,201 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Chris Stearns
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
leg.wa.gov
Email
chris.stearns@leg.wa.gov
Capitol office
Room 430, Legislative Building P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504
360-786-7858

Committees

  • State Government and Tribal Relations Vice chair
  • Capital Budget
  • Environment and Energy
  • Rules

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Washington State Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Washington State Legislature's roll-call records, Jan. 24, 2025 to March 12, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections