Washington Senate · District 47

Claudia Kauffman

Democratic

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader 92% On 476 contested votes where both voted · 96% on all votes Votes with own party 94% Partisan rank: 35 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) Didn't vote at roll call 2% 28 of 1,258 roll calls · 28 of them excused

Bills passed 7 23 sponsored · 7 became law · Rank 18 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Bills that became law 7 of 7 passed · 0 vetoed

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Claudia Kauffman'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

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More conservative than 50% of the Washington Senate.

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25th most liberal of 49

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Washington Senate District 47.

Also on the ballot: Kristina Soltys (Republican)

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The scores

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader

92%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Claudia Kauffman.

On 476 contested votes where both voted96% on all 1,230 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

94%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Claudia Kauffman.

On 381 party-line votesPartisan rank: 35 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 1 other)34 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Claudia Kauffman
	Bills
Sponsored	23
Passed both chambers	7
Became law	7
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 18 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 16 of 30 Democrats (tied with 1 other)

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: Claudia Kauffman
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 6034 Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs	Became law	March 30, 2026
SB 6035 Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters	Became law	March 25, 2026
SB 6347 Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.)	Became law	March 24, 2026
SB 5863 Concerning the preservation and inspection of state historical records	Became law	March 24, 2026
SB 5262 Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner	Became law	May 12, 2025
SB 5494 Protecting Washington communities from lead-based paint	Became law	April 29, 2025
SB 5110 Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges	Became law	April 29, 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

40 against the Senate Majority Leader; 40 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Claudia Kauffman
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate Majority Leader	Most of their party
March 12, 2026	SB 6355: Concerning the electric transmission system Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2026	SB 6347: Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.) Final Passage as Amended by the House	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 9, 2026	SB 5156: Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2026	HB 2168: Facilitating the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information for overdose prevention Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2026	HB 1210: Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 2105: Concerning immigrant worker protections Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 2105: Concerning immigrant worker protections Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 2266: Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 3, 2026	HB 2476: Modifying the spirits, beer, and wine theater license Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6129: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other nicotine products. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes, vapor products, and other… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6129: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other nicotine products. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes, vapor products, and other… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 6239: Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing a process for adjudicating… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 5828: Concerning the Washington college grant and college bound scholarship program for students attending private four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 5975: Providing consumer access to safe cookware and interstate and international trade certainty in the regulation of lead in cookware Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6114: Defining the terms "fixture" and "affixed" for excise tax purposes Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6027: Modifying certain funding and exemptions related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 5156: Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6026: Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 6246: Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5346: Addressing student use of mobile devices in public schools Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5995: Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 28, 2026	SB 5067: Concerning impaired driving Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5071: Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute to include fentanyl or synthetic opioids Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5331: Strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 26, 2025	HB 2040: Concerning the recovery of the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 26, 2025	HB 2003: Concerning the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 25, 2025	SB 5786: Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 19, 2025	SB 5393: Closing the Rainier school by June 30, 2027 Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 17, 2025	SB 5786: Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	HB 1497: Improving outcomes associated with waste material management systems Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 15, 2025	HB 1491: Promoting transit-oriented housing development Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 14, 2025	HB 1109: Concerning public facilities districts Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 14, 2025	HB 1183: Concerning building code and development regulation reform Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 14, 2025	HB 1061: Providing additional parking flexibility in residential neighborhoods Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2025	SB 5613: Concerning the development of clear and objective standards, conditions, and procedures for residential development Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2025	SJR 8201: Amending the Constitution to allow the state to invest moneys from long-term services and supports accounts Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2025	SB 5098: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 28, 2025	SB 5408: Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 28, 2025	SB 5375: Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 28, 2025	SB 5375: Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 5156: Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2025	SB 5071: Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute to include fentanyl or synthetic opioids Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Claudia Kauffman voted on each of the 1,258 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Claudia Kauffman
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate Majority Leader	Yeas–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: claudia.kauffman@leg.wa.gov
Capitol office: Room 218, John A. Cherberg Building P.O. Box 40447, Olympia, WA 98504
360-786-7692

Committees

Business, Trade and Economic Development Chair
State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Vice chair
Ways and Means

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