Washington Senate · District 46
Javier Valdez
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Javier Valdez'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
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Washington Senate District 46.
Also on the ballot: Sandra Stephens (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Javier Valdez.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Javier Valdez.
Bills
The bills Javier Valdez sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 20 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 |
| Became law | 5 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 25 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 10 others) · 20 of 30 Democrats (tied with 6 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the legislator who introduced it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 5855 Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers |
Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 5503 Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes |
Became law | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5101 Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents |
Became law | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5077 Concerning expansion of voter registration services by government agencies |
Became law | May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5118 Updating the requirements for the clinical experience license for international medical graduates |
Became law | April 4, 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
12 against the Senate Majority Leader; 10 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Javier Valdez voted on each of the 1,258 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| 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
- javier.valdez@leg.wa.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 226, John A. Cherberg Building P.O. Box 40446, Olympia, WA 98504
360-786-7690
Committees
- State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Chair
- Administrative Rules Review
- Law and Justice
- Transportation
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