Washington Senate · District 45
Manka Dhingra
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Manka Dhingra'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
Manka Dhingra is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Washington Senate District 45)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Manka Dhingra.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Manka Dhingra.
Bills
The bills Manka Dhingra sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 27 |
| 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 6011 Concerning the authority of court of appeals bailiffs to assess threats to court of appeals judicial officers and staff members |
Became law | March 18, 2026 |
| SB 5388 Concerning department of corrections behavioral health certification |
Became law | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5093 Concerning dignity in pregnancy loss |
Became law | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5361 Delaying the use of the ASAM 4 criteria, treatment criteria for addictive, substance related, and co-occurring conditions |
Became law | May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5745 Concerning legal representation under the involuntary treatment act |
Became law | May 12, 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
14 against the Senate Majority Leader; 10 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate Majority Leader | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 6, 2026 | HB 1210: Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences Third Reading and Final Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| 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 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| 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. 13, 2026 | SB 6026: Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones Third Reading and Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 27, 2025 | SB 5393: Closing the Rainier school by June 30, 2027 Final Passage as Amended by the House |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 26, 2025 | HB 2039: Concerning child support pass through Third Reading and Final Passage |
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 18, 2025 | SB 5206: Concerning cannabis retailer advertising Final Passage as Amended by the House |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 16, 2025 | HB 1515: Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces 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 9, 2025 | HB 1121: Concerning restrictions on the working conditions and hours of sixteen- and seventeen-year olds Third Reading and Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 12, 2025 | SB 5708: Protecting Washington children online Third Reading and Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 12, 2025 | SB 5206: Concerning cannabis retailer advertising Third Reading and Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Manka Dhingra 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
- manka.dhingra@leg.wa.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 239, John A. Cherberg Building P.O. Box 40445, Olympia, WA 98504
360-786-7672
Committees
- Law and Justice Chair
- Environment, Energy and Technology
- 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