Washington House · District 37, Position 1

Sharon Tomiko Santos

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

Sharon Tomiko Santos'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 House38thpercentile
More liberal than 61% of the Washington House.
Most liberalMost conservative
38th most liberal of 98

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Washington House District 37, Position 1.

Also on the ballot: Kelabe Tewolde (Democratic)

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Votes with the Speaker
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Sharon Tomiko Santos.

On 638 contested votes where both voted99% on all 1,196 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Sharon Tomiko Santos.

On 557 party-line votesPartisan rank: 16 of 98 in the House (tied with 26 others)15 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Sharon Tomiko Santos sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Sharon Tomiko Santos
Bills
Sponsored14
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 64 of 98 in the House (tied with 10 others) · 50 of 59 Democrats (tied with 5 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: Sharon Tomiko Santos
BillResultFinal action
HB 1408
Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060
Became law March 25, 2026
HB 1060
Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content
Became law April 7, 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 Speaker; 9 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Sharon Tomiko Santos
DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
March 12, 2026 SB 6231: Expiring tax exemptions for data centers. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.)
Third Reading and Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 9, 2026 SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) Nay (split)
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
Nay Nay Yea (split)
Jan. 29, 2026 HJM 4004: Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Third Reading and Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
April 27, 2025 HB 1217: Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent…
Final Passage (Conference Report)
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
April 23, 2025 HB 1217: Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent…
Concurrence
Yea Nay (split) Nay (split)
April 22, 2025 HB 1515: Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 11, 2025 HB 1609: Promoting efficient administration of state education agencies
Third Reading and Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 10, 2025 HB 1217: Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent…
Third Reading and Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Sharon Tomiko Santos voted on each of the 1,201 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Sharon Tomiko Santos
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
sharontomiko.santos@leg.wa.gov
Capitol office
Room 320, John L. O'Brien Building P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504
360-786-7944

Committees

  • Education Chair
  • Legislative Oral History Vice chair
  • Consumer Protection and Business
  • Finance

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