Washington Senate · District 48
Vandana Slatter
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Vandana Slatter'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
Vandana Slatter is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Washington Senate District 48)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Vandana Slatter.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Vandana Slatter.
Bills
The bills Vandana Slatter sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 31 |
| Passed both chambers | 4 |
| Became law | 4 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 36 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 27 of 30 Democrats
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 6246 Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act |
Became law The Governor vetoed part of it |
March 30, 2026 |
| SB 6200 Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices |
Became law | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 5845 Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers |
Became law | March 23, 2026 |
| SB 5239 Concerning the retention of hospital medical records |
Became law | April 22, 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 Vandana Slatter 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
- vandana.slatter@leg.wa.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 213, John A. Cherberg Building P.O. Box 40448, Olympia, WA 98504
360-786-7694
Committees
- Environment, Energy and Technology Vice chair
- Health and Long-Term Care Vice chair
- Higher Education and Workforce Development
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