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State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon

Joe Fitzgibbon is a Democratic state representative representing Washington's 34th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 216 bills, of which 54 died without a public hearing.

  • Democratic
  • House
  • Legislative District 34
  • 2 sessions on record
email
joe.fitzgibbon@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7952

Source Washington State Legislature web services: member roster, roll calls, sponsorship and committee records · as of 2026-09-16

01

Says vs does

What this member said while seeking the office, set against how they voted once they held it. We state only whether the two records differ — never why.

No stated positions have been collected for this member yet. This comparison needs a quote with a citation — a candidate guide, a town hall transcript, a floor video — found and recorded by a person. There is no feed of things politicians said, so an empty section here means nobody has done that reading, not that the member has never contradicted themselves and not that they have.

Last checked 2026-09-16

02

Voting record

Recorded floor votes across every session we hold. Committee votes are not included — those are recorded per committee, not per member.

10,125

recorded votes

9,383

yea

690

nay

52

absent or excused

Recorded floor votes, most recent first
Date Bill Subject Motion This member Roll call
2026-03-12 ESHB 1295 Reading and writing literacy Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-12 HB 1376 Capital gains tax prepayment Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 HB 1526 Snack bar liquor licenses Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 87–9
2026-03-12 2SHB 1701 Liquor licensee premises Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 89–7
2026-03-12 ESHB 1795 Student restraint, isolation Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–37
2026-03-12 EHB 1941 Agricultural coops/cannabis Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 69–26
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2034 LEOFF 1 restatement Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 50–46
2026-03-12 SHB 2114 Defective license plates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 EHB 2179 Port workers PERS membership Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2215 Fuels/climate commitment act Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–38
2026-03-12 SHB 2239 Family burial grounds Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 6005 Transportation budget, supp. Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee YEA 69–26
2026-03-12 SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental Final Passage as Amended by the House YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee YEA 54–43
2026-03-12 SSB 6170 Highway construction 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 95–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 NAY 47–50
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 51–46
2026-03-12 SB 6244 Ag. crop products/tax ex. 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 79–18
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1170 AI content notices Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 55–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1500 CIC resale certificates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 61–34
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1710 Voting rights act compliance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–39
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1750 Voting rights act claims Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 HB 1796 School construction debt Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–2
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 70–26
2026-03-11 2SHB 1906 Water system rates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 94–2
2026-03-11 2SHB 1909 Court unification task force Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1916 Voter registrations Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1960 Renewable energy Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 86–9
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1974 Land banking authorities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 59–37
2026-03-11 2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 54–33
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration YEA 54–41
2026-03-11 EHB 2211 Medically tailored meals Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-11 ESHB 2225 AI companion chatbots Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 74–21
2026-03-11 ESHB 2247 Veterinarian relationship Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2251 Climate commit. act accounts Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 54–40
2026-03-11 SHB 2296 Distributed energy resources Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–1
2026-03-11 ESHB 2320 Firearm manufacturing Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2325 Tourism assessment Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 91–5
2026-03-11 SHB 2334 Cash transactions/pennies Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 80–15

Showing the 40 most recent of 10,125 recorded votes. Each tally links to the roll call itself, which names every member.

The tally is what the chamber recorded, not a verdict. Final passage needs a majority of the members elected, an amendment a majority of those voting, and some motions two-thirds; which rule governed a given motion is not in the record we hold.

Votes against their own party’s majority

92

of 10,125 recorded votes went against the majority of Democratic colleagues

Counted only where their party had a clear majority on that roll call. A tied party is not a position to diverge from.

Votes against the member’s own party majority
Date Bill Motion They voted Their party
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2595 Connors Pg 7 Ln 3 Yea Nay (6-52 yea-nay)
2026-03-06 SB 6137 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (42-16 yea-nay)
2026-02-17 HB 2619 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (56-2 yea-nay)
2026-02-14 ESHB 2303 1720 Walsh Pg 1 Ln 5 Nay Yea (35-22 yea-nay)
2026-01-29 HJM 4004 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (41-16 yea-nay)
2025-03-08 HB 1327 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (53-5 yea-nay)
2025-03-03 SHB 1244 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (57-1 yea-nay)
2024-03-04 HI 2113 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (38-20 yea-nay)
2024-03-04 HI 2111 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (37-21 yea-nay)
2024-02-29 SHB 2489 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (51-6 yea-nay)
2023-04-06 SSB 5499 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (54-4 yea-nay)
2022-03-08 SSB 5488 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (58-39 yea-nay)
2022-03-04 ESHB 2018 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (91-7 yea-nay)
2022-03-04 ESB 5919 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (86-12 yea-nay)
2022-03-01 ESSB 5974 1231 Fey Pg 5 Ln 35 Nay Yea (52-45 yea-nay)
2022-02-12 ESHB 2037 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (87-11 yea-nay)
2021-04-24 SHB 1137 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (84-12 yea-nay)
2021-04-03 ESSB 5092 513 Barkis Pg 20 Ln 34 Nay Yea (97-1 yea-nay)
2021-03-06 SHB 1137 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (88-10 yea-nay)
2020-03-11 SSB 6068 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (91-6 yea-nay)
2020-03-11 ESB 6690 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (73-24 yea-nay)
2020-03-06 SSB 6660 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (86-11 yea-nay)
2020-03-03 ESSB 5522 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (68-28 yea-nay)
2020-02-14 ESHB 2890 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (94-4 yea-nay)
2020-02-13 ESHB 1598 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (77-20 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 92. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 10,125 votes across every session held · key committee votes are not in the archive and are not counted here

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Bills sponsored — and where they stopped

Bills where this member was the prime sponsor. Co-sponsorship is not included; the record we hold names only the prime sponsor.

216

bills prime-sponsored

40

became law

54

died without a public hearing

Introduced, referred, and the session ended without testimony taken. Ordinary rather than exceptional — 44% of all bills that die in Washington die this way.

Bills prime-sponsored by this member
Session Bill Subject Outcome Heard
2025-26 HB 1237 Energy facility site eval. pending yes
2025-26 HB 1312 Retirement benefits/death pending yes
2025-26 2SHB 1409 Clean fuels program became law yes
2025-26 HB 1465 Defendant supervision costs pending no
2025-26 HB 1466 Hospital safety net program pending no
2025-26 HB 1467 Actuarial pension funding pending yes
2025-26 EHB 1814 SEPA/trails and paths pending yes
2025-26 2SHB 1975 Climate commitment act became law yes
2025-26 HB 2031 Fishing and hunting licenses pending no
2025-26 HB 2045 Business and occupation tax pending yes
2025-26 ESHB 2061 Duty-free sales enterprises became law yes
2025-26 SHB 2077 Zero-emission vehicle prg. became law yes
2025-26 ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax became law yes
2025-26 HB 2123 Foreign nationals/elections pending yes
2025-26 E2SHB 2215 Fuels/climate commitment act became law yes
2025-26 E2SHB 2251 Climate commit. act accounts became law yes
2025-26 HB 2367 Coal-fired electric plant became law yes
2025-26 HB 2517 High cap. transit permits pending yes
2025-26 HB 2581 Electric utility investments pending no
2025-26 HB 2724 Tax on millionaires pending no
2025-26 HJM 4005 Const. conv. applications pending no
2025-26 HJR 4209 Congressional redistricting pending yes
2025-26 HCR 4400 Legislature joint sessions pending no
2025-26 HCR 4401 Cutoff dates pending no
2025-26 HCR 4404 Bills/to house of origin pending no
2025-26 HCR 4405 Adjourning SINE DIE pending no
2025-26 HCR 4406 Joint session/state of state pending no
2025-26 HCR 4407 Bill status for 2026 session pending no
2025-26 HCR 4409 Adjourning SINE DIE pending no
2025-26 HR 4600 Temporary rules pending no
2025-26 HR 4601 House organized, ready pending no
2025-26 EHR 4607 House rules, permanent pending no
2025-26 HR 4662 House/interim periods pending no
2025-26 HR 4665 House organized, ready pending no
2025-26 HR 4667 House rules, permanent pending no
2025-26 HR 4712 House/interim periods pending no
2023-24 E2SHB 1216 Clean energy siting became law yes
2023-24 ESHB 2039 Env. & land use appeals became law yes
2023-24 HB 2105 Instream resources died yes
2023-24 HB 2325 Legislative employees died yes
2023-24 HB 2484 Legislative employees/ethics died no
2023-24 HCR 4400 Joint session/state of state died no
2023-24 HCR 4401 Legislature joint rules died no
2023-24 HCR 4403 Bills/to house of origin died no
2023-24 HCR 4404 Adjourning SINE DIE died no
2023-24 HCR 4406 Joint session/state of state died no
2023-24 HCR 4407 Cutoff dates died no
2023-24 HCR 4408 Bill status for 2024 session died no
2023-24 HCR 4409 Bills/to house of origin died no
2023-24 HCR 4410 Adjourning SINE DIE died no
2023-24 HR 4600 House organized, ready died no
2023-24 HR 4601 Temporary rules died no
2023-24 HR 4617 House rules, permanent died no
2023-24 HR 4628 Feast of Saint Patrick died no
2023-24 HR 4650 House/interim periods died no
2023-24 HR 4651 Amending House rules died no
2023-24 HR 4652 House organized and ready died no
2023-24 HR 4696 House/interim periods died no
2021-22 HB 1034 Park & rec. district levies became law yes
2021-22 HB 1036 Transportation fuel/carbon died no
2021-22 E2SHB 1050 Fluorinated gases became law yes
2021-22 HB 1059 Fireworks prohibitions died yes
2021-22 E3SHB 1091 Transportation fuel/carbon became law yes
2021-22 SHB 1301 RTA fare enforcement options became law yes
2021-22 SHB 1423 Smoke management civil enf. became law yes
2021-22 HB 1572 Rental cars/sales tax died no
2021-22 ESHB 1619 Appliance efficiency became law yes
2021-22 HB 1682 Business emissions reduction died yes
2021-22 E2SHB 1799 Organic materials management became law yes
2021-22 E2SHB 1812 Energy facility site council became law yes
2021-22 HB 2002 Energy infrastructure siting died yes
2021-22 HB 2027 WDFW governance died yes
2021-22 HR 4657 St. Patrick's Day died no
2019-20 HB 1110 Greenhouse gas/transp. fuels died yes
2019-20 HB 1111 Regionalization/islands died no
2019-20 E2SHB 1112 Hydrofluorocarbon emissions became law yes
2019-20 HB 1115 Commercial car wash taxes died yes
2019-20 HB 1189 Ferry system performance died yes
2019-20 HB 1323 Zoological facilities B&O tx died yes
2019-20 HB 1500 Marijuana misdemeanors died yes
2019-20 2SHB 1579 Chinook abundance became law yes
2019-20 HB 1625 Utility rate making/property died yes
2019-20 ESHB 1793 Auto. traffic safety cameras became law yes
2019-20 E2SHB 1923 Urban residential building became law yes
2019-20 HB 2180 Greenhouse gas emissions TO died no
2019-20 SHB 2246 Environment reorganization became law yes
2019-20 HB 2307 Fireworks prohibitions died yes
2019-20 HB 2310 On-demand transp. emissions died yes
2019-20 HB 2319 Sale of liquor in kegs died yes
2019-20 HB 2339 WSP retirement/salary def. died yes
2019-20 HB 2340 WSP retirement/index def. died yes
2019-20 HB 2341 Retirement strategy funds died yes
2019-20 ESHB 2342 Comprehensive plan updates became law yes
2019-20 SHB 2343 Urban housing became law yes
2019-20 HB 2358 Bicyclists/stop signs died yes
2019-20 HB 2413 Wildfire activity funding died no
2019-20 HB 2424 Heating oil insurance died yes
2019-20 HB 2488 Park & rec. district levies died no
2019-20 HB 2533 PSERS disability benefits died no
2019-20 ESHB 2565 Disposable wipe labeling became law yes
2019-20 HB 2716 Health info./retirement died no
2019-20 HB 2802 GMA hearings board admin. died yes
2019-20 HB 2892 Greenhouse gas emissions died yes
2019-20 HB 2912 Fire district comm'r terms died no
2019-20 HB 2957 Greenhouse gases/indirect died yes
2017-18 HB 1077 Suction dredge mining died yes
2017-18 HB 1144 Greenhouse gas emissions died yes
2017-18 HB 1260 Marijuana misdemeanors died yes
2017-18 HB 1281 Rural library trustee appt. became law yes
2017-18 HB 1458 Electric energy perf. basel. died yes
2017-18 HB 1646 Carbon tax died yes
2017-18 HB 1682 Boundary review board action died yes
2017-18 HB 1826 Recycled carbon fiber died no
2017-18 HB 1856 Commercial car wash taxes died no
2017-18 HB 1862 Subdivision final approval died yes
2017-18 HB 2023 GMA actions effective date died yes
2017-18 HB 2216 School siting/GMA died no
2017-18 HB 2230 Carbon emissions tax died no
2017-18 HB 2337 Construction in state waters died yes
2017-18 HB 2338 Greenhouse gas/transp. fuels died yes
2017-18 HB 2403 Transit-only lane cameras died yes
2017-18 HB 2599 Long-range planning fees died yes
2017-18 HB 2652 Recreational access fees died yes
2017-18 HB 2740 Water/permit ex. & instream died yes
2017-18 HB 2879 Clean air act died no
2015-16 HB 1040 Subversive activities died yes
2015-16 HB 1041 Marijuana misdemeanors died yes
2015-16 HB 1049 Cadmium/children's jewelry died yes
2015-16 ESHB 1060 Litter tax revenues became law yes
2015-16 HB 1152 Forage fish management died yes
2015-16 HB 1278 Building energy use died yes
2015-16 HB 1314 Carbon pollution market prog died yes
2015-16 HB 1428 Voter registration died yes
2015-16 HB 1472 Chemical action plans died yes
2015-16 HB 1576 Annexed areas/sales & use tx died yes
2015-16 HB 1802 Long-range planning costs died yes
2015-16 HB 1911 Water or sewer facilities died yes
2015-16 HB 1925 Alt. fuel vehicle tax exem died yes
2015-16 HB 1929 Electric vehicle readiness died yes
2015-16 HB 2036 Permits & approval under SMA died yes
2015-16 HB 2120 Leasehold excise tax credit died yes
2015-16 HB 2145 Rural cnty library districts died no
2015-16 EHB 2400 Steel slag from electric arc became law yes
2015-16 HB 2426 Rural library trustee appt. died yes
2015-16 HB 2477 Filing fee petitions died yes
2015-16 HB 2486 Environmental statutes died yes
2015-16 HB 2566 Dredged sediment disposal died no
2015-16 EHB 2745 Ferry committee appointments became law yes
2015-16 HB 2757 Transportation project eval. died yes
2015-16 HB 2777 I-732 alternative died no
2015-16 HJM 4009 Global climate change died yes
2013-14 HB 1062 Subversive activities died yes
2013-14 HB 1063 Senior ctr alcohol license died yes
2013-14 HB 1104 Up-front environmnt planning died yes
2013-14 HB 1118 Interst. family support act died yes
2013-14 EHB 1267 Voter registration died yes
2013-14 HB 1310 Retail carryout bags died no
2013-14 HB 1324 Ferry & flood c.z. districts died yes
2013-14 HB 1401 Growth mgmt act/penalties died yes
2013-14 HB 1486 Fire protection authorities died yes
2013-14 HB 1661 Marijuana/misdemeanors died yes
2013-14 HB 1682 Up-front enviro planning died no
2013-14 HB 1695 Lodging taxes died yes
2013-14 ESHB 1717 Up-front enviro planning became law yes
2013-14 SHB 1883 Fuel tax administration became law yes
2013-14 HB 1903 Unemployment insurance became law yes
2013-14 HB 1910 Electric generation/tx exemp died yes
2013-14 HB 1919 Sales & use tax by ordinance died yes
2013-14 HB 1994 Opportunity to dance/cover died no
2013-14 HB 2161 Mitigation fees/traffic/SEPA died yes
2013-14 HB 2182 Ferry districts died yes
2013-14 HB 2234 Comprehensive plans/vesting died yes
2013-14 HB 2414 Water conserving appliances died yes
2013-14 HB 2418 Alt. fuel vehicle tax exem died yes
2013-14 HB 2440 Oil or oils, definition of died yes
2013-14 HB 2522 Librarians/rural county dist died no
2013-14 HB 2563 Local transit revenue died no
2013-14 HB 2650 Workforce housing financing died yes
2013-14 HB 2681 Annexing/city sales & use tx died yes
2013-14 HB 2709 State's cultural resources died yes
2013-14 HB 2803 Carbon pollution tx/basic ed died no
2013-14 HB 2804 Greenhouse gas emissions died no
2011-12 EHB 1223 Street vacation hearings became law yes
2011-12 HB 1253 Family support act died yes
2011-12 HB 1322 Vessels/abandoned, derelict died yes
2011-12 HB 1339 Negligent driving died yes
2011-12 EHB 1398 Low-income housing/fee exemp became law yes
2011-12 HB 1496 Residential sharps waste died yes
2011-12 HB 1504 Driving record abstracts died yes
2011-12 HB 1529 Liquor-related products died yes
2011-12 ESHB 1627 Boundary review boards became law yes
2011-12 HB 1665 University of Washington died yes
2011-12 HB 1696 Shoreline management act died yes
2011-12 SHB 1700 Transportation projects became law yes
2011-12 HB 1717 Derelict fishing gear died no
2011-12 HB 1767 Private security guards died yes
2011-12 HB 1877 Retail checkout bags died no
2011-12 ESHB 1967 Public transportation systms became law yes
2011-12 HB 2038 Liquor-related products died no
2011-12 HB 2041 Legislative branch employees died no
2011-12 HB 2201 Hearing examiners died yes
2011-12 HB 2204 Voter registr. time period died yes
2011-12 HB 2249 Senior center license died no
2011-12 HB 2250 Retail store carryout bags died no
2011-12 HB 2251 Subversive activities died yes
2011-12 SHB 2252 Transportation fare payment became law yes
2011-12 HB 2253 SEPA died yes
2011-12 HB 2404 Disposable checkout bags died yes
2011-12 ESHB 2567 Conservation districts became law yes
2011-12 HB 2631 Newspapers, websites/B&O tax died no
2011-12 HB 2694 Upfront environmental review died no
2011-12 HB 2695 Environmental review exemp. died no
2011-12 HB 2696 Planned actions under SEPA died no
2011-12 HB 2729 Motor vehicle fuel tax died yes
2011-12 HB 2748 Ferry and flood districts died yes
2011-12 HR 4626 Pres. Washington & Lincoln died no

Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 216 prime-sponsored bills across every session held · What died in committee

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Committee seats

2025-26

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Environment & Energy
  • House Committee on Rules

We cannot say which of these they chair. A committee chair decides what gets a hearing, which makes the role the single most consequential fact in this section — and the roster export records membership without it. Every seat above is shown as an equal membership because that is all the record supports.

Last checked 2026-09-16

Source WA Legislature committee membership records · as of 2026-09-16 · seats 3

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Who funds this seat

Campaign finance reported to the Public Disclosure Commission. The record and the PDC share no identifier, so this is a join — on surname, given name, chamber and district for a legislator, and on the office won and the county it was won in for everyone else. Only where one person fits.

$168K

raised, 2026 cycle

$278K

spent

$1,167

average contribution

Total divided by 144 reported contributors.

$1.4M

raised across 9 campaigns

Every cycle we hold for this filer, not a career total — earlier campaigns may predate our coverage.

By campaign

Reported campaign finance by cycle
Cycle Raised Spent Contributors
2026 $168,080 $278,176 144
2024 $322,594 $176,373 238
2022 $225,295 $225,799 239
2020 $159,942 $157,257 167
2018 $147,248 $143,489 170
2016 $105,103 $107,029 137
2014 $114,020 $105,158 223
2012 $55,891 $36,146 119
2010 $116,304 $103,325 435

Largest reported contributors

Largest reported contributors
Contributor City Amount
Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle $2,400
BECU Seattle $2,400
BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth $2,400
Credit Union Legislative Action Fund SeaTac $2,400
Delta Dental of Washington Seattle $2,400
NextEra Energy Resources LLC Juno Beach $2,400
Nisqually Indian Tribe Olympia $2,400
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association Oakland $2,400
Port Blakely Tree Farm Tumwater $2,400

Individual contributors, by stated employer

Private individuals are not named here unless their own public conduct already makes them a public figure; their giving appears aggregated by the employer they stated. The full itemised record is public at the PDC.

Individual contributors, grouped by stated employer
Employer stated by contributors Contributors Amount
No employer stated 6 $14,400

Colleagues who gave on the same day

Three or more people sharing an employer, giving to one of this member’s campaigns on a single date. Money arriving together is the pattern; a shared employer on its own is not. Across every campaign we hold, not just the most recent.

Same-day contributions from colleagues at one employer
Date Cycle Employer Donors Total
2014-08-05 2014 SOUND TRANSIT 6 $450

This shows money arriving together, not who arranged it. An office collection, a fundraiser one colleague hosted, a firm’s partners each writing a cheque on the day they were asked — all three look identical in the filings, and all three are legal. Nothing here says the employer knew, still less that it directed anyone. The record gives the date and the shared workplace; the reason is not in it.

Last checked 2026-09-16

Employers behind more than one donor

Across the whole cycle rather than a single day. Weaker than the table above, and included because a slow accumulation from one workplace is still worth being able to see.

Employers with more than one contributor this cycle
Employer Donors Total
Sound Transit 2 $700

Only 4.9% of named donors stated an employer. The field is filled in by the donor and left blank more often than not, so both tables show what we can see rather than everything that exists. Treat the counts as a floor. Occupations reported in the employer box — “retired”, “self-employed”, “homemaker” — are excluded, because they are not a shared workplace.

Last checked 2026-09-16

This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Joe Fitzgibbon to PDC filer FITZJ 166 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (34) all agree, and because only one person fits. If that is the wrong person, tell us at corrections@washingtonindependents.org and we will unpublish this section while we check — see Corrections.

Last checked 2026-09-16

Spent independently, for and against · not their money

Money spent about this member by committees that are barred by law from coordinating with them. It is not their money, they cannot return it, and it is not in the total above. Spending for someone is not money from them, and the two sides are never subtracted from each other.

  1. Spent supporting

    stance filed as “for”

    $16,057

  2. Spent opposing

    stance filed as “against” · not subtracted from the row above

    $11,924
  • WASHINGTON REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE for · $15,246 · 2026
  • CONCERNED TAXPAYERS OF WASHINGTON STATE against · $11,924 · 2026
  • Fuse Votes for · $811 · 2026, 2024, 2022, 2020

Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer FITZJ 166 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 12 independent-expenditure filings name this candidate id · note independent expenditures are joined on the PDC candidate id, not on a name; they are a separate ledger, never netted against each other and never added to the committee’s own total

The original filing at the PDC

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How the seat was won

Every certified general election this member won, from the Secretary of State canvass. The canvass names winners by printed name and the Legislature issues member ids, so each row is a stated join of the two records — never a guess.

Certified election wins for State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon
Election Seat Contest Record
November 4, 2014 State House seat 2, Legislative District 34 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2014
November 8, 2016 State House seat 2, Legislative District 34 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2016
November 6, 2018 State House seat 2, Legislative District 34 unopposed WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018
November 3, 2020 State House seat 2, Legislative District 34 unopposed WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020
November 8, 2022 State House seat 2, Legislative District 34 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022
November 5, 2024 State House seat 2, Legislative District 34 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2024

Sources Secretary of State certified results + PDC candidate filings · as of 2026-09-16 · key joined on surname + given name + chamber + district; refused where more than one member fits · note — = value absent from source export

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Member response

This page is built from public records, and the member it describes gets space to respond to it.

No response process exists yet. When one does, anything this member sends about this page will be published here verbatim — dated, unedited, and clearly theirs. Nothing has been solicited yet, so the absence of a response here says nothing about the member.

Last checked 2026-09-16

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Connected records

Everything below is a link some document draws for us. Nothing here is our inference. Grouped by how well the record supports it, always in this order, never sorted by interest.

On the record · 38

One document states the relation in its own words.

Showing 8 of 38. Every edge for this record, as JSON

Joined by us, on a stated key · 6

Two documents joined on a key, and the key is named on every row.

Nothing on file

Votes are in the graph but render as vote-history tables above, not as rows here. Testimony and committee referrals are not in the graph yet — no sign-in sheet or chamber journal has been read into an edge for this member, which is not the same as none existing.

Checked 2026-09-16

Source one query on the edge table, grouped by tier · as of 2026-09-16 · edges 38 filed, 6 composite, 0 adjacency · how edges are built

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How to run for this office

This is an office, not a possession. Every seat here is filled by whoever files for it and wins, and the requirements are the same for everyone.

Filing requirements and next election by seat
Seat Term Next election Filing opens
State Representative, District 34 2 years 2026 May 2026

1 form

declaration of candidacy

Filed with the Secretary of State, online or on paper. It states your name as it will appear on the ballot, the office, and that you are qualified.

1 week

the filing window, every May

Monday to Friday, closing at 4:00pm. There is no late filing: miss it and the seat is decided without you.

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signatures, endorsements, prior offices

You must be a registered voter living in the district on the day you file. That is the entire qualification, and no party is asked about you.

C-1

only once money moves

A campaign committee and PDC reporting are required within two weeks of raising or spending anything. Raise nothing and you file nothing.

What the job is. The Legislature sits for 105 days in odd-numbered years and 60 days in even ones, and the work does not stop when the session does — committee days, constituent casework and district meetings run through the interim. Someone deciding whether to file needs that more than they need anyone’s opinion of the incumbent.

Reporting follows money, not candidacy. Registering with the Public Disclosure Commission and filing contribution reports is triggered by raising and spending, not by putting your name in. A campaign that stays under the mini-reporting threshold files a short form and nothing more.

We cannot yet tell you what filing costs. The fee is one percent of the office’s annual salary (RCW 29A.24.091 — one percent of the annual salary of the office), which makes it a specific dollar amount rather than a rule — and a page that makes you compute your own filing fee has not told you the filing fee. Legislative salaries are set by the Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials and we do not hold that schedule, so the figure is missing rather than estimated. A candidate who cannot pay it may file a petition of signatures instead.

This section appears on every office page on this site, contested or not, filled or vacant. Its presence is not a comment on whoever holds the seat, and we do not say whether a seat is winnable — that would be a prediction, and this page carries records.

Source Election cycle derived from past regular elections in PDC candidate filings; requirements from RCW 29A.24 — candidate filing · as of 2026-09-16

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What this page will not compute

Each of these is a number a reader might reasonably expect. None of them follow from the records we hold, so we do not publish them.

What the money bought
Where a filing is matched we show what was raised and from whom. Connecting that to how the member voted would be a causal claim from two records that were never linked, and campaign money is not the only thing that moves a vote.
A complete funding career
Cycles are shown back to 2009. A member who served before that has earlier campaigns we do not hold, so the career total is a floor rather than a lifetime figure.
Employers we cannot see
The employer field is filled in by the donor and left blank more often than not, so the bundling table shows employers we can see rather than every one that exists.
Whether a difference was a broken promise
Where a stated position and a vote differ we show both records and say only that they differ. Why is not in either one — an amendment, a procedural vote, or a bill that changed under the member all produce the same pair.
A complete set of statements
Positions are found and cited one at a time by a person. An empty or short list means nobody has done that reading, not that a member has said little.
Advertising
Meta’s ad library and PDC independent expenditures targeting this member are both public and neither is loaded.
What a divergent vote means
We can say a member voted against their party’s majority on a given roll call. Whether that was principle, a local interest, a drafting objection or a trade is not in the record, and the count is not a measure of independence.
Committee influence
Chair and ranking-member roles decide which bills get heard. The roster gives membership without role, so every seat here looks alike.
A member’s response
The design reserves space for one. We have no process yet for soliciting or publishing it, so the section is absent rather than empty.

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Common questions

Which Legislative District does Joe Fitzgibbon represent?
Joe Fitzgibbon is a Democratic state representative representing Washington’s 34th Legislative District.
How often does Joe Fitzgibbon break with their party?
Across 10,125 recorded floor votes we hold, Joe Fitzgibbon voted against the majority of their own party 92 times. That count is a description of the record, not a measure of independence — the record does not say why any single vote diverged.
How many bills has Joe Fitzgibbon sponsored?
Joe Fitzgibbon has prime-sponsored 216 bills, of which 40 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 54 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
How long has Joe Fitzgibbon served in the Legislature?
Joe Fitzgibbon appears in the member roster for 2 biennia, most recently 2025-26. This counts biennia on record, not continuous years.
How many state legislators represent each Washington district?
Three — one state senator and two state representatives, elected to Position 1 and Position 2. All three represent the same geography; the positions are not sub-areas.
When are Washington legislative elections held?
In even-numbered years. All 98 House seats are up every two years; Senate seats run on staggered four-year terms.

Answers are generated from the same fields as the sections above and emitted as FAQPage structured data, so a machine reader gets the identical text a person sees.

Cite this page

This is public-records reporting. Use it, and say where it came from.

“State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-09-16, accessed 2026-09-17. https://washingtonindependents.org/official/joe-fitzgibbon/

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Where this page comes from

Every figure above is read from a primary source and rebuilt on a schedule. Nothing here is modelled or inferred; where a source is silent the page says so rather than filling the gap.

WA Legislature member roster
Name, party, district, chamber and contact details, per session served.
WA Legislature roll call service
Every recorded floor vote. Committee votes are recorded per committee rather than per member and are not included.
Party divergence
Derived, not published by the Legislature. For each roll call we take the majority position of the member’s own party and flag votes against it, counting only roll calls where that party had a clear majority.
WA Legislature legislation records
Prime sponsorship, and each bill’s outcome and hearing status. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold.
Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings
Contributions, expenditures, the largest reported contributors and their stated employers, for every cycle back to 2007. Matched on surname and given name plus chamber and district for a legislator, or the office won and the county it was won in for everyone else — never on name alone — and only published where one person fits. Across the record that resolves 1,938 of 13,879 officials over 3,548 cycles, with 45 refused as ambiguous; the rest say why they did not match.
Not loaded
Public statements, advertising, committee roles, and committee votes by member.