Elected official · Washington State
State Representative Larry Springer
Larry Springer is a Democratic state representative representing Washington's 45th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 214 bills, of which 46 died without a public hearing.
- Democratic
- House
- Legislative District 45
- 2 sessions on record
- larry.springer@leg.wa.gov
- phone
- (360) 786-7822
Source Washington State Legislature web services: member roster, roll calls, sponsorship and committee records · as of 2026-08-07
01
Candidate vs official
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 2026-08-07
02
Voting record
Recorded floor votes across every session we hold. Committee votes are not included — those are recorded per committee, not per member.
15,155
recorded votes
14,101
yea
1,052
nay
2
absent or excused
Votes against their own party’s majority
230
of 15,155 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.
| Date | Bill | Motion | They voted | Their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | ESSB 6231 | 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 | Yea | Nay (9-50 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-12 | ESSB 6231 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (51-8 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2583 Dent Pg 5 Ln 15 | Yea | Nay (8-50 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2587 Stokesbary Pg 5 Ln 15 | Yea | Nay (5-53 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2613 Reeves Pg 5 Ln 33 | Yea | Nay (8-50 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2588 Jacobsen Pg 8 Ln 1 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2597 Walen Pg 8 Ln 3 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2596 Walen Pg 12 Ln 24 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2604 Reeves Pg 12 Ln 24 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2602 Reeves Pg 13 Ln 20 | Yea | Nay (8-50 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2582 Corry Pg 69 Ln 19 | Yea | Nay (10-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2580 Chase Pg 69 Ln 20 | Yea | Nay (7-51 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2608 Reeves Pg 69 Ln 21 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2609 Reeves Pg 69 Ln 21 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2611 Reeves Pg 69 Ln 21 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-09 | ESSB 6346 | 2594 Walen Pg 107 Ln 31 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-06 | E2SSB 5981 | 2435 Abell Pg 3 Ln 7 | Yea | Nay (6-52 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-06 | E2SSB 5981 | 2457 Marshall Pg 3 Ln 29 | Yea | Nay (9-49 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-06 | E2SSB 5981 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (56-2 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-05 | E2SSB 6026 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (54-4 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-04 | ESSB 5925 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (56-2 yea-nay) |
| 2026-03-03 | SB 5820 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (52-4 yea-nay) |
| 2026-02-17 | ESHB 2095 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (53-5 yea-nay) |
| 2026-02-17 | ESHB 2225 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (56-2 yea-nay) |
| 2026-02-13 | 2SHB 2105 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (56-2 yea-nay) |
Showing the 25 most recent of 230. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.
Source WA Legislature roll call service · as of 2026-08-07 · 15,155 votes across every session held
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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.
214
bills prime-sponsored
42
became law
46
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.
| Session | Bill | Subject | Outcome | Heard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | HB 1624 | Alcohol taxes and fees study | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 1647 | Surface mine reclamation | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1685 | Fish and wildlife governance | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1746 | School local effort assist. | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 1769 | Abandoned vehicle auctions | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1807 | Catered events with alcohol | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1825 | Grizzly bear management | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1831 | Wage and salary disclosures | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | ESHB 2274 | Commercial electronic mail | became law | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2528 | Real estate excise taxes/GMA | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2544 | Upper Columbia water rights | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2725 | Estate tax rates | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 2736 | Estate tax rates | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HJM 4009 | Federal wildfire response | pending | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1191 | Cooperative finance org. B&O | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1418 | Charter schools/enrichment | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1422 | Reusable packing materials | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SHB 1572 | Recovery of taxes/venue | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | 2SHB 1578 | Wildland fire safety | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1597 | Public records act requests | died | no |
| 2023-24 | EHB 1812 | Medicaid/B&O tax deductions | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1876 | Confidential fisheries info. | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1897 | Charter schools/enrichment | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1901 | Unempl. voluntary program | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2341 | Offshore wind dev. study | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2430 | Business licensing fees | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2440 | Board of tax appeals admin. | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1024 | Sunshine committee/juveniles | died | no |
| 2021-22 | HB 1041 | Sunshine committee/juveniles | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | 2SHB 1168 | Long-term forest health | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1830 | Reusable packing materials | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1832 | Code city form of government | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1266 | Financial information/taxes | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1368 | Cooperative finance org. B&O | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1385 | FDA nonpublic information | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1435 | Cultural access programs | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1537 | Sunshine committee recs. | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1538 | Sunshine committee recs. | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | ESHB 1667 | Public records request admin | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2039 | Transp. network companies | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2126 | Info. network 211 system | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2148 | Data centers tax preference | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | EHB 2228 | State fire service deploy. | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2559 | WDFW/payments in lieu of tax | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2603 | Trust water rights | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2735 | Safety camera infractions | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2840 | Business licensing services | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2948 | Local tax authority/housing | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1042 | School district/ESD reports | became law | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1145 | Unpaid accounts | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1160 | Sunshine committee | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | SHB 1346 | Nurse in school setting | became law | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1647 | Rec. fishing & hunting fees | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1732 | Educator professional growth | became law | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1733 | Tech. college diploma prgs | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 1864 | Leasehold excise tax credit | died | no |
| 2017-18 | HB 1885 | Water resources/local gov. | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 2039 | Info. network 211 system | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 2248 | Water availability/Hirst | died | no |
| 2017-18 | SHB 2627 | Emer medical service levies | became law | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 2673 | Nonrural data centers/tax | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 2681 | Federal produce safety rule | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 2743 | Reclaimed water integration | died | yes |
| 2017-18 | HB 2955 | Craft distillers prod. cap | died | no |
| 2015-16 | HB 1004 | Alcohol tasting by students | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1107 | Cultural & heritage programs | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | SHB 1223 | Lodging tx/workforce housing | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1343 | Spirits retailers/for resale | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1383 | Community redevel. financing | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1395 | Stay-at-work & self-insured | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1457 | Liquor handling by employees | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | EHB 1513 | Local infrastructure areas | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1658 | Property assessment appeals | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1697 | Commute trip reduction | died | no |
| 2015-16 | HB 1709 | Impact fee payment | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1789 | Real estate excise tax | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1790 | Nurse in school setting | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1804 | Educator professional growth | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1880 | Everett Cmty Coll./aerospace | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 1922 | Small loans | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | ESHB 1980 | Sunshine committee rec's | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 2011 | Data ctr server equip tax ex | died | no |
| 2015-16 | HB 2082 | Commerce in liquor T.O. | died | no |
| 2015-16 | HB 2109 | Small business retirement | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | ESHB 2263 | Vulnerable people/services | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | SHB 2427 | Local gov. modernization | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 2663 | Sunshine committee recs. | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 2783 | Tribal member/vehicle sale | died | yes |
| 2015-16 | 2SHB 2839 | Airplane repair taxes | became law | yes |
| 2015-16 | HB 3000 | Education T.O. | died | no |
| 2015-16 | HB 3002 | Charter schools T.O. | died | no |
| 2015-16 | HJR 4202 | Community redevel. financing | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1268 | Local government purchasing | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1297 | Sunshine committee | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1298 | Sunshine committee | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1299 | Sunshine committee | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1316 | Retrospective rating plan | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 1358 | Restaurants/sales, use exemp | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | EHB 1493 | Mobile homes property tax | became law | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1567 | Financial info sales/tax ex. | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1575 | County assessors offices | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1576 | County assessors offices | became law | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1590 | Manuf housing community mgrs | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1602 | Publicly owned vehicles/fuel | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1605 | Building code council | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 1606 | Carbon monoxide alarms | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1707 | Taxation of large airplanes | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1710 | Commuter air carriers | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1751 | Banks/in-state, out-of-state | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1828 | Local govt fiscal conditions | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1848 | School siting | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 1967 | Cmty redevelopment financing | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2040 | Small loans T.O. | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 2047 | Student assessment system | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2172 | Retailers selling for resale | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 2212 | Cultural access programs | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2349 | Cmty redevelopment financing | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2474 | Save toward retirement plan | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2595 | Infill development | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 2629 | Property assessment appeals | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2677 | Impact fee payment | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | ESHB 2680 | Liquor catering license | became law | yes |
| 2013-14 | HB 2764 | Sunshine committee | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 2769 | Server equipmnt/data centers | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HB 2784 | Liquor sales tx/general fund | died | no |
| 2013-14 | HJR 4210 | Cmty redevelopment financing | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HJR 4214 | Cmty redevelopment financing | died | yes |
| 2013-14 | HR 4648 | Don C. Brunell | died | no |
| 2011-12 | HB 1035 | Eminent domain/economic dev. | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1280 | Public health districts | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1335 | Growth mgmt/local progress | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1336 | Federal census data | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1469 | Landscape conservation | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | ESHB 1478 | City & county fiscal relief | became law | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1487 | Retrosp. rating plan claims | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1598 | Real estate excise tax | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | SHB 1811 | Homelessness services access | became law | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1872 | Occupational disease claims | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1881 | Community redevel. financing | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 1925 | Newspapers B&O taxation | died | no |
| 2011-12 | HB 1953 | Real estate excise taxes | became law | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2015 | Computer data ctr equipment | died | no |
| 2011-12 | HB 2023 | Workers' comp/disability | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2025 | Industrial insurance | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2158 | National STEM program exams | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2183 | Mobile home property tax | died | no |
| 2011-12 | HB 2207 | Retro rating plan/scheduling | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2474 | Emer medical service levies | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | 3SHB 2585 | Higher ed institutions | became law | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2610 | Cmty municipal corporations | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2641 | County and city operations | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2649 | County property tax levies | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2651 | Industrial storm water | became law | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2746 | Community redevel. financing | died | yes |
| 2011-12 | HB 2785 | Local infrastructure | died | no |
| 2011-12 | HJR 4217 | Community redevel. financing | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | EHB 1227 | RV's as primary residences | became law | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1264 | Public agency entities | became law | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1304 | Facility use prop tax exem | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1391 | Land surveyors | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1392 | Eminent domain | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1393 | Residential construction | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | EHB 1464 | Affordable housing incentive | became law | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1539 | Used manufac & mobile homes | died | no |
| 2009-10 | E2SHB 1597 | Tax programs administration | became law | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1605 | Growth management act | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1667 | City-county assistance accts | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1721 | 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles | died | no |
| 2009-10 | HB 1773 | Periodic residential tenancy | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 1823 | Recovering prosecution costs | died | no |
| 2009-10 | HB 1888 | Mobile homes titling | became law | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 2087 | Eliminating boards and comms | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 2151 | Boards and commissions | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | SHB 2157 | Salmon recovery | became law | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 2423 | Community renewal law | died | no |
| 2009-10 | HB 2650 | Severe economic downturns | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 2765 | Energy efficiency of homes | died | no |
| 2009-10 | HB 2916 | Comprehensive plans/review | died | yes |
| 2009-10 | HB 3054 | Local government T.O. | died | no |
| 2009-10 | ESHB 3179 | Local excise tax provisions | became law | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 1594 | Beer and wine | died | no |
| 2007-08 | HB 1726 | Growth management planning | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 1727 | Growth management planning | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 1921 | Homeless individuals/family | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 1975 | Alcoholic beverage license | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 2012 | On-site sewage disposal sys | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 2016 | Eminent domain | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 2045 | Urban growth areas | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 2625 | Employer-assisted housing | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 2901 | Artistic organizations | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 3132 | Home inspectors | died | no |
| 2007-08 | HB 3160 | Nutrition information | died | yes |
| 2007-08 | HB 3213 | Affordable housing programs | died | no |
| 2007-08 | HB 3214 | Affordable housing | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 1153 | Municipal service costs | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 1182 | Bond payments | died | yes |
| 2005-06 | EHB 1848 | Multiunit residential bldgs | became law | yes |
| 2005-06 | HB 1975 | Trail maintenance/nonprofits | died | yes |
| 2005-06 | HB 2059 | Construction disputes | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 2170 | Real estate excise tax | became law | no |
| 2005-06 | ESHB 2171 | Comprehensive plans | became law | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 2186 | Court services | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 2194 | Growth management | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 2269 | Construction liability | died | no |
| 2005-06 | E2SHB 2418 | Affordable housing | became law | yes |
| 2005-06 | HB 2626 | Eminent domain | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 2667 | Municipal services | died | yes |
| 2005-06 | HB 2761 | Money laundering | died | no |
| 2005-06 | ESHB 2984 | Affordable housing incentive | became law | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 3017 | Condemned property sale | died | yes |
| 2005-06 | HB 3031 | Merchandising beer and wine | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 3262 | Capital facilities districts | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 3263 | Costs of annexation | died | no |
| 2005-06 | HB 3264 | Eminent domain | died | no |
Source WA Legislature legislation and committee hearing records · as of 2026-08-07 · 214 bills across every session held
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Committee seats
2025-26
- House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Finance
- 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 2026-08-07
Source WA Legislature committee membership records · as of 2026-08-07 · 4 seats
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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.
$38,200
raised, 2026 cycle
$9,197
spent
$955
average contribution
Total divided by 40 reported contributors.
$1.7M
raised across 9 campaigns
Every cycle we hold for this filer, not a career total — earlier campaigns may predate our coverage.
By campaign
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $38,200 | $9,197 | 40 |
| 2024 | $392,761 | $673,108 | 275 |
| 2022 | $242,873 | $95,098 | 278 |
| 2020 | $195,660 | $146,593 | 211 |
| 2018 | $184,920 | $152,164 | 238 |
| 2016 | $152,705 | $101,666 | 185 |
| 2014 | $154,086 | $145,792 | 287 |
| 2012 | $173,054 | $185,179 | 391 |
| 2010 | $176,962 | $158,319 | 405 |
Largest reported contributors
| Contributor | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe | Sequim | $2,400 |
| Chevron USA Inc | San Ramon | $1,200 |
| Delta Dental of WA | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Diageo North America | Washington | $1,200 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Indianapolis | $1,200 |
| Genentech USA | South San Francisco | $1,200 |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | Raleigh | $1,200 |
| Kroger | Cincinnati | $1,200 |
| Marchon Eyewear | Melville | $1,200 |
| NAIOP WA State PAC / Commercial Real Estate Development Assn | Redmond | $1,200 |
| Premera Blue Cross | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Proliance Surgeons PAC State Account | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Puget Sound Chapter – NECA PAC | Shoreline | $1,200 |
| Puget Sound Energy | Bellevue | $1,200 |
| Regence Blue Shield | Seattle | $1,200 |
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.
| Date | Cycle | Employer | Donors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-18 | 2014 | MONEYTREE | 3 | $2,850 |
| 2012-10-01 | 2012 | MICROSOFT | 3 | $735 |
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 2026-08-07
Only 0% 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 2026-08-07
This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Larry Springer to PDC filer SPRIL 033 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (45) 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 2026-08-07
Source Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings · as of 2026-08-07 · filer SPRIL 033
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What this page will not compute
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- 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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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.
| Seat | Term | Next election | Filing opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Representative, District 45 | 2 years | 2026 | May 2026 |
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.
Source Election cycle derived from past regular elections in PDC candidate filings; requirements from RCW 29A.24 — candidate filing · as of 2026-08-07
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Connected records
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On the record
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HOLDS A SEAT IN
Washington’s 45th Legislative District
WA Legislature member roster
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SERVED — 2025-26
House, Legislative District 45
WA Legislature member roster, 2025-26
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SERVED — 2023-24
House, Legislative District 45
WA Legislature member roster, 2023-24
Nothing on file
No funding edge is published. Campaign finance and the Legislature roster share no key, and matching people by name across the two produces wrong pairs often enough to be worse than nothing. No lobbying edge either: Washington lobbying filings name neither bills nor legislators.
Source WA Legislature member roster · as of 2026-08-07
Cite this page
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“State Representative Larry Springer,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/official/larry-springer/
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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.