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State Senator Christine Rolfes

Christine Rolfes is a Democratic state senator representing Washington's 23rd Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 285 bills, of which 85 died without a public hearing.

  • Democratic
  • Senate
  • Legislative District 23
  • 1 session on record
email
christine.rolfes@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7644

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.

12,075

recorded votes

11,068

yea

824

nay

183

absent or excused

Recorded floor votes, most recent first
Date Bill Subject Motion This member Roll call
2023-05-16 2E2SSB 5536 Controlled substances 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 43–6
2023-04-23 2SHB 1550 Transition to kindergarten 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 30–19
2023-04-23 ESSB 5187 Operating budget Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee YEA 37–12
2023-04-23 SB 5369 Polychlorinated biphenyls Final Passage as Amended by the House YEA 49–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9006 THOMAS W. LUX The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9035 HARRIETTE C. BRYANT The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9034 WENDY K. BOHLKE The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9038 RICHARD G. FUKUTAKI The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9047 WESLEY HENSON The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9071 HARRY L. CARTHUM The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9073 NANCY J. SINKOVITZ The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9084 RICHARD P. KAISER The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9085 MICHAEL KARNOFSKI The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9089 TOM ECKMANN The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9091 COLLEEN F. PONTO The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9094 DOUG MAH The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 46–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9103 TIMOTHY BURT The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 46–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9105 TORAYA MILLER The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 46–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9116 FREDERICK GOLDBERG The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9119 JEFF DAVIS The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9120 BERTHA ORTEGA The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 46–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9125 JEFF SBAIH The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9140 STEVEN ASHBY The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 46–1
2023-04-23 SGA 9148 THERESA (TERRI) A. STANDISH- The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9154 CARL J. ZAPORA The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9155 LOIS BERNSTEIN The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9159 JANE B. DAVIDSON The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9161 JOHN M. MEYER The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9163 MAUREEN P. WEST The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9189 PATRICK BALDOZ The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9192 BRETT BLANKENSHIP The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9197 HEATHER B. REDMAN The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9198 JEFFREY A. CHARBONNEAU The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9202 ARIELE P. BELO The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9207 ADAM L. AGUILERA The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 47–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9211 MATTHEW W. RAY The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9212 GARY D. CHANDLER The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9221 RODOLFO (RUDY) N. MENDOZA The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9225 HOLLY J. WILLIAMS The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0
2023-04-23 SGA 9244 DAVID O. EARLING The Appointment be Confirmed YEA 48–0

Showing the 40 most recent of 12,075 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

490

of 12,075 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
2023-04-22 2SSB 5412 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (21-8 yea-nay)
2023-04-19 SHB 1764 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (27-2 yea-nay)
2023-04-17 ESSB 5365 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (26-3 yea-nay)
2023-04-12 ESHB 1791 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (15-14 yea-nay)
2023-04-11 E2SHB 1110 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (27-2 yea-nay)
2023-04-11 EHB 1324 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (26-3 yea-nay)
2023-04-10 ESHB 1394 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (25-4 yea-nay)
2023-03-03 2E2SSB 5536 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (14-15 yea-nay)
2023-03-03 2SSB 5593 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (28-1 yea-nay)
2023-03-01 ESSB 5583 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (26-3 yea-nay)
2023-02-28 SSB 5054 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (27-2 yea-nay)
2023-02-22 ESSB 5123 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (27-2 yea-nay)
2022-03-07 SSB 5818 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (43-6 yea-nay)
2022-03-04 E2SHB 1015 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (46-2 yea-nay)
2022-03-04 ESSB 5459 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (38-10 yea-nay)
2022-03-03 E2SHB 1812 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (29-20 yea-nay)
2022-02-15 SSB 5818 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (44-5 yea-nay)
2022-02-09 SB 5868 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (41-8 yea-nay)
2021-04-19 E2SHB 1477 865 Braun Pg 4 Ln 17 Nay Yea (25-24 yea-nay)
2021-04-11 E2SHB 1152 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (26-22 yea-nay)
2021-04-10 2SHB 1028 488 Mullet Striker Nay Yea (25-24 yea-nay)
2021-04-10 ESHB 1196 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (45-4 yea-nay)
2021-04-10 E2SHB 1287 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (25-23 yea-nay)
2021-04-06 ESHB 1176 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (25-23 yea-nay)
2021-04-06 SSB 5262 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (43-6 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 490. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 12,075 votes across every session held · key committee votes are not in the archive and are not counted here

03

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.

285

bills prime-sponsored

85

became law

85

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
2023-24 SB 5039 Wildfires/electric utilities died yes
2023-24 SB 5093 Climate response strategy died yes
2023-24 SB 5094 Water system plans/climate died yes
2023-24 SB 5154 Solid waste management died yes
2023-24 ESSB 5187 Operating budget became law yes
2023-24 SB 5188 Operating budget, supp. died yes
2023-24 ESSB 5293 Accounts became law yes
2023-24 ESSB 5294 Retirement system funding became law yes
2023-24 SB 5372 Trust land transfer program died yes
2023-24 SSB 5490 PEBB/deferred coverage became law yes
2023-24 SB 5642 Indian tribes/extradition died no
2023-24 ESB 5650 K-12 inflationary increases became law yes
2021-22 SSB 5025 Consumer protection act became law yes
2021-22 SB 5058 Natural resources accounts became law yes
2021-22 2SSB 5085 Electric motorcycles/fees became law yes
2021-22 SB 5091 Operating budget, 2nd supp. died yes
2021-22 ESSB 5092 Operating budget became law yes
2021-22 SB 5156 Budget stabilization approps died no
2021-22 SB 5162 Unanticipated revenue died yes
2021-22 E2SSB 5163 Conditionally released SVPs became law yes
2021-22 ESSB 5272 Liquor & cannabis board fees became law yes
2021-22 SB 5281 Fruit & vegetable businesses died no
2021-22 SB 5323 Wages & salaries died yes
2021-22 SB 5343 Medicaid appropriations died yes
2021-22 SB 5344 Federal funding/COVID-19 died yes
2021-22 SB 5505 Farmers market prop. tax ex. became law yes
2021-22 SB 5585 Domestic wastewater fees became law yes
2021-22 2SSB 5616 Accounts became law yes
2021-22 SB 5626 Water system plans/climate died yes
2021-22 SB 5633 Forest loss prevention died yes
2021-22 SB 5637 Forest practices fees died yes
2021-22 SB 5653 Pesticide commission name died yes
2021-22 SB 5665 Salmon habitat died no
2021-22 ESSB 5693 Operating budget, supp. became law yes
2021-22 SB 5727 Salmon habitat died no
2021-22 SB 5803 Wildfires/electric utilities died yes
2021-22 ESSB 5878 Arts instruction became law yes
2019-20 SB 5007 Motorcycle helmet use died yes
2019-20 SSB 5010 Protected lands/fire levies became law yes
2019-20 SB 5031 Out-of-network health care died yes
2019-20 SB 5128 Electric motorcycle fees died yes
2019-20 SB 5129 Revenue died yes
2019-20 SB 5130 Fish barrier removal funding died yes
2019-20 SSB 5135 Toxic pollution became law yes
2019-20 SB 5153 Operating budget 2019-2021 died yes
2019-20 SB 5154 Supp. operating budget 17-19 died yes
2019-20 E2SSB 5397 Plastic packaging became law yes
2019-20 SB 5404 Fish habitat projects became law yes
2019-20 2SSB 5577 Orca whales/vessels became law yes
2019-20 SB 5580 Orca whales/habitat & fish died yes
2019-20 SSB 5581 State tax laws became law yes
2019-20 SSB 5597 Aerial herbicide application became law yes
2019-20 SB 5598 Student internet data priv. died no
2019-20 2SSB 5601 Health care benefit manage. became law yes
2019-20 SB 5692 Fishing and hunting licenses died yes
2019-20 SB 5761 Mobile home rent increases died no
2019-20 SB 5898 Homeless housing surcharge died yes
2019-20 SB 5938 State debt reduction account died yes
2019-20 SB 5941 Conditionally released SVPs died no
2019-20 SSB 5954 Bump-fire stock buy-back prg became law yes
2019-20 SB 5963 State budget outlook died yes
2019-20 SB 5967 Livestock brand inspections died no
2019-20 SSB 5976 Dentistry access/disability became law yes
2019-20 SB 5990 Safety net assessment died yes
2019-20 SB 5991 Grad. real estate excise tax died no
2019-20 ESSB 5997 Tax preferences became law yes
2019-20 SB 6003 State government T.O. died no
2019-20 ESSB 6004 Travel agents & tour ops/tax became law no
2019-20 SB 6005 Revenue T.O. died no
2019-20 SB 6006 Education T.O. died no
2019-20 SB 6009 Budget stabilization account died yes
2019-20 SB 6013 Fiscal matters T.O. died no
2019-20 SB 6014 Education T.O. died no
2019-20 SB 6015 State government T.O. died no
2019-20 SSB 6072 State wildlife account became law yes
2019-20 ESSB 6097 Health carrier surplus level became law yes
2019-20 SB 6098 Prosthetics and orthotics died yes
2019-20 SB 6154 Abusive civil actions died no
2019-20 SB 6165 PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase died yes
2019-20 SB 6166 Fishing and hunting licenses died no
2019-20 SB 6167 Homelessness BSA approps. died yes
2019-20 ESSB 6168 Operating budget, supplement became law yes
2019-20 ESSB 6268 Abusive litigation/partners became law yes
2019-20 SB 6302 Home occupant load limits died yes
2019-20 SB 6432 Offshore oil extraction died yes
2019-20 SB 6433 Women veterans license plate died yes
2019-20 SB 6436 Sexual predator release died yes
2019-20 SB 6488 Aerial herbicides/forestland died yes
2019-20 SB 6494 Trust water rights died yes
2019-20 SB 6512 School employee housing died yes
2019-20 SB 6518 Pesticide, chlorpyrifos died yes
2019-20 SB 6601 Indian tribes compact/taxes died yes
2019-20 SSB 6613 Aquatic farming inspections became law yes
2019-20 SSB 6660 Four-year balanced budget became law yes
2019-20 SR 8658 Military spouses, caregivers died no
2017-18 ESSB 5084 Breast health information became law yes
2017-18 SB 5117 Military students/extracurr. died yes
2017-18 SB 5118 Personal needs allowance became law yes
2017-18 SB 5139 Telecom. services/PUDs died no
2017-18 SB 5183 Career & technical education died yes
2017-18 SB 5306 Commercial fish receivers became law yes
2017-18 SB 5392 Ferry advisory committees died yes
2017-18 SB 5432 Special ed. funding alloc. died yes
2017-18 SB 5459 Beginning educator support died yes
2017-18 SB 5461 Paternity disestablish./DNA died yes
2017-18 SB 5529 Dual language/early & K-12 died yes
2017-18 SB 5547 Educator professional growth died yes
2017-18 SB 5622 Career readiness education died no
2017-18 SB 5623 Basic education program died no
2017-18 SB 5648 Vehicular homicide died yes
2017-18 SB 5661 LEOFF interr. service credit became law yes
2017-18 SB 5860 Electrical trainee certific. died no
2017-18 SB 5951 High school graduation reqs died no
2017-18 SB 6022 Contractor bonding/transit died yes
2017-18 SB 6023 VA health plan reimbursement died no
2017-18 ESSB 6032 Supp. operating budget became law yes
2017-18 ESSB 6034 PUD retail telecom. service became law yes
2017-18 SB 6107 Electric motorcycle fees died yes
2017-18 SB 6136 AP computer science as math became law yes
2017-18 SB 6174 Budget stabilization account died yes
2017-18 SB 6235 Forest practices pre. review died yes
2017-18 SB 6356 Unmanned aircraft operation died no
2017-18 SSB 6419 Early childhood ed & assist became law yes
2017-18 ESSB 6434 Electric-assisted bicycles became law yes
2017-18 SB 6477 Voluntary alt. energy option died yes
2017-18 SSB 6549 Disabled children/dentistry became law yes
2017-18 SB 6575 Protected lands/fire levies died yes
2017-18 SB 6580 HIV testing became law yes
2017-18 SB 6600 Fiscal matters T.O. died no
2017-18 SR 8623 Gina Grant Bull died no
2017-18 SR 8624 Amanda Rohrkemper died no
2017-18 SR 8625 Sandra G. Wibbels died no
2017-18 SR 8715 Navy died no
2015-16 SB 5085 Gold star license plates became law yes
2015-16 SB 5087 Oil transportation safety died no
2015-16 SSB 5166 Forage fish management became law yes
2015-16 2SSB 5311 Crisis intervention/officers became law yes
2015-16 SB 5520 High school assessmnt system died no
2015-16 SB 5532 WA gift of life award became law yes
2015-16 SB 5648 Patient bill of rights died no
2015-16 SB 5691 Senior citizens, property tx died yes
2015-16 SB 5890 Education employee salaries died no
2015-16 SB 5922 Highly capable students died yes
2015-16 SB 5966 HS career and tech courses died yes
2015-16 SB 6046 PUD telecom services vote died no
2015-16 SB 6104 Education financing died yes
2015-16 SB 6146 Breast health information died no
2015-16 SB 6237 Telecom. services/PUDs died yes
2015-16 SB 6280 Potentially unstable slopes died no
2015-16 SB 6394 Hearing disability coverage died no
2015-16 SB 6401 Secondary fish receivers became law yes
2015-16 SB 6414 Hatchery management died yes
2015-16 SB 6415 Career & tech. ed. materials died yes
2015-16 SB 6448 Dispute resolution fees died no
2015-16 SB 6555 Personal needs allowance died yes
2015-16 SB 6661 Career & tech. ed. materials died no
2015-16 SR 8642 Law enforcement officers died no
2015-16 SR 8716 African American history mo. died no
2013-14 SB 5006 Water company rates died yes
2013-14 SB 5142 Motorcycles/transp. planning became law yes
2013-14 SSB 5195 State need grant/nonprofits became law yes
2013-14 SB 5216 Long-term care insurance became law yes
2013-14 SB 5301 Student suspensions died yes
2013-14 SB 5311 Housing organizations died no
2013-14 SB 5365 Troubled youth in schools died yes
2013-14 SB 5366 Required assessmnt info/OSPI died no
2013-14 SB 5411 Port commissioner terms became law yes
2013-14 SB 5454 Infant HIV testing died yes
2013-14 SB 5513 Off-road vehicles died no
2013-14 SB 5532 Peace officers died yes
2013-14 SB 5533 Vacant property revitalizing died yes
2013-14 SB 5534 Motor vehicle violations died yes
2013-14 SB 5535 Real property encumbrances died no
2013-14 SB 5572 Sea cucumber dive fishery died yes
2013-14 SB 5573 Education funding task force died no
2013-14 SSB 5634 DNR cooperative agreements became law yes
2013-14 SB 5649 Collaborative schools died yes
2013-14 ESSB 5681 Co-occurring disorders became law yes
2013-14 2SSB 5973 Community forest trust acct became law yes
2013-14 SB 6037 Whistleblowers/elec industry died yes
2013-14 SB 6047 Cottage food operations died yes
2013-14 SB 6072 Forage fish biennial update died yes
2013-14 SB 6093 Background checks/DEL cards became law yes
2013-14 SB 6132 Senior property tax programs died no
2013-14 SB 6161 K-12 educators/prof. devel. died no
2013-14 SB 6262 Oil transportation safety died no
2013-14 SB 6271 Long-term care insurance died no
2013-14 SB 6532 Beginning teacher salaries died no
2013-14 E2SSB 6552 Student hour and grad reqs became law yes
2013-14 SR 8609 Outdoor recreation in WA died no
2013-14 SR 8705 Judi Best died no
2011-12 ESHB 1026 Adverse possession claims became law yes
2011-12 HB 1113 Felony DUI/prior offenses died yes
2011-12 HB 1114 Foreign country adoptions died no
2011-12 EHB 1171 High capacity transp. plans became law yes
2011-12 E2SHB 1186 State's oil spill program became law yes
2011-12 HB 1219 Front vehicle license plates died no
2011-12 ESHB 1220 Insurance rates became law yes
2011-12 HB 1330 High school assessments died yes
2011-12 HB 1417 Military training/medical died yes
2011-12 HB 1418 Military training/licensing became law yes
2011-12 ESHB 1421 Community forest trust became law yes
2011-12 SHB 1453 Shellfish enforcement became law yes
2011-12 HB 1543 Motorcycle instruct. permits died yes
2011-12 HB 1607 School day & hour exemption died yes
2011-12 HB 1692 Manuf/mobile home park rent died no
2011-12 HB 1787 School district employees died no
2011-12 HB 2047 Ferry construction funding died no
2011-12 HB 2083 Ferry construction funding died yes
2011-12 SB 6020 180-day school year waivers died yes
2011-12 SB 6039 Home appliance warranties died no
2011-12 SB 6097 Forest land compensating tax died no
2011-12 SB 6098 Private investigators became law yes
2011-12 SB 6099 School distr. levy elections died yes
2011-12 SB 6130 SEPA died yes
2011-12 SB 6139 Large wild carnivores died yes
2011-12 SB 6275 Self-employment assistance died yes
2011-12 SB 6288 Veterans & national guard died no
2011-12 SB 6289 Self-employment training became law yes
2011-12 SB 6304 Motorcycles/trans planning died yes
2011-12 SB 6305 Roll your own cigarettes died yes
2011-12 SSB 6354 Filing business forms became law yes
2011-12 ESSB 6355 Associate development orgs became law yes
2011-12 SB 6356 Single portal for businesses died yes
2011-12 SB 6357 Made in America products died no
2011-12 SB 6358 Employment assistance prog. died no
2011-12 SB 6412 Health benefit plan coverage became law yes
2011-12 SB 6457 DOT marine division/veterans died yes
2011-12 SB 6471 Front vehicle license plates died no
2011-12 SB 6518 Ferry users exec committee died yes
2011-12 SB 6585 License plate replacement died yes
2011-12 SR 8680 Veterans died no
2009-10 HB 1046 H.I.V. testing of infants died yes
2009-10 EHB 1049 Veterans' relief became law yes
2009-10 HB 1066 Noncharter code cities became law yes
2009-10 HB 1074 Lake vegetation management died yes
2009-10 HB 1075 Military children died yes
2009-10 HB 1076 Victim input re: wrk release became law yes
2009-10 SHB 1283 Publ water supply operators became law yes
2009-10 HB 1449 Hospital benefit zones died no
2009-10 SHB 1532 Reclaimed water systems became law yes
2009-10 HB 1582 Manufctured/mobile home comm died no
2009-10 HB 1652 Ferry vessel construction died yes
2009-10 HB 1691 Solid fuel burning devices died yes
2009-10 HB 1747 Built environment pollution died yes
2009-10 HB 1907 Mobile home comm/for sale died no
2009-10 HB 2096 License plate attachment died no
2009-10 HB 2124 Public community athletics died no
2009-10 HB 2255 Ferry fuel tax exemptions died no
2009-10 SHB 2593 F & W dept. shellfish mgmt became law yes
2009-10 HB 2594 Law enforcement officers died no
2009-10 HB 2595 Police communications died yes
2009-10 HB 2685 Puget Sound partnership died no
2009-10 HB 2853 Energy conservation programs died yes
2009-10 HB 2897 Tolls: collection, use, etc. died yes
2009-10 HB 3078 Marine waters management died no
2009-10 HB 3104 Community solar projects died yes
2009-10 SHB 3105 Alternative fuel vehicles became law yes
2009-10 HR 4613 Girls & women in sports died no
2009-10 HR 4651 Military children died no
2007-08 HB 1025 Public works board projects became law yes
2007-08 HB 1178 Associate development org died yes
2007-08 HB 1372 Port districts died yes
2007-08 HB 1567 Transportation-related accts died no
2007-08 HB 1601 Children's health died yes
2007-08 2SHB 1656 Puget Sound research acct became law yes
2007-08 HB 2004 Regional trans planning orgs became law yes
2007-08 SHB 2049 Marine resource committees became law yes
2007-08 HB 2273 Passenger-only ferry service died no
2007-08 ESHB 2358 State ferries became law yes
2007-08 HB 2436 Work release input died yes
2007-08 HB 2509 Aquatic land purchases died yes
2007-08 HB 2595 County veterans' assistance died yes
2007-08 HB 2730 Port district ferry service became law yes
2007-08 HB 2731 Current agricultural uses died no
2007-08 HB 2732 Vehicle passing distance died yes
2007-08 HB 2789 Adult day care services died yes
2007-08 HB 2850 Puget Sound research died yes
2007-08 HB 3001 Community athletics programs died yes
2007-08 HB 3118 Architecture practice died no
2007-08 HB 3119 HIV testing of infants died yes
2007-08 SHB 3120 Construction tax exemption became law yes
2007-08 HR 4605 Celebration of children died no
2007-08 HR 4692 Presidents' day died no
2007-08 HR 4704 Arts education died no

Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 285 prime-sponsored bills across every session held · What died in committee

04

Committee seats

No committee seats on file. The Legislature serves committee rosters only for the current biennium, so a member who served only in an earlier session will show none here. That is our coverage, not an absence of seats.

Last checked 2026-09-16

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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.

$44,540

raised, 2024 cycle

$76,841

spent

$675

average contribution

Total divided by 66 reported contributors.

$604K

raised across 4 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
2024 $44,540 $76,841 66
2020 $254,181 $243,065 390
2016 $168,758 $170,783 457
2012 $136,351 $134,791 510

Largest reported contributors

Largest reported contributors
Contributor City Amount
Amazon Seattle $2,000
ARMCO GROUP INC/EPIC ASSET MANAGEMENT Seattle $1,000
Can Manufacturers Institute Washington $1,000
Cattle PAC Olympia $1,000
Community Health Network of Washington Seattle $1,000
CPM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/ICON MATERIALS Spokane $1,000
Deloitte Services LP Hermitage $1,000
Friends of Community & Technical Colleges PAC Olympia $1,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC Foster City $1,000

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
The Ballmer Group 1 $1,000
Second Avenue Partners 1 $1,000
No employer stated 4 $4,000

This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Christine Rolfes to PDC filer NASSC 110 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Senator) and the district (23) 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”

    $319

  2. Spent opposing

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

    none filed
  • Fuse Votes for · $319 · 2020

Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer NASSC 110 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 2 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

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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 Senator Christine Rolfes
Election Seat Contest Record
November 8, 2016 State Senate seat, Legislative District 23 unopposed WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2016
November 3, 2020 State Senate seat, Legislative District 23 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020

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.

Joined by us, on a stated key · 2

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 0 filed, 2 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 Senator, District 23 4 years 2028 May 2028

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.

0

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 Christine Rolfes represent?
Christine Rolfes is a Democratic state senator representing Washington’s 23rd Legislative District.
How often does Christine Rolfes break with their party?
Across 12,075 recorded floor votes we hold, Christine Rolfes voted against the majority of their own party 490 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 Christine Rolfes sponsored?
Christine Rolfes has prime-sponsored 285 bills, of which 85 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 85 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
How long has Christine Rolfes served in the Legislature?
Christine Rolfes appears in the member roster for 1 biennium, most recently 2023-24. 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 Senator Christine Rolfes,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-09-16, accessed 2026-09-17. https://washingtonindependents.org/official/christine-rolfes/

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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.