State Representative Debra Lekanoff
Debra Lekanoff is a Democratic state representative representing Washington's 40th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 91 bills, of which 12 died without a public hearing.
- Democratic
- House
- Legislative District 40
- 2 sessions on record
- debra.lekanoff@leg.wa.gov
- phone
- (360) 786-7800
Source Washington State Legislature web services: member roster, roll calls, sponsorship and committee records · as of 2026-09-16
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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
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Voting record
Recorded floor votes across every session we hold. Committee votes are not included — those are recorded per committee, not per member.
4,951
recorded votes
4,446
yea
366
nay
139
absent or excused
| 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 4,951 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
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of 4,951 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | ESSB 5975 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (48-10 yea-nay) |
| 2026-02-12 | HB 2223 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (55-3 yea-nay) |
| 2025-04-16 | SSB 5587 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (50-9 yea-nay) |
| 2025-03-10 | 2SHB 1990 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (41-16 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-15 | HB 2454 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (30-26 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-09 | SHB 1903 | 851 Griffey Pg 3 Ln 4 | Yea | Nay (8-50 yea-nay) |
| 2023-04-11 | 2E2SSB 5536 | 713 Mosbrucker Pg 2 Ln 37 | Yea | Nay (5-51 yea-nay) |
| 2023-03-04 | E2SHB 1216 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (55-1 yea-nay) |
| 2021-04-03 | ESSB 5092 | 516 MacEwen Pg 255 Ln 22 | Yea | Nay (42-54 yea-nay) |
| 2021-03-08 | ESHB 1232 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (77-21 yea-nay) |
| 2020-03-11 | ESB 6690 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (73-24 yea-nay) |
| 2019-04-16 | SSB 5380 | 707 Gildon Pg 39 Ln 29 | Nay | Yea (61-37 yea-nay) |
| 2019-04-16 | SSB 5380 | 708 Stokesbary Pg 39 Ln 29 | Nay | Yea (60-38 yea-nay) |
| 2019-04-16 | SSB 5380 | The House is AT EASE Subject to the call of the Speaker | Nay | Yea (60-38 yea-nay) |
Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 4,951 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.
91
bills prime-sponsored
23
became law
12
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 1144 | Superior court judge/Skagit | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1330 | PEBB & SEBB consolidation | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 1379 | Health carrier reporting | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1478 | Death cert./subst. homicide | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 1479 | Office of native ed. grants | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 1583 | Traditional health/medicaid | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1652 | Ocean vessels/environment | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1692 | Tribes/PRA exemption | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1736 | Missing persons | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1768 | Manuf. housing purchases | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | ESHB 1829 | Tribal warrants | became law | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 1894 | Tribes/K-12 instruction | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HB 1982 | Treaty rights/convictions | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2035 | Liquor license fees | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2435 | Leg. Indian affairs office | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2436 | Oil tanker escort | became law | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2437 | Opioid treatment prg. fees | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2468 | DSHS terminology | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2520 | Emergency meetings | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2554 | Tribal fishing rights | became law | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2555 | Traditional health/medicaid | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2578 | Fish and wildlife commission | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2598 | Anadromous fish recovery | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HB 2685 | Tribal data | pending | yes |
| 2025-26 | HR 4634 | Billy Frank Jr. | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HR 4700 | Billy Frank Jr. | pending | no |
| 2025-26 | HR 4706 | Every child matters day | pending | no |
| 2023-24 | SHB 1177 | Indigenous women | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1290 | Tribal police training | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1332 | Tribes/K-12 instruction | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1399 | Native American scholarships | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1555 | Indian tribes/extradition | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | 2SHB 1639 | Billy Frank Jr. statue | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1686 | Salmon recovery | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1693 | Student homelessness pilot | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1735 | GMA/net ecological gain | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1775 | Salmon recovery/liability | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1849 | Elk management program | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | 2SHB 1877 | Behavioral health/tribes | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 1879 | Tribal curriculum/John McCoy | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SHB 2075 | Indian health care providers | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2305 | Tribal warrants | died | no |
| 2023-24 | EHB 2372 | Tribes/health facilities | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2408 | Crisis response comm methods | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2463 | Salmon planning review | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HB 2475 | Basic law enf. academy | died | no |
| 2023-24 | HB 2487 | Displaced farmworkers | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HJM 4000 | Year of the salmon | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | HJR 4210 | Natural resources | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1072 | Civil legal aid funds/use | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1117 | Comp. planning/salmon | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1172 | Tribal fishing rights | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | ESHB 1326 | Coroners & medical examiners | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SHB 1356 | Native American names, etc. | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | ESHB 1372 | Statuary hall/Billy Frank Jr | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1513 | Carbon emissions | died | no |
| 2021-22 | HB 1639 | Missing person advisory | died | no |
| 2021-22 | HB 1640 | Tribal-state committee | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1653 | Anadromous fish recovery | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SHB 1725 | Missing indigenous persons | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | ESHB 1753 | Climate funding/tribes | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 1838 | Salmon habitat | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HB 2060 | Medicaid LTSS/tribes | died | no |
| 2021-22 | HB 2090 | Tribal activities/credit | died | no |
| 2021-22 | HJR 4205 | Natural resources | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | HJR 4209 | Natural resources | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1181 | Seniors & veterans/prop. tax | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1339 | Native Americans/voting | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1425 | Bilingual instruction prg. | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SHB 1485 | Religious coordinator appt. | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | ESHB 1578 | Oil transportation safety | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 1610 | Lost & damaged fishing gear | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | ESHB 1849 | Unplatted tidelands, etc. | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | EHB 1996 | San Juan license plate | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SHB 2486 | Electric marine batteries | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2548 | Tribally controlled colleges | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2549 | Salmon recovery efforts/GMA | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2550 | Net ecological gain | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | ESHB 2551 | Tribal regalia/graduation | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2552 | Salmon committee | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2553 | Water resource policy group | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2750 | Indian behavioral health sys | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2752 | Wildlife mgmt. plans review | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2753 | School enrichment levies | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2754 | Suicide and addiction crisis | died | no |
| 2019-20 | HB 2765 | Committee on water | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2769 | Derelict vessel prevention | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SHB 2785 | CJTC membership | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | HB 2850 | Archaeological sites | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HJM 4012 | Year of the salmon | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | HJM 4013 | Upper Skagit watershed | died | no |
Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 91 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 Health Care & Wellness
- House Committee on Housing
- 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 4
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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.
$66,154
raised, 2026 cycle
$27,137
spent
$1,018
average contribution
Total divided by 65 reported contributors.
$555K
raised across 5 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 | $66,154 | $27,137 | 65 |
| 2024 | $100,729 | $96,119 | 106 |
| 2022 | $81,660 | $113,426 | 141 |
| 2020 | $134,641 | $157,610 | 274 |
| 2018 | $171,587 | $161,333 | 441 |
Largest reported contributors
| Contributor | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance by WA Indian Gaming Assn | Olympia | $2,400 |
| Delta Dental of Washington | Seattle | $2,400 |
| Nisqually Indian Tribe | Olympia | $2,400 |
| Puget Sound Pilots PAC | Seattle | $2,400 |
| Puyallup Tribe of Indians | Tacoma | $2,400 |
| Regence BlueShield | Seattle | $2,400 |
| Samish Tyee | Anacortes | $2,400 |
| DaVita | Federal Way | $1,200 |
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.
| Employer stated by contributors | Contributors | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| No employer stated | 7 | $14,400 |
This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Debra Lekanoff to PDC filer LEKAD 232 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (40) 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.
- Fuse Votes
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADV GW PAC
Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer LEKAD 232 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 10 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.
| Election | Seat | Contest | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2018 | State House seat 1, Legislative District 40 | contested | WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018 |
| November 3, 2020 | State House seat 1, Legislative District 40 | unopposed | WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020 |
| November 8, 2022 | State House seat 1, Legislative District 40 | contested | WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022 |
| November 5, 2024 | State House seat 1, Legislative District 40 | unopposed | 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
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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 · 31
One document states the relation in its own words.
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SITS ON · biennium 2025-26
House Committee on Appropriations
House committee roster, 2025-26 biennium — WA State Legislature web services · as of 2025-01-01
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SITS ON · biennium 2025-26
House Committee on Health Care & Wellness
House committee roster, 2025-26 biennium — WA State Legislature web services · as of 2025-01-01
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SITS ON · biennium 2025-26
House Committee on Housing
House committee roster, 2025-26 biennium — WA State Legislature web services · as of 2025-01-01
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SITS ON · biennium 2025-26
House Committee on Rules
House committee roster, 2025-26 biennium — WA State Legislature web services · as of 2025-01-01
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SPONSORED · prime
HB 1144 (2025-26) — Superior court judge/Skagit
HB 1144 as introduced, 2025-26 — bill summary, WA State Legislature · as of 2025-01-13
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SPONSORED · prime
HB 1330 (2025-26) — PEBB & SEBB consolidation
HB 1330 as introduced, 2025-26 — bill summary, WA State Legislature · as of 2025-01-16
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SPONSORED · prime
HB 1379 (2025-26) — Health carrier reporting
HB 1379 as introduced, 2025-26 — bill summary, WA State Legislature · as of 2025-01-17
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SPONSORED · prime
HB 1478 (2025-26) — Death cert./subst. homicide
HB 1478 as introduced, 2025-26 — bill summary, WA State Legislature · as of 2025-01-21
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Joined by us, on a stated key · 4
Two documents joined on a key, and the key is named on every row.
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HOLDS SEAT · election 2018-11-06 · certified Debra Lekanoff
State House seat 1, Legislative District 40
joined on: surname + given name + chamber + district
WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018 · as of 2018-11-06
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HOLDS SEAT · election 2020-11-03 · certified Debra Lekanoff · uncontested
State House seat 1, Legislative District 40
joined on: surname + given name + chamber + district
WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020 · as of 2020-11-03
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HOLDS SEAT · election 2022-11-08 · certified Debra Lekanoff
State House seat 1, Legislative District 40
joined on: surname + given name + chamber + district
WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022 · as of 2022-11-08
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HOLDS SEAT · election 2024-11-05 · certified Debra Lekanoff · uncontested
State House seat 1, Legislative District 40
joined on: surname + given name + chamber + district
WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2024 · as of 2024-11-05
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 31 filed, 4 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.
| Seat | Term | Next election | Filing opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Representative, District 40 | 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.
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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 Debra Lekanoff represent?
- Debra Lekanoff is a Democratic state representative representing Washington’s 40th Legislative District.
- How often does Debra Lekanoff break with their party?
- Across 4,951 recorded floor votes we hold, Debra Lekanoff voted against the majority of their own party 14 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 Debra Lekanoff sponsored?
- Debra Lekanoff has prime-sponsored 91 bills, of which 23 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 12 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
- How long has Debra Lekanoff served in the Legislature?
- Debra Lekanoff 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.
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- 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.
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- Public statements, advertising, committee roles, and committee votes by member.