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State Representative Jim Walsh

Jim Walsh is a Republican state representative representing Washington's 19th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 152 bills, of which 97 died without a public hearing.

  • Republican
  • House
  • Legislative District 19
  • 2 sessions on record
email
jim.walsh@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7806

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.

6,312

recorded votes

4,339

yea

1,954

nay

19

absent or excused

Recorded floor votes, most recent first
Date Bill Subject Motion This member Roll call
2026-03-12 ESHB 1295 Reading and writing literacy Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-12 HB 1376 Capital gains tax prepayment Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 HB 1526 Snack bar liquor licenses Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 87–9
2026-03-12 2SHB 1701 Liquor licensee premises Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 89–7
2026-03-12 ESHB 1795 Student restraint, isolation Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 58–37
2026-03-12 EHB 1941 Agricultural coops/cannabis Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 69–26
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2034 LEOFF 1 restatement Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 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 NAY 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 NAY 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 NAY 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 YEA 47–50
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 3rd Reading & Final Passage NAY 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 NAY 55–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1500 CIC resale certificates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 61–34
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1710 Voting rights act compliance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 57–39
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1750 Voting rights act claims Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 58–38
2026-03-11 HB 1796 School construction debt Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY against party majority 95–2
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 70–26
2026-03-11 2SHB 1906 Water system rates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY against party majority 94–2
2026-03-11 2SHB 1909 Court unification task force Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 57–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1916 Voter registrations Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 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 NAY 59–37
2026-03-11 2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 58–38
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 54–33
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration NAY 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 NAY 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 NAY 54–40
2026-03-11 SHB 2296 Distributed energy resources Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY against party majority 95–1
2026-03-11 ESHB 2320 Firearm manufacturing Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY 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 NAY against party majority 80–15

Showing the 40 most recent of 6,312 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

1,517

of 6,312 recorded votes went against the majority of Republican colleagues

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

Votes against the member’s own party majority
Date Bill Motion They voted Their party
2026-03-11 HB 1796 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (36-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 2SHB 1906 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (35-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 SHB 2296 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (37-1 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 SHB 2334 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (23-15 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 EHB 2588 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Nay (1-37 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESSB 6354 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (29-7 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 SHB 2360 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (22-16 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 2SHB 2384 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (21-17 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2539 Berg Pg 3 Ln 21 Nay Yea (36-1 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2552 Mendoza Pg 5 Ln 33 Nay Yea (35-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-06 SSB 5841 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (34-4 yea-nay)
2026-03-06 E2SSB 5981 Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Nay (11-28 yea-nay)
2026-03-06 ESSB 6113 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (34-4 yea-nay)
2026-03-06 ESSB 6162 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (35-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-05 SSB 5911 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (35-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-05 ESSB 6002 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (28-9 yea-nay)
2026-03-04 SB 5944 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (29-10 yea-nay)
2026-03-04 ESSB 6110 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (35-3 yea-nay)
2026-03-04 SB 6151 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (38-1 yea-nay)
2026-03-04 SSB 6189 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (35-3 yea-nay)
2026-03-03 SSB 5185 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (34-4 yea-nay)
2026-03-03 ESB 5272 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (36-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-03 SSB 5825 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (30-8 yea-nay)
2026-03-03 SB 6046 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (32-4 yea-nay)
2026-03-03 SSB 6054 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (31-5 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 1517. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 6,312 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.

152

bills prime-sponsored

2

became law

97

died without a public hearing

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

Bills prime-sponsored by this member
Session Bill Subject Outcome Heard
2025-26 HB 1000 Controlled subst. violations pending no
2025-26 HB 1041 Replacement tires pending no
2025-26 HB 1051 IEP team meetings/recording pending yes
2025-26 HB 1065 Family burial grounds pending yes
2025-26 HB 1176 Health care/minors pending no
2025-26 HB 1336 Utility meter choice pending no
2025-26 HB 1405 Complete streets obligations pending no
2025-26 HB 1961 Motor vehicle revenues use pending no
2025-26 HB 1962 Spring blade knives pending no
2025-26 HB 2017 School director training pending no
2025-26 HB 2028 Farmland purchases pending no
2025-26 HB 2076 Government efficiency, dept. pending no
2025-26 HB 2108 Juvenile justice transfer pending no
2025-26 HB 2121 Nonprofits, schools/taxes pending no
2025-26 HB 2234 School utility costs pending no
2025-26 HB 2235 PRA firearm exemptions pending yes
2025-26 HB 2263 Public counsel pending no
2025-26 HB 2383 Involuntary treatment act pending no
2025-26 HB 2591 Legislative process/bills pending no
2025-26 HJM 4007 Motor voter law pending no
2025-26 HR 4698 Iranian Americans pending no
2023-24 HB 1037 Family burial grounds died yes
2023-24 HB 1071 School resource officers died yes
2023-24 HB 1091 Tax increases/voter approval died no
2023-24 HB 1092 State property tax/valuation died no
2023-24 HB 1093 K-12 scholarship program died no
2023-24 HB 1154 Religious institutions died no
2023-24 HB 1214 Gender transition/minors died no
2023-24 HB 1397 Dependency died yes
2023-24 HB 1496 Naselle Youth Camp property died no
2023-24 HB 1610 Public health/consumers died no
2023-24 HB 1677 Campaign finance disclosure died yes
2023-24 HB 1697 Early achievers, voluntary died no
2023-24 HB 1719 I-405 express & HOV lanes died no
2023-24 HB 1788 Health care/minors died no
2023-24 HB 1820 Local sales tax uses died no
2023-24 HB 1827 Vaccination status died no
2023-24 HB 1871 Ferry empl./COVID-19 vaccine died no
2023-24 HB 1904 Hybrid electric ferries died no
2023-24 HB 2183 Lawsuit remittances/names died no
2023-24 HB 2398 Instruct. materials/parents died yes
2023-24 HB 2399 School library complaints died no
2023-24 HB 2432 Facility district taxing died no
2023-24 HB 2435 TikTok ban died no
2023-24 HB 2477 Controlled subst. violations died no
2023-24 HJR 4200 Owner-occupied property/tax died no
2021-22 HB 1027 Administrative cost of state died no
2021-22 HB 1029 Emergency orders and rules died yes
2021-22 HB 1101 Unused public buildings died yes
2021-22 HB 1102 Intrastate meat inspection died no
2021-22 HB 1281 Behavioral health continuity died no
2021-22 HB 1374 Patches pal license plates died no
2021-22 HB 1390 Athletic scholarship funding died no
2021-22 HB 1436 Regulations/health crises died no
2021-22 EHB 1482 Common interest/foreclosure became law yes
2021-22 HB 1505 Ambulance services/training died yes
2021-22 HB 1570 Proof of vaccination died no
2021-22 HB 1581 Property tax/language died no
2021-22 HB 1582 Tax increases/voter approval died no
2021-22 HB 1588 Vehicular pursuit died no
2021-22 HB 1589 Physical force/peace officer died no
2021-22 HB 1633 K-12 education scholarships died no
2021-22 HB 1695 Legislature op. procedures died no
2021-22 HB 1696 Legislative facility access died no
2021-22 HB 1720 COVID-19 vaccine, declining died no
2021-22 HB 1807 Civic education died yes
2021-22 HB 1944 Child welfare/supervision died no
2021-22 HB 1946 Legislators/event attendance died no
2021-22 HB 1999 State expenditure limit died no
2021-22 HB 2030 Involuntary quarantine died no
2021-22 HB 2041 Health care for minors died no
2021-22 HB 2110 Fish & wildlife enforcement died no
2021-22 HB 2125 State property tax/valuation died no
2021-22 HB 2126 Property tax reduction died no
2021-22 HB 2138 Fuel licensees tax rate died no
2019-20 HB 1021 Governor's security funding died no
2019-20 HB 1022 Pistol sales database died no
2019-20 HB 1024 Firearm owners database died yes
2019-20 HB 1029 Environmental impact process died no
2019-20 HB 1030 False legislative testimony died no
2019-20 HB 1031 Bulkhead obligations died yes
2019-20 HB 1032 Initiative amendatory format died no
2019-20 HB 1035 School resource officers died no
2019-20 HB 1036 Fish hatchery production died yes
2019-20 HB 1037 Aquaculture chemicals died no
2019-20 HB 1038 Firearms/school employees died no
2019-20 HB 1050 Parenting plans died no
2019-20 HB 1051 GMA focus on large counties died no
2019-20 HB 1052 Agency rule-making authority died no
2019-20 HB 1097 Firearms/health information died no
2019-20 HB 1098 Unsafe storage of firearms died no
2019-20 HB 1174 Cities/lowest resp. bidder died yes
2019-20 HB 1262 Presidential primary died yes
2019-20 HB 1291 Election cost reimbursement died yes
2019-20 HB 1292 Voter registration deadlines died yes
2019-20 HB 1494 Redistricting deadlines died yes
2019-20 HB 1507 School safety/design died yes
2019-20 HB 1566 New employment tax credit died yes
2019-20 HB 1711 New counties died yes
2019-20 HB 1770 Occupational board reform died yes
2019-20 HB 1838 Distillery information died yes
2019-20 HB 1951 County road emergency loans died yes
2019-20 HB 2082 Riparian agroforestry died no
2019-20 HB 2095 Sustainable farms and fields died no
2019-20 HB 2115 Public records/legislature died no
2019-20 HB 2190 Legislative transparency died no
2019-20 HB 2194 Transp. budget adjustments died no
2019-20 HB 2195 Nursing home rate setting died no
2019-20 HB 2196 ERPO issuance & enforcement died no
2019-20 HB 2222 Property tax reduction died no
2019-20 HB 2223 Firearm prohibit. liability died no
2019-20 HB 2224 Ballot measure fiscal impact died yes
2019-20 HB 2225 Legislative budget office died no
2019-20 HB 2226 Immigration enforcement died no
2019-20 HB 2267 Ballot measure rejection died no
2019-20 HB 2268 Election violation penalties died no
2019-20 HB 2282 Unused public buildings died yes
2019-20 HB 2504 Southwest salmon restoration died yes
2019-20 HB 2506 Marbled murrelet committee died yes
2019-20 HB 2627 Mask, disguise/felony crime died no
2019-20 HB 2628 Administrative rules & proc. died no
2019-20 HB 2647 Election security died no
2019-20 HB 2671 Short subdivisions died no
2019-20 HB 2698 Presidential primary/parties died no
2019-20 HB 2718 Insurance comm. w/ minors died no
2019-20 HB 2772 Campaign finance admin. died yes
2019-20 HB 2784 Firearms/sales & use tax died no
2019-20 HB 2807 Chronic pain treatment died no
2019-20 HB 2808 Legal firearms/possession died no
2019-20 HB 2810 Regionalization adjustments died no
2019-20 HB 2813 Early achievers, voluntary died no
2019-20 HB 2822 Voter signature witnesses died no
2019-20 HB 2930 Student restraint, isolation died no
2019-20 HB 2938 Property tax reduction died no
2019-20 HB 2939 State property tax/valuation died no
2019-20 HB 2963 PUD election voting rights died no
2019-20 HJM 4001 Sea lions/hunting or bounty died no
2017-18 HB 1148 Timber purchase reporting became law yes
2017-18 HB 1393 Fed. forestlands/ed. funding died no
2017-18 HB 1497 Coal electricity conversion died yes
2017-18 HB 1933 Firearms transfers/nonprofit died no
2017-18 HB 2042 Governor emergency powers died no
2017-18 HB 2133 Rural food & forest products died yes
2017-18 HB 2223 Higher ed. freedom of speech died no
2017-18 HB 2228 Individual health insurance died no
2017-18 HB 2301 Marijuana account/legal srvs died yes
2017-18 HB 2329 Pistol license records died no
2017-18 HB 2359 Ballot box locations died no
2017-18 HB 2414 False legislative testimony died no
2017-18 HB 2676 Jail inmate medical payment died no
2017-18 HB 2859 Department of fisheries died no
2017-18 HB 2942 Mineral resource planning died yes

Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 152 prime-sponsored bills across every session held · What died in committee

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Committee seats

2025-26

  • House Committee on Capital Budget
  • House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary
  • House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations

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

Last checked 2026-09-16

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

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Who funds this seat

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

$53,680

raised, 2026 cycle

$81,050

spent

$590

average contribution

Total divided by 91 reported contributors.

$900K

raised across 6 campaigns

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

By campaign

Reported campaign finance by cycle
Cycle Raised Spent Contributors
2026 $53,680 $81,050 91
2024 $78,069 $73,872 101
2022 $133,315 $136,321 408
2020 $176,518 $185,537 421
2018 $260,715 $252,615 322
2016 $198,044 $199,073 250

Largest reported contributors

Largest reported contributors
Contributor City Amount
DYNAMIC COLLECTORS INC CHEHALIS $2,400
DAVITA FEDERAL WAY $2,200
SABEY CORPORATION SEATTLE $2,000
WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OLYMPIA $1,800
PUGET SOUND CHAPTER – NECA PAC SHORELINE $1,700
HEYWOOD BRIAN Redmond $1,200
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE AUBURN $1,200
RAYONIER OPERATING COMPANY LLC WILDLIGHT $1,200
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC ARLINGTON $1,200
The Nichols Group Government Relations Olympia $1,200
WA BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC OLYMPIA $1,200
WASHINGTON BEER & WINE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION OLYMPIA $1,200
Washington Food Industry Association PAC Olympia $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.

Individual contributors, grouped by stated employer
Employer stated by contributors Contributors Amount
No employer stated 2 $2,400

Colleagues who gave on the same day

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

Same-day contributions from colleagues at one employer
Date Cycle Employer Donors Total
2020-06-14 2020 MICROSOFT 3 $400

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

Last checked 2026-09-16

Only 10% of named donors stated an employer. The field is filled in by the donor and left blank more often than not, so both tables show what we can see rather than everything that exists. Treat the counts as a floor. Occupations reported in the employer box — “retired”, “self-employed”, “homemaker” — are excluded, because they are not a shared workplace.

Last checked 2026-09-16

This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Jim Walsh to PDC filer WALSJW 520 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (19) 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”

    $15,418

  2. Spent opposing

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

    $119,778
  • WASHINGTONIANS WIN IN THE 19TH against · $88,592 · 2020
  • NEW DIRECTION PAC against · $26,440 · 2020
  • WASHINGTON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION- PAC for · $10,000 · 2020
  • CONCERNED TAXPAYERS OF WASHINGTON STATE for · $5,011 · 2020
  • Longview Citizens for Solutions against · $4,573 · 2020
  • NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND for · $407 · 2024, 2020
  • Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund against · $172 · 2020

Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer WALSJW 520 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 20 independent-expenditure filings name this candidate id · note independent expenditures are joined on the PDC candidate id, not on a name; they are a separate ledger, never netted against each other and never added to the committee’s own total

The original filing at the PDC

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How the seat was won

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

Certified election wins for State Representative Jim Walsh
Election Seat Contest Record
November 8, 2016 State House seat 1, Legislative District 19 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2016
November 6, 2018 State House seat 1, Legislative District 19 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018
November 3, 2020 State House seat 1, Legislative District 19 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020
November 8, 2022 State House seat 1, Legislative District 19 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022
November 5, 2024 State House seat 1, Legislative District 19 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2024

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

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Member response

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

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

Last checked 2026-09-16

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Connected records

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

On the record · 24

One document states the relation in its own words.

Showing 8 of 24. Every edge for this record, as JSON

Joined by us, on a stated key · 5

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 24 filed, 5 composite, 0 adjacency · how edges are built

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How to run for this office

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

Filing requirements and next election by seat
Seat Term Next election Filing opens
State Representative, District 19 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.

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 Jim Walsh represent?
Jim Walsh is a Republican state representative representing Washington’s 19th Legislative District.
How often does Jim Walsh break with their party?
Across 6,312 recorded floor votes we hold, Jim Walsh voted against the majority of their own party 1,517 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 Jim Walsh sponsored?
Jim Walsh has prime-sponsored 152 bills, of which 2 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 97 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
How long has Jim Walsh served in the Legislature?
Jim Walsh 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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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.