State Senator Joe Nguyen
Joe Nguyen is a Democratic state senator representing Washington's 34th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 87 bills, of which 22 died without a public hearing.
- Democratic
- Senate
- Legislative District 34
- 2 sessions on record
- joe.nguyen@leg.wa.gov
- phone
- (360) 786-7667
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.
4,129
recorded votes
3,870
yea
222
nay
37
absent or excused
| Date | Bill | Subject | Motion | This member | Roll call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | ESHB 2134 | Transportation budget, supp. | Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | 2SHB 2320 | High THC cannabis products | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | YEA | 46–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | SB 5180 | Out-of-state teachers | Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee | YEA | 41–6 |
| 2024-03-07 | ESB 5790 | Medical equipment in schools | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | SB 5811 | Individual providers/family | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 30–17 |
| 2024-03-07 | ESB 5906 | Drug overdose prevention | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | ESSB 5950 | Operating budget, supp. | Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee | YEA | 39–8 |
| 2024-03-07 | ESSB 6069 | Retirement savings | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 35–12 |
| 2024-03-07 | ESB 6098 | Accounts | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | E2SSB 6194 | Legislative employees | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 29–18 |
| 2024-03-07 | SSB 6316 | SR 520 corridor | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 46–1 |
| 2024-03-07 | SGA 9194 | KATE DEAN | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | SGA 9243 | VICTORIA C. CHRISTIANSEN | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-07 | SGA 9305 | DENNIS J. MCLERRAN | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 46–1 |
| 2024-03-07 | SGA 9334 | JESUS A. VILLEGAS RIVERA | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-06 | 2EHB 1757 | Farmers/sales tax remittance | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | YEA | 45–1 |
| 2024-03-06 | SHB 2147 | Agriculture pests & diseases | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-06 | SHB 2357 | State patrol longevity bonus | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-06 | ESSB 5949 | Capital budget, supplemental | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 46–0 |
| 2024-03-06 | ESSB 6038 | Child care tax preference | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 46–1 |
| 2024-03-06 | E2SSB 6175 | Existing structures/housing | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 46–1 |
| 2024-03-06 | SGA 9309 | REBECCA S. RINGER | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 46–0 |
| 2024-03-06 | SGA 9323 | BOGYEONG KIM | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 46–0 |
| 2024-03-06 | SGA 9329 | DOUGLAS L. MOORE | The Appointment be Confirmed | YEA | 46–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | ESSB 5481 | Uniform telemedicine act | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 5588 | Mental health sentencing alt | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | 2SSB 5784 | Deer & elk crop damage | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 45–3 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 5798 | Insurance notices | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 5802 | Nursing rate calculation | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 5931 | Motorized vehicle tires/6PPD | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 39–10 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 5934 | Pollinator habitat | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 5972 | Neonicotinoid pesticides | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 33–16 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 6025 | Predatory loans | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | ESSB 6040 | Public works payments | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | ESSB 6039 | Geothermal energy resources | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 6047 | Natural gas utilities/OPMA | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 6053 | Education data sharing | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 47–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | SSB 6059 | Mobile home community sales | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | E2SSB 6068 | Dependency outcome reporting | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 49–0 |
| 2024-03-05 | E2SSB 6058 | Carbon market linkage | Final Passage as Amended by the House | YEA | 28–19 |
Showing the 40 most recent of 4,129 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
52
of 4,129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-04 | SI 2113 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (16-13 yea-nay) |
| 2024-03-04 | SI 2111 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (18-11 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-28 | SHB 1989 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (18-11 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-13 | SB 5915 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (16-13 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-09 | E2SSB 6194 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (22-7 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-02 | SB 6271 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (24-5 yea-nay) |
| 2024-02-01 | ESB 5032 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (23-5 yea-nay) |
| 2024-01-17 | SSB 5056 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (18-10 yea-nay) |
| 2023-04-21 | SGA 9108 | The Appointment be Confirmed | Nay | Yea (28-1 yea-nay) |
| 2023-04-19 | HB 1018 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (18-11 yea-nay) |
| 2023-04-17 | ESB 5352 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (16-13 yea-nay) |
| 2023-04-12 | ESHB 1791 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | Nay | Yea (15-14 yea-nay) |
| 2023-03-08 | ESB 5352 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (16-13 yea-nay) |
| 2023-03-06 | SSB 5499 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (20-8 yea-nay) |
| 2023-03-01 | ESSB 5326 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (19-10 yea-nay) |
| 2022-03-07 | SSB 5818 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (43-6 yea-nay) |
| 2022-03-04 | ESHB 2037 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (32-16 yea-nay) |
| 2022-03-04 | ESSB 5459 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (38-10 yea-nay) |
| 2022-03-03 | E2SHB 1099 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | Nay | Yea (31-16 yea-nay) |
| 2022-02-11 | SB 5781 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (46-3 yea-nay) |
| 2022-02-09 | ESB 5919 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (31-18 yea-nay) |
| 2022-02-08 | HCR 4407 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (35-14 yea-nay) |
| 2021-04-24 | ESB 5476 | Final Passage as Amended by the House | Nay | Yea (26-23 yea-nay) |
| 2021-04-19 | E2SHB 1477 | 865 Braun Pg 4 Ln 17 | Nay | Yea (25-24 yea-nay) |
| 2021-04-15 | ESB 5476 | 3rd Reading & Final Passage | Nay | Yea (28-20 yea-nay) |
Showing the 25 most recent of 52. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.
Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 4,129 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.
87
bills prime-sponsored
26
became law
22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | SSB 5165 | Electric transm. planning | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SSB 5182 | Candidate filing | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5284 | Campaign finance disclosure | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5285 | Caseload forecast/tax credit | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5366 | Utility shutoffs/heat | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5380 | Clean energy siting | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5446 | Firearms/local government | died | no |
| 2023-24 | SB 5554 | College grant award amounts | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5562 | Clean energy | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5607 | Fashion/env. policies | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5832 | Campaign finance/foreign | died | no |
| 2023-24 | E2SSB 5838 | AI task force | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5839 | Working families' tax credit | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5843 | Election security breaches | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 5965 | Fashion/environmental impact | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 6052 | Petroleum product supply | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | E2SSB 6058 | Carbon market linkage | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SSB 6060 | Electronic signatures/PERC | became law | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 6223 | School director compensation | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SB 6303 | Energy storage manufacturing | died | yes |
| 2023-24 | SR 8605 | Lunar new year | died | no |
| 2023-24 | SR 8643 | Gary Wilburn | died | no |
| 2023-24 | SR 8665 | Lunar New Year | died | no |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5055 | Law enforcement grievances | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5117 | Rental vouchers/offenders | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5152 | Vehicle and driver data | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5175 | Economic revitalization bd | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5213 | Dev. disabilities ombuds | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | 2SSB 5214 | Economic assistance programs | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5285 | Earned time | died | no |
| 2021-22 | SB 5387 | Working families tax exempt. | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5401 | CTC computer science degrees | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5428 | SEPA/shelters & encampments | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5460 | Autonomous vehicles | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5485 | Traffic stops | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5701 | Workers' comp wages | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5722 | Greenhouse gases/buildings | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SSB 5729 | Hearing deadlines/good cause | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5744 | Clean tech. tax deferrals | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5787 | Linked deposit program | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5828 | Autonomous vehicles | died | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5875 | Driver license employees | became law | yes |
| 2021-22 | SB 5963 | Working families' tax exempt | died | no |
| 2021-22 | SR 8609 | Lunar New Year | died | no |
| 2021-22 | SR 8640 | Lunar new year | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SSB 5063 | Ballots, prepaid postage | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5064 | Personal information | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5329 | Energy site eval. council | died | no |
| 2019-20 | ESB 5429 | Referred and diverted youth | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5441 | Rental vouchers/offenders | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5605 | Marijuana misdemeanors | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5684 | Economic assistance programs | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5700 | Release of juveniles | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5810 | Working families' tax credit | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5811 | Clean car standards & prog. | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5814 | Health coverage/young adults | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SSB 5815 | DCYF/minimum security status | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5820 | Vulnerable children/care | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5892 | Shelter care hearing factors | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5946 | SEPA/shelters & encampments | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5962 | Juvenile rehab child welfare | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 5992 | State ferry funding | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | ESSB 5998 | Grad. real estate excise tax | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6017 | Compensation/excise tax | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6094 | Transp. bonds/budget ref. | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6136 | Electronic benefit cards | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | ESSB 6280 | Facial recognition services | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6299 | Zoological facilities B&O tx | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6343 | Child support/incarceration | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6351 | Working connect. eligibility | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6368 | K-12 employee sick leave | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6369 | Community custody terms | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6370 | Individuals in DOC custody | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6375 | Private detention facilities | died | no |
| 2019-20 | 2SSB 6478 | Economic assistance programs | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6503 | Odd-numbered year elections | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6507 | DCYF program reporting | became law | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6516 | Thirty-two hour workweek | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6517 | Adult entertainers | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6529 | Urban and community forestry | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6558 | Private correctional facils | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6599 | Food benefit references | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SB 6625 | Supports, basic income pilot | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SB 6652 | Local transportation revenue | died | yes |
| 2019-20 | SR 8612 | Lunar New Year | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SR 8661 | Lunar New Year | died | no |
| 2019-20 | SR 8683 | Children's day | died | no |
Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 87 prime-sponsored bills across every session held · What died in committee
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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.
$92,625
raised, 2026 cycle
$108K
spent
$724
average contribution
Total divided by 128 reported contributors.
$368K
raised across 3 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 | $92,625 | $107,625 | 128 |
| 2022 | $164,459 | $153,131 | 481 |
| 2018 | $110,587 | $106,914 | 476 |
Largest reported contributors
| Contributor | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AMR Holdco, Inc. | Greenwood Village | $1,200 |
| Anheuser Busch Companies | Saint Louis | $1,200 |
| BECU | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Brian Bonlender | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Charter Communications | Saint Louis | $1,200 |
| Consolidated Bookkeeping & Management Services, Inc. | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC | Santa Monica | $1,200 |
| Electrical Workers 46 PAC | Kent | $1,200 |
| Goodman Real Estate Inc | Seattle | $1,200 |
| Hospitals for a Healthy Future PAC | Seattle | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Helion | 1 | $1,200 |
| No employer stated | 4 | $4,800 |
Employers behind more than one donor
Across the whole cycle rather than a single day. Weaker than the table above, and included because a slow accumulation from one workplace is still worth being able to see.
| Employer | Donors | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Renewables | 2 | $1,000 |
Only 12.7% of named donors stated an employer. The field is filled in by the donor and left blank more often than not, so both tables show what we can see rather than everything that exists. Treat the counts as a floor. Occupations reported in the employer box — “retired”, “self-employed”, “homemaker” — are excluded, because they are not a shared workplace.
Last checked 2026-09-16
This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Joe Nguyen to PDC filer NGUYJ 102 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Senator) and the district (34) all agree, and because only one person fits. If that is the wrong person, tell us at corrections@washingtonindependents.org and we will unpublish this section while we check — see Corrections.
Last checked 2026-09-16
Spent independently, for and against · not their money
Money spent about this member by committees that are barred by law from coordinating with them. It is not their money, they cannot return it, and it is not in the total above. Spending for someone is not money from them, and the two sides are never subtracted from each other.
- Fuse Votes
Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer NGUYJ 102 · 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.
| Election | Seat | Contest | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2018 | State Senate seat, Legislative District 34 | contested | WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018 |
| November 8, 2022 | State Senate seat, Legislative District 34 | contested | WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022 |
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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Last checked 2026-09-16
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Connected records
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Joined by us, on a stated key · 2
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 Joe Nguyen
State Senate seat, Legislative District 34
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 2022-11-08 · certified Joe Nguyen
State Senate seat, Legislative District 34
joined on: surname + given name + chamber + district
WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022 · as of 2022-11-08
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.
| Seat | Term | Next election | Filing opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Senator, District 34 | 4 years | 2030 | May 2030 |
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.
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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.
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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
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- 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
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- Advertising
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- 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.
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- The design reserves space for one. We have no process yet for soliciting or publishing it, so the section is absent rather than empty.
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Common questions
- Which Legislative District does Joe Nguyen represent?
- Joe Nguyen is a Democratic state senator representing Washington’s 34th Legislative District.
- How often does Joe Nguyen break with their party?
- Across 4,129 recorded floor votes we hold, Joe Nguyen voted against the majority of their own party 52 times. That count is a description of the record, not a measure of independence — the record does not say why any single vote diverged.
- How many bills has Joe Nguyen sponsored?
- Joe Nguyen has prime-sponsored 87 bills, of which 26 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 22 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
- How long has Joe Nguyen served in the Legislature?
- Joe Nguyen 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.