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State Representative Mari Leavitt

Mari Leavitt is a Democratic state representative representing Washington's 28th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 115 bills, of which 14 died without a public hearing.

  • Democratic
  • House
  • Legislative District 28
  • 2 sessions on record
email
mari.leavitt@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7890

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

4,396

yea

523

nay

32

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 NAY against party majority 87–9
2026-03-12 2SHB 1701 Liquor licensee premises Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY against party majority 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 NAY against party majority 69–26
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2034 LEOFF 1 restatement Final Passage as Amended by the Senate NAY against party majority 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 YEA against party majority 47–50
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 3rd Reading & Final Passage NAY against party majority 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 NAY against party majority 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 NAY against party majority 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 NAY against party majority 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 NAY against party majority 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

342

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.

Votes against the member’s own party majority
Date Bill Motion They voted Their party
2026-03-12 HB 1526 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (51-8 yea-nay)
2026-03-12 2SHB 1701 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (54-5 yea-nay)
2026-03-12 EHB 1941 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (56-3 yea-nay)
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2034 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (50-9 yea-nay)
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 Yea Nay (9-50 yea-nay)
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (51-8 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1710 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (57-1 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1960 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (54-3 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2251 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (54-2 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2325 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (57-1 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESHB 2442 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (51-7 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESHB 2548 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (55-3 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 EHB 2588 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (55-3 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 SHB 2689 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (51-8 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESHB 2711 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (54-5 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESB 6228 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (52-6 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESSB 6260 2637 Rude Pg 2 Ln 28 Yea Nay (8-51 yea-nay)
2026-03-11 ESSB 6260 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (50-9 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 SHB 1390 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (51-6 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2549 Manjarrez Pg 3 Ln 12 Yea Nay (6-52 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2591 Waters Pg 3 Ln 12 Yea Nay (5-53 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2587 Stokesbary Pg 5 Ln 15 Yea Nay (5-53 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2555 Klicker Pg 5 Ln 17 Yea Nay (7-51 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2574 Barkis Pg 5 Ln 18 Yea Nay (5-53 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2612 Reeves Pg 5 Ln 33 Yea Nay (9-107 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 342. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

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.

115

bills prime-sponsored

38

became law

14

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 1004 Property tax exemption pending yes
2025-26 HB 1046 Motor vehicle damage/rescue became law yes
2025-26 HB 1054 County ferry contracts became law yes
2025-26 HB 1073 National guard retention pending yes
2025-26 HB 1114 Respiratory care compact became law yes
2025-26 SHB 1133 Sexually violent predators became law yes
2025-26 HB 1136 Student navigational support pending yes
2025-26 HB 1158 Community inclusion services pending yes
2025-26 HB 1159 Control. subst. endangerment pending no
2025-26 2SHB 1162 Health care work violence became law yes
2025-26 HB 1169 Fabricated depictions/minors pending no
2025-26 ESHB 1201 Emergency shelters/pets became law yes
2025-26 HB 1276 Organized retail theft pending yes
2025-26 HB 1292 Plan 1 retiree COLAs pending no
2025-26 HB 1316 Postsecondary homelessness pending yes
2025-26 ESHB 1596 Speeding became law yes
2025-26 HB 1717 Affordable housing/sales tax pending yes
2025-26 SHB 2088 Dietitian licensure compact became law yes
2025-26 HB 2099 ECEAP access/military pending yes
2025-26 HB 2112 Adult content/age minimum pending yes
2025-26 HB 2122 Hospital influenza imm. pending yes
2025-26 HB 2132 Financial aid applic./PRA pending yes
2025-26 HB 2209 Stolen property/sentencing pending yes
2025-26 HB 2220 CJTC oversight pending yes
2025-26 HB 2231 Felonies/postsecondary inst. pending no
2025-26 HB 2240 Storage space rentals pending yes
2025-26 HB 2309 Postgrad degree requirements became law yes
2025-26 HB 2349 Sexually violent predators pending yes
2025-26 SHB 2428 Life insurance policy lapses became law yes
2025-26 HB 2470 On-base school construction pending yes
2025-26 HB 2589 Higher ed. encampments pending yes
2025-26 HR 4612 Keri Rawlings Rooney pending no
2025-26 HR 4630 Gerard Urbas pending no
2025-26 HR 4637 Curtis H.S. water polo pending no
2025-26 HR 4638 Curtis H.S. girls volleyball pending no
2025-26 HR 4654 Tony Ventrella pending no
2025-26 HR 4677 Construction worker health pending no
2025-26 HR 4686 Robert Steven Masko pending no
2023-24 HB 1001 Audiology & speech compact became law yes
2023-24 HB 1002 Hazing penalty became law yes
2023-24 2SHB 1009 Military spouse employment became law yes
2023-24 SHB 1012 Extreme weather events became law yes
2023-24 HB 1030 Applied doctorate degrees became law yes
2023-24 ESHB 1051 Robocalls & telephone scams became law yes
2023-24 SHB 1069 Mental health counselor comp became law yes
2023-24 HB 1139 Harassment/election official died no
2023-24 HB 1157 Wild and exotic animals died no
2023-24 EHB 1209 Controlled substance equip. became law yes
2023-24 SHB 1241 Harassment became law yes
2023-24 HB 1569 Common interest communities died yes
2023-24 ESHB 1862 Disabled veteran assist./tax became law yes
2023-24 HB 1869 National guard recruitment died yes
2023-24 SHB 1892 Workforce housing prg. became law yes
2023-24 HB 1917 Physician assistant compact became law yes
2023-24 HB 1931 Incarcerated students died no
2023-24 HB 1943 National guard ed. grants became law yes
2023-24 HB 1949 DSHS competency rest./PSERS died yes
2023-24 E2SHB 1956 Substance use prevention ed. became law yes
2023-24 HB 2080 Day habilitation services died yes
2023-24 HB 2096 Local communities/LRAP died no
2023-24 HB 2171 Incarcerated students died yes
2023-24 HB 2391 County ferries died yes
2023-24 HJR 4206 Personal property taxation died yes
2023-24 HR 4606 Lourdes E. Alvarado-Ramos died no
2023-24 HR 4634 Curtis H.S. basketball team died no
2023-24 HR 4635 Curtis H.S. bowling team died no
2021-22 2SHB 1033 Employment training program became law yes
2021-22 HB 1043 Audiology & speech compact died yes
2021-22 2SHB 1044 Prison to postsecondary ed. became law yes
2021-22 SHB 1151 Public assistance became law yes
2021-22 SHB 1166 College students pilot became law yes
2021-22 HB 1242 Health care workers/leave died no
2021-22 HB 1418 Rail safety governance/UTC died yes
2021-22 HB 1592 Military spouse employment died yes
2021-22 SHB 1593 Landlord mitigation/victims became law yes
2021-22 HB 1601 Student homelessness pilot died yes
2021-22 HB 1620 Extreme weather events died yes
2021-22 SHB 1642 National guard ed. grants became law yes
2021-22 HB 1650 Commercial solicitation died yes
2021-22 HB 1697 Online services/minors died yes
2021-22 2SHB 1751 Hazing prevention became law yes
2021-22 HB 1758 Hazing penalty died yes
2021-22 HB 1819 Property tax exemption died yes
2021-22 HJR 4208 Personal property taxation died yes
2021-22 HR 4617 Leo Charles Brown Jr. died no
2021-22 HR 4637 Dr. John Utendale died no
2019-20 HB 1137 Nat guard pay/wildland fires became law yes
2019-20 HB 1168 Self-help housing dev./taxes died yes
2019-20 HB 1359 Local government procurement died yes
2019-20 EHB 1390 PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase became law yes
2019-20 SHB 1734 College in high school accr. became law yes
2019-20 HB 1755 Education doctorate degrees became law yes
2019-20 HB 1826 Discharge planning process died yes
2019-20 HB 1828 Civil commit. siting died no
2019-20 SHB 1931 Health care work violence became law yes
2019-20 HB 2128 CTE reporting requirements died yes
2019-20 HB 2185 Higher ed residency/military died yes
2019-20 EHB 2188 Military veteran CDL waivers became law yes
2019-20 HB 2189 PSERS/comp restoration work became law yes
2019-20 HB 2261 County auditors/marriage died yes
2019-20 HB 2262 WIC fruit & veg. benefit died yes
2019-20 HB 2287 Rail safety governance died yes
2019-20 HB 2288 School-based health centers died yes
2019-20 HB 2289 Tuition transparency died yes
2019-20 HB 2298 Free and reduced meals info. died no
2019-20 HB 2299 Prison to postsecondary ed. died yes
2019-20 HB 2303 Prof. licensing/military died yes
2019-20 HB 2320 Human trafficking training died yes
2019-20 HB 2321 Youth access to 21+ products died yes
2019-20 HB 2375 Controlled substances died yes
2019-20 HB 2382 CTC employee housing died yes
2019-20 HB 2442 Online services/minors died yes
2019-20 HB 2514 Higher ed common application died yes
2019-20 HB 2517 Employment training credit died no
2019-20 HR 4645 Military spouses, caregivers died no

Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 115 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 Capital Budget
  • House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce
  • 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.

$225K

raised, 2026 cycle

$170K

spent

$999

average contribution

Total divided by 225 reported contributors.

$1.7M

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 $224,699 $169,614 225
2024 $284,898 $280,777 316
2022 $274,094 $271,282 417
2020 $255,477 $267,582 485
2018 $376,661 $362,746 444
2016 $266,126 $264,411 249

Largest reported contributors

Largest reported contributors
Contributor City Amount
Active in Democracy Tacoma $2,400
Airbnb, Inc. Seattle $2,400
Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle $2,400
Anheuser Busch Co Renton $2,400
BNSF Railway Co Fort Worth $2,400
Citizens for Better Government by IAFF Local 726 Puyallup $2,400
Credit Union Legislative Action Fund Seatac $2,400
Darrell Cochran Lakewood $2,400
Delta Dental of Washington Seattle $2,400
Harold LeMay Enterprises Tacoma $2,400
Int'l Union Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) Political Action Together Legislative Educational Cmte Seattle $2,400
Jackson Legacy Fund Olympia $2,400

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
Microsoft 1 $2,400
No employer stated 2 $4,800

This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Mari Leavitt to PDC filer KRUGM 466 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (28) 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”

    $6,038

  2. Spent opposing

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

    $52,907
  • Evergreen Progress (Washington State Republican Party) against · $50,665 · 2022
  • STAND FOR CHILDREN WA PAC for · $2,250 · 2020
  • EVERGREEN PROGRESS against · $2,242 · 2020
  • #OURVOTESCOUNT for · $1,859 · 2020
  • Fuse Votes for · $1,408 · 2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
  • Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund for · $500 · 2022
  • The Kids Table for · $22 · 2026

Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer KRUGM 466 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 21 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 Mari Leavitt
Election Seat Contest Record
November 6, 2018 State House seat 1, Legislative District 28 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018
November 3, 2020 State House seat 1, Legislative District 28 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020
November 8, 2022 State House seat 1, Legislative District 28 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022
November 5, 2024 State House seat 1, Legislative District 28 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 · 42

One document states the relation in its own words.

Showing 8 of 42. Every edge for this record, as JSON

Joined by us, on a stated key · 4

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 42 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.

Filing requirements and next election by seat
Seat Term Next election Filing opens
State Representative, District 28 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 Mari Leavitt represent?
Mari Leavitt is a Democratic state representative representing Washington’s 28th Legislative District.
How often does Mari Leavitt break with their party?
Across 4,951 recorded floor votes we hold, Mari Leavitt voted against the majority of their own party 342 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 Mari Leavitt sponsored?
Mari Leavitt has prime-sponsored 115 bills, of which 38 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 14 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
How long has Mari Leavitt served in the Legislature?
Mari Leavitt 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.

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.

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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.
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Public statements, advertising, committee roles, and committee votes by member.