Elected official · Washington State

State Senator Rivers

Rivers is a No party listed state senator representing Washington's null Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 262 bills, of which 100 died without a public hearing.

  • No party listed
  • Senate
  • 2 sessions on record

No contact details on file. The Legislature roster export carries no email or phone for this member.

Source Washington State Legislature web services: member roster, roll calls, sponsorship and committee records · as of 2026-08-07

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Candidate vs official

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 2026-08-07

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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.

9,305

recorded votes

7,901

yea

1,181

nay

223

absent or excused

Votes against their own party’s majority

1,259

of 9,305 recorded votes went against the majority of No party listed 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
2024-03-07 ESSB 5950 Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee Nay Yea (11-8 yea-nay)
2024-03-07 ESSB 6069 Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Nay (8-11 yea-nay)
2024-03-05 SSB 5972 Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Nay (4-16 yea-nay)
2024-03-04 SB 5904 Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Nay (6-14 yea-nay)
2024-03-04 E2SSB 5908 Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Nay (9-11 yea-nay)
2024-03-04 SSB 5953 Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Nay (6-14 yea-nay)
2024-03-01 HB 1927 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (4-16 yea-nay)
2024-03-01 SHB 2012 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (7-13 yea-nay)
2024-03-01 ESHB 2153 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Nay (2-18 yea-nay)
2024-03-01 SHB 2195 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Nay (2-18 yea-nay)
2024-02-29 SHB 2348 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Nay (3-17 yea-nay)
2024-02-28 ESHB 2303 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (9-11 yea-nay)
2024-02-27 SHB 1905 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (7-13 yea-nay)
2024-02-23 ESHB 2115 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Nay (5-14 yea-nay)
2024-02-22 ESHB 1998 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (16-4 yea-nay)
2024-02-13 2SSB 5893 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (5-15 yea-nay)
2024-02-13 SB 6013 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (9-11 yea-nay)
2024-02-13 ESSB 6040 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (5-15 yea-nay)
2024-02-12 SB 5889 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (5-15 yea-nay)
2024-02-12 ESB 6072 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (5-15 yea-nay)
2024-02-09 SB 5904 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (5-14 yea-nay)
2024-02-09 ESB 6095 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (1-19 yea-nay)
2024-02-09 E2SSB 6194 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (5-15 yea-nay)
2024-02-08 2SSB 5882 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (9-11 yea-nay)
2024-02-08 E2SSB 5908 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Nay (8-12 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 1259. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

Source WA Legislature roll call service · as of 2026-08-07 · 9,305 votes across every session held

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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.

262

bills prime-sponsored

44

became law

100

died without a public hearing

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

Bills prime-sponsored by this member
Session Bill Subject Outcome Heard
2023-24 SB 5069 Interstate cannabis agrmts. became law yes
2023-24 SB 5163 Medicaid fraud false claims became law yes
2023-24 SB 5184 Anesthesiologist assistants became law yes
2023-24 SB 5377 Cannabis license ownership died yes
2023-24 SB 5388 Diversity in clinical trials died yes
2023-24 SB 5445 Prescription cost-sharing died yes
2023-24 SB 5549 Electric security alarms died no
2023-24 SSB 5569 Kidney disease centers became law yes
2023-24 SB 5571 Public records act requests died no
2023-24 SB 5704 Fund-raising activities died no
2023-24 SB 5716 DOH validation surveys died yes
2023-24 SB 5745 Use of a stolen firearm died no
2023-24 SB 6148 Quality of care metrics died yes
2023-24 SB 6182 Obesity Rx coverage died yes
2023-24 SB 6183 Fund-raising events died no
2023-24 SB 6184 Deepfake AI material/minors died no
2023-24 SB 6190 Fund-raising activities died yes
2023-24 SB 6209 Hemp consumable products died yes
2023-24 SB 6214 Animal cruelty/seriousness died no
2023-24 SB 6230 Tax increment areas died yes
2023-24 SB 6244 Pain medications died no
2023-24 ESSB 6286 Nurse anesthetist workforce became law yes
2023-24 SJM 8004 Constitutional convention died no
2023-24 SR 8639 National donate life month died no
2023-24 SR 8655 Pete Carroll died no
2023-24 SR 8656 National donate life month died no
2023-24 SR 8669 National Wear Red Day died no
2021-22 SB 5018 Acupuncture and Eastern med. became law yes
2021-22 SB 5070 Menstrual products/schools died yes
2021-22 ESB 5309 Diapers/sales & use tax died yes
2021-22 SB 5311 Skilled nursing/medicaid died yes
2021-22 SB 5404 Pinnipeds & orcas died yes
2021-22 SSB 5423 Telemedicine consultations became law yes
2021-22 SB 5470 Internet data caps/emergency died no
2021-22 SB 5605 Anesthesiologist assistants died yes
2021-22 SB 5723 Diversity in clinical trials died yes
2021-22 SB 5811 Pharmacy choice died no
2021-22 SSB 5821 Cardiac & stroke response became law yes
2021-22 SB 5851 Presidential primary RCV died no
2021-22 SB 5888 Rx drug cost-sharing died yes
2021-22 SJM 8000 Constitutional convention died no
2021-22 SJM 8003 Lethal removal of pinnipeds died no
2021-22 SR 8621 National Donate Life Month died no
2021-22 SR 8646 National Donate Life Month died no
2019-20 ESSB 5298 Marijuana product labeling became law yes
2019-20 SB 5301 Diaper sales and use tax ex. died no
2019-20 SB 5302 Homeowners' assoc. ombuds died yes
2019-20 ESSB 5318 Marijuana license compliance became law yes
2019-20 SB 5319 Medicaid reimbursement/PCPs died no
2019-20 SB 5354 Highly capable student prgs. died yes
2019-20 ESB 5450 Adding superior court judges became law yes
2019-20 SB 5611 State parks license plate died yes
2019-20 SSB 5612 Holocaust education became law yes
2019-20 SB 5613 Road vacation/body of water became law yes
2019-20 SB 5614 Harming police animals died yes
2019-20 SB 5615 Sasquatch, official cryptid died no
2019-20 ESB 5616 Diabetics/manicuring died yes
2019-20 SB 5674 Dental laboratories died no
2019-20 SB 5729 Dual credit enroll. priority died yes
2019-20 SB 5768 Contracts for dogs and cats died no
2019-20 SB 5785 Marijuana ads outdoors died yes
2019-20 SB 5794 Acupuncture & Eastern med. died no
2019-20 SB 5803 Career & tech. ed. resources died yes
2019-20 SB 5817 Chiropractic senior students became law yes
2019-20 SB 5965 Sports wagering died no
2019-20 SB 6038 Acupuncture and Eastern med. died yes
2019-20 SSB 6206 Marijuana compliance cert. became law yes
2019-20 ESSB 6300 Animals became law yes
2019-20 SB 6402 Use of a stolen firearm died yes
2019-20 SB 6486 Medicaid/rare diseases died yes
2019-20 SB 6508 Low-proof alcoholic drinks died no
2019-20 SB 6509 Salmonid abundance died yes
2019-20 SJM 8007 Constitutional convention died no
2019-20 SR 8641 National donate life month died no
2019-20 SR 8707 National Donate Life Month died no
2017-18 SB 5034 Local gov. financial reports died yes
2017-18 SB 5070 Paraeducators died yes
2017-18 SB 5101 Marijuana business contracts died yes
2017-18 SB 5102 Marijuana business/residency died yes
2017-18 SB 5124 Personal health information died yes
2017-18 SB 5130 Marijuana license fees became law yes
2017-18 ESSB 5131 Marijuana became law yes
2017-18 SB 5132 Liquor enforcement officers died yes
2017-18 SB 5135 Main street program died yes
2017-18 SB 5158 Dental practice/corporations died yes
2017-18 SB 5160 Continuity of care/Rx insur. died yes
2017-18 SB 5248 Rx monitoring prog. data died yes
2017-18 SB 5259 Behavioral health authority died yes
2017-18 SB 5264 Virtual currency/marijuana died yes
2017-18 SB 5265 Public works board projects died no
2017-18 SSB 5289 Distracted driving became law yes
2017-18 SB 5321 Sex. assault/parental rights died no
2017-18 SB 5323 Marijuana production stndrd died yes
2017-18 SB 5351 Dental professions died yes
2017-18 SB 5352 Osteopath med & surgery brd died no
2017-18 SB 5353 Foundat. public health servs died yes
2017-18 SB 5394 Forest riparian easement prg died yes
2017-18 SB 5395 Retirement comm. disclosures died no
2017-18 SB 5401 Rx drug cost transparency died no
2017-18 SSB 5404 Sunscreen/schools became law yes
2017-18 SB 5410 Insurance & vision care prov died yes
2017-18 SB 5434 Comm hospitals/mental health died yes
2017-18 SSB 5435 Mental health record discl. became law yes
2017-18 SB 5448 Psychotropic med./students died yes
2017-18 SB 5451 Marijuana transfers died no
2017-18 SB 5471 Medicaid reimbursement/PCPs died yes
2017-18 SB 5496 Local infrastructure funding died no
2017-18 SSB 5514 Health network data reports became law yes
2017-18 SB 5516 LPN clinical experience died no
2017-18 SB 5548 Substitute teachers/PESB died no
2017-18 SB 5557 Clay targets sales tax exemp died yes
2017-18 SB 5579 Balance billing died no
2017-18 SB 5599 Long-term care/unused funds died yes
2017-18 SB 5604 Medicaid/managed dental care died no
2017-18 SB 5619 Health care balance billing died no
2017-18 SB 5654 Out-of-network health care died no
2017-18 SB 5685 Guardians of incap. persons died no
2017-18 SB 5686 Sex. assault bill of rights died yes
2017-18 SB 5687 Guardianship curriculum died yes
2017-18 SB 5688 Special event liquor sales died yes
2017-18 SB 5697 Rx drug benefit package died yes
2017-18 SB 5698 Cannabis health. beauty aids died no
2017-18 SB 5699 Pharmacy appeals died yes
2017-18 SB 5715 Nursing home payments became law yes
2017-18 SB 5737 Lobbying activity died no
2017-18 SB 5752 County offices cost study died yes
2017-18 SB 5757 Rx drug step therapy died no
2017-18 SB 5758 College and career readiness died yes
2017-18 SB 5771 Harming a police dog/horse died no
2017-18 SB 5782 Step therapy/mental health died yes
2017-18 SB 5809 Court filing fees surcharge died yes
2017-18 SSB 5815 Hospital safety net assess. became law yes
2017-18 SB 5816 Sasquatch, official cryptid died yes
2017-18 SB 5845 Railroad employee work hours died no
2017-18 SB 5916 Semiconductor tax prefs died yes
2017-18 ESSB 5928 Marijuana/financial services became law yes
2017-18 SB 5933 Marijuana seed acquisition died yes
2017-18 SB 5950 Health insurance market info died no
2017-18 SB 5976 Indiv provider wages & hours became law no
2017-18 SB 6147 Continuity of care/Rx insur. died yes
2017-18 SB 6151 State parks license plate died yes
2017-18 SB 6152 Road vacation/body of water died yes
2017-18 SB 6170 Marijuana product labeling died no
2017-18 SB 6171 Marijuana purchase terms died no
2017-18 SB 6172 Private label marijuana died no
2017-18 SB 6321 Public utility revenues/fire died yes
2017-18 SB 6505 Accessory dwelling units died no
2017-18 SB 6506 Diversity in clinical trials died yes
2017-18 SB 6507 Firearm mandatory minimum died no
2017-18 SB 6508 Highly capable students died no
2017-18 SB 6553 Early literacy died no
2017-18 SB 6561 Salon and spa undrgrnd econ died no
2017-18 SJM 8003 Constitutional convention died yes
2017-18 SR 8643 Organ, eye, & tissue donors died no
2017-18 SR 8716 National Donate Life Month died no
2015-16 SB 5002 Marijuana/traffic infrctions died yes
2015-16 SB 5025 Quick title service fees died yes
2015-16 2SSB 5052 Cannabis patient protection became law yes
2015-16 SB 5304 WA state patrol officers died yes
2015-16 SB 5340 Qualified health plan claims died yes
2015-16 SB 5394 Child abduction statutes died yes
2015-16 SB 5398 Marijuana products in public died yes
2015-16 SB 5401 Marijuana consumption info died yes
2015-16 SB 5417 Local govt marijuana policy died yes
2015-16 ESSB 5441 Patient meds coordination became law yes
2015-16 SB 5455 Basic firefighter training died yes
2015-16 SB 5474 Health insurer and provider died yes
2015-16 SB 5656 Distracted driving incidents died yes
2015-16 SB 5695 Abuse-deterrent opioid drugs died no
2015-16 SB 5711 Spirits sales tax reduction died no
2015-16 SB 5783 Peace officers/assisting DOC died yes
2015-16 SB 5784 Estate tax interest waivers died no
2015-16 SB 5785 St. officers official duties died yes
2015-16 SB 5797 Railroad employees/vehicles died no
2015-16 SB 5805 Conflict resolution/schools became law yes
2015-16 SB 5821 Pharmacy provisions died no
2015-16 SB 5822 Pharmacy provisions died no
2015-16 SB 5823 Guardians ad litem died yes
2015-16 SB 5844 Fishing opportunities, users died yes
2015-16 SB 5848 Marijuana agreemnts w/tribes died yes
2015-16 SB 5850 Student restraint, isolation died yes
2015-16 SB 5853 County treasurers died yes
2015-16 SB 5941 Adjuncts/substitute teachers died yes
2015-16 SB 5945 Incapacitated and vulnerable died no
2015-16 SB 5946 Students with disabilities died no
2015-16 SB 6035 Public works assistance acct died no
2015-16 SB 6041 B&O tax exem for utilities died no
2015-16 SB 6078 Manufacturing partnerships died yes
2015-16 SB 6136 Marijuana market reforms died no
2015-16 SB 6156 Medicaid false claims act became law yes
2015-16 SB 6164 Youthful offenders/vacating died no
2015-16 SSB 6177 Marijuana research licenses became law yes
2015-16 E2SSB 6195 Basic education obligations became law yes
2015-16 ESB 6207 Marijuana info. disclosure died yes
2015-16 SB 6209 Continuity of care/Rx insur. died no
2015-16 SB 6212 Homeowners' assoc. ombuds died no
2015-16 SSB 6238 Schedule II prescriptions became law yes
2015-16 SB 6275 Dental office support died yes
2015-16 SB 6302 Minors/marijuana retailers died yes
2015-16 SB 6303 Marijuana disposal died yes
2015-16 SB 6304 Marijuana sales/cooperatives died yes
2015-16 SB 6305 Liquor enforcement officers died yes
2015-16 SB 6324 Spirits & wine pref. pricing died yes
2015-16 SSB 6341 Cannabis producer services became law yes
2015-16 SB 6353 School levy lid revs./delay died yes
2015-16 SB 6375 Marijuana clubs died yes
2015-16 SB 6399 Massage transfer programs died no
2015-16 SB 6447 3rd party admins. & managers died no
2015-16 SB 6459 Peace officers/assisting DOC became law yes
2015-16 SB 6467 Pharmacists/contraception died yes
2015-16 SB 6468 Auto mall directional signs died yes
2015-16 SB 6484 Victims of sex crimes died no
2015-16 SB 6486 Marijuana offense penalties died no
2015-16 SB 6598 Working connect. child care died yes
2015-16 SB 6612 Sex-selection abortions died yes
2015-16 SB 6618 Voter fraud protection died yes
2015-16 SJM 8016 Constitutional convention died yes
2015-16 SJM 8020 Preclearance officer juris. died no
2015-16 SR 8668 Organ, eye, tissue donors died no
2015-16 SR 8718 National Donate Life Month died no
2015-16 SR 8740 John McKibbin died no
2013-14 ESB 5099 Publicly owned vehicles/fuel became law yes
2013-14 SB 5325 Rural county/sales & use tax died yes
2013-14 SB 5326 Storm water requirements died yes
2013-14 SB 5347 Right to vote on initiatives died yes
2013-14 SB 5377 Christmas tree growers died yes
2013-14 SB 5441 Storm water control died yes
2013-14 SB 5529 Back-to-school supplies died yes
2013-14 SB 5609 Plat approvals died no
2013-14 SB 5664 Impact fee payment died yes
2013-14 SB 5720 Railroad employees/vehicles died no
2013-14 SB 5745 County treasurers died no
2013-14 SB 5818 K-12 career education died no
2013-14 SB 5831 Clay target sales & use exem died yes
2013-14 SB 5841 Vehicle license fees died no
2013-14 SB 5887 Medical use of cannabis died yes
2013-14 SSB 6007 Public utility customer info became law yes
2013-14 ESSB 6016 Health benefit exchange became law yes
2013-14 SSB 6069 Sex offenders/cmty custody became law yes
2013-14 SB 6071 State patrol officer salary died no
2013-14 SB 6168 Children's administration died yes
2013-14 SB 6286 Land use/horticulture died yes
2013-14 SB 6447 Guardians ad litem died no
2013-14 SB 6465 Assistive mobility devices died no
2013-14 SB 6466 Veteran hiring preference died yes
2013-14 SB 6474 Navigator applicants died yes
2013-14 SB 6475 Hardship proprty tax waivers died no
2013-14 SB 6490 State patrol officers died no
2013-14 SB 6538 Early ed/children in welfare died yes
2013-14 SB 6539 Child abduction statutes died no
2013-14 SB 6546 Capital budget/ed resources died no
2013-14 SB 6565 Dual eligibles pilot project died no
2013-14 SR 8622 Gifted education day & week died no
2013-14 SR 8623 Consul gen. Gao Zhansheng died no
2011-12 SHB 1211 Hunger programs/utilities became law yes
2011-12 HB 1345 Unsworn foreign declarations became law yes
2011-12 HB 1353 Pharmacy technicians became law yes
2011-12 HB 1779 Joint and several liability died no
2011-12 HB 1977 Sex offender school access died yes
2011-12 SHB 2191 Police dogs became law yes
2011-12 HB 2195 Depositions & discovery act became law yes
2011-12 HB 2281 State budgeting/perf. audits died no

Source WA Legislature legislation and committee hearing records · as of 2026-08-07 · 262 bills across every session held

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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 2026-08-07

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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.

No campaign filing matched this member. Matching needs a surname, a given name and a district, and the roster we hold is missing at least one of those for Rivers. Their filings exist at the PDC; we cannot tie them to this record with enough confidence to publish, and a wrong match would attribute another person’s donors here.

Last checked 2026-08-07

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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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Connected records

Every link this page draws, grouped by how well a document supports it.

On the record

  • SERVED — 2025-26

    Senate, Legislative District

    WA Legislature member roster, 2025-26

  • SERVED — 2023-24

    Senate, Legislative District 18

    WA Legislature member roster, 2023-24

Nothing on file

No funding edge is published. Campaign finance and the Legislature roster share no key, and matching people by name across the two produces wrong pairs often enough to be worse than nothing. No lobbying edge either: Washington lobbying filings name neither bills nor legislators.

Source WA Legislature member roster · as of 2026-08-07

Cite this page

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“State Senator Rivers,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/official/rivers/

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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.