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State Representative Strom Peterson

Strom Peterson is a Democratic state representative representing Washington's 21st Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 134 bills, of which 22 died without a public hearing.

  • Democratic
  • House
  • Legislative District 21
  • 2 sessions on record
email
strom.peterson@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7950

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.

7,571

recorded votes

7,009

yea

541

nay

21

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 YEA 58–37
2026-03-12 EHB 1941 Agricultural coops/cannabis Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 69–26
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2034 LEOFF 1 restatement Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 50–46
2026-03-12 SHB 2114 Defective license plates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 EHB 2179 Port workers PERS membership Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2215 Fuels/climate commitment act Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–38
2026-03-12 SHB 2239 Family burial grounds Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 6005 Transportation budget, supp. Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee YEA 69–26
2026-03-12 SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental Final Passage as Amended by the House YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee YEA 54–43
2026-03-12 SSB 6170 Highway construction 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 95–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 NAY 47–50
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 51–46
2026-03-12 SB 6244 Ag. crop products/tax ex. 3rd Reading & Final Passage NAY against party majority 79–18
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1170 AI content notices Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 55–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1500 CIC resale certificates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 61–34
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1710 Voting rights act compliance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–39
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1750 Voting rights act claims Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 HB 1796 School construction debt Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–2
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 70–26
2026-03-11 2SHB 1906 Water system rates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 94–2
2026-03-11 2SHB 1909 Court unification task force Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1916 Voter registrations Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1960 Renewable energy Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 86–9
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1974 Land banking authorities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 59–37
2026-03-11 2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 54–33
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration YEA 54–41
2026-03-11 EHB 2211 Medically tailored meals Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-11 ESHB 2225 AI companion chatbots Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 74–21
2026-03-11 ESHB 2247 Veterinarian relationship Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2251 Climate commit. act accounts Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 54–40
2026-03-11 SHB 2296 Distributed energy resources Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–1
2026-03-11 ESHB 2320 Firearm manufacturing Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2325 Tourism assessment Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 91–5
2026-03-11 SHB 2334 Cash transactions/pennies Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 80–15

Showing the 40 most recent of 7,571 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

34

of 7,571 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 SB 6244 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (41-18 yea-nay)
2026-03-05 ESSB 5975 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (48-10 yea-nay)
2026-02-17 ESHB 2168 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (42-16 yea-nay)
2026-02-12 HB 2223 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (55-3 yea-nay)
2025-03-08 ESHB 1620 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (52-6 yea-nay)
2025-03-06 ESHB 1293 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (51-7 yea-nay)
2024-02-29 SHB 2489 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (51-6 yea-nay)
2024-02-15 HB 2454 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (30-26 yea-nay)
2021-03-03 E2SHB 1186 285 Graham Pg 3 Ln 14 Nay Yea (59-38 yea-nay)
2021-03-02 ESHB 1214 300 Klippert Pg 7 Ln 40 Nay Yea (64-33 yea-nay)
2020-02-27 SSB 5097 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (89-9 yea-nay)
2020-02-18 HB 2596 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (93-5 yea-nay)
2019-04-16 SSB 5380 707 Gildon Pg 39 Ln 29 Nay Yea (61-37 yea-nay)
2019-04-16 SSB 5380 708 Stokesbary Pg 39 Ln 29 Nay Yea (60-38 yea-nay)
2019-04-16 SSB 5380 The House is AT EASE Subject to the call of the Speaker Nay Yea (60-38 yea-nay)
2018-03-07 ESB 6087 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (88-9 yea-nay)
2017-04-20 ESB 5008 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (55-41 yea-nay)
2017-04-10 ESB 5128 Final Passage Nay Yea (91-7 yea-nay)
2016-03-29 ESSB 6656 Final Passage Nay Yea (78-16 yea-nay)
2016-03-09 E2SSB 6194 949 Reykdal Pg 1 Ln 4 Yea Nay (43-54 yea-nay)
2016-03-09 E2SSB 6194 946 Sells Pg 5 Ln 8 Yea Nay (44-53 yea-nay)
2016-03-09 E2SSB 6194 951 Gregerson Pg 6 Ln 27 Yea Nay (43-54 yea-nay)
2016-03-09 E2SSB 6194 965 Hansen Pg 18 Ln 17 Yea Nay (44-53 yea-nay)
2016-03-09 E2SSB 6194 961 Bergquist Pg 38 Ln 7 Yea Nay (43-54 yea-nay)
2016-03-09 E2SSB 6194 956 Pollet Pg 38 Ln 7 Yea Nay (44-53 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 34. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 7,571 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.

134

bills prime-sponsored

36

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.

Bills prime-sponsored by this member
Session Bill Subject Outcome Heard
2025-26 HB 1137 DOC discipline pending yes
2025-26 HB 1138 Criminal interview practices pending yes
2025-26 E2SHB 1174 Court interpreters became law yes
2025-26 HB 1195 Housing & shelters pending yes
2025-26 HB 1235 GMA housing element pending yes
2025-26 HB 1240 Vehicle impounds pending yes
2025-26 HB 1299 Minimum parking requirements pending yes
2025-26 HB 1301 Confinement fees & expenses pending yes
2025-26 E2SHB 1422 Drug take-back program became law yes
2025-26 HB 1552 Real estate broker fee became law yes
2025-26 HB 1592 Public defense services pending yes
2025-26 HB 1608 Farmed octopus pending yes
2025-26 HB 1645 Automobile insurance pending yes
2025-26 ESHB 1815 Prison riot offenses became law yes
2025-26 HB 1840 Middle housing pending yes
2025-26 HB 1876 Death with dignity act pending yes
2025-26 HB 1904 Declawing cats pending yes
2025-26 HB 1907 Self-service storage/tax pending yes
2025-26 HB 1938 State flag redesign pending yes
2025-26 ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing became law yes
2025-26 HB 2301 Paint producer resp. pending yes
2025-26 HB 2359 Affordable housing funding pending no
2025-26 HB 2395 Private docks and buoys pending no
2025-26 HB 2396 Agency decision direct rev. pending no
2025-26 HB 2490 Ex. medical placement pending yes
2025-26 HB 2512 Real estate/exclusive market pending yes
2025-26 HB 2590 Limited equity cooperatives pending yes
2025-26 HB 2595 Collateral attacks/criminal pending yes
2023-24 HB 1062 Law enf. officers/deception died yes
2023-24 HB 1087 Solitary confinement died yes
2023-24 HB 1124 Residential rent and fees died yes
2023-24 HB 1153 Octopus farming became law yes
2023-24 HB 1180 Firearms/assault weapons died no
2023-24 SHB 1240 Firearms/assault weapons became law yes
2023-24 HB 1296 Local permit review died yes
2023-24 HB 1400 Property exempt from exec. died no
2023-24 2SHB 1447 Assistance programs became law yes
2023-24 HB 2006 Court interpreters died yes
2023-24 SHB 2007 Cash assistance time limits became law yes
2023-24 HB 2011 Automobile insurance died yes
2023-24 HB 2161 Landlord-tenant enforcement died no
2023-24 SHB 2230 Economic security grants became law yes
2023-24 HB 2323 Rent payments/credit reports died yes
2023-24 HB 2359 Vehicle impounds died yes
2023-24 HB 2474 Transitional housing siting died yes
2021-22 HB 1053 Carryout bags died yes
2021-22 SHB 1074 Fatality reviews became law yes
2021-22 2SHB 1161 Drug take-back programs became law yes
2021-22 HB 1174 Custodial interrogations died no
2021-22 E2SHB 1220 Emergency shelters & housing became law yes
2021-22 SHB 1223 Custodial interrogations became law yes
2021-22 HB 1229 Assault weapons died no
2021-22 HB 1312 Solitary confinement died no
2021-22 HB 1515 Security deposit waiver fees died yes
2021-22 HB 1690 Law enf. officers/deception died yes
2021-22 HB 1738 Housing finance comm'n debt became law yes
2021-22 HB 1755 TANF time limit extensions became law yes
2021-22 HB 1756 Solitary confinement died yes
2021-22 HB 1904 Tenants/rent & fees died yes
2021-22 SHB 1961 Name change fee waivers became law yes
2021-22 HB 2048 TANF time limit extensions died yes
2021-22 ESHB 2064 Residential tenant deposits became law yes
2021-22 HB 2075 DSHS service requirements died yes
2019-20 HB 1133 Apiarist liability became law yes
2019-20 HB 1134 Mobile food fire safety died yes
2019-20 EHB 1169 Fire juris. reimbursement died yes
2019-20 HB 1204 Plastic packaging died yes
2019-20 HB 1205 Plastic bags died yes
2019-20 ESHB 1261 Clean water act/discharges became law yes
2019-20 HB 1286 Assault weapons ban died no
2019-20 SHB 1290 Voluntary cleanups/haz waste became law yes
2019-20 HB 1449 Public lands day became law yes
2019-20 SHB 1652 Paint stewardship became law yes
2019-20 HB 1685 Free or reduced-price meals died yes
2019-20 HB 1691 Local infra/public works brd died yes
2019-20 HB 1751 Communic. services/prisons died yes
2019-20 SHB 1917 Animal traps/airports became law yes
2019-20 HB 2080 Solitary confinement died no
2019-20 HB 2241 Assault weapons died yes
2019-20 2SHB 2277 Youth solitary confinement became law yes
2019-20 HB 2360 Sharps waste stewardship died yes
2019-20 HB 2361 Cannabis industry workplaces died yes
2019-20 HB 2492 Pull-tab dollar limit died yes
2019-20 HB 2590 Unlawful possession, firearm died no
2019-20 ESHB 2638 Sports wagering/compacts became law yes
2019-20 HB 2743 Medical marijuana/excise tax died no
2019-20 HB 2817 Marijuana licenses died no
2019-20 HB 2826 Marijuana vapor products became law yes
2019-20 HB 2900 Marijuana excise tax distrib died no
2019-20 HB 2923 Railroad grade crossings died yes
2017-18 ESHB 1047 Medication disposal system became law yes
2017-18 HB 1118 Vehicle entry to assist. died yes
2017-18 HB 1119 Private label spirits sales died yes
2017-18 HB 1134 Assault weapons ban died no
2017-18 SHB 1266 Petroleum storage tanks became law yes
2017-18 HB 1376 Paint stewardship died yes
2017-18 HB 1395 PTBAs/job order contracts became law yes
2017-18 EHB 1476 On-site sewage systems died yes
2017-18 HB 1505 Naloxone access grant prog. died no
2017-18 HB 1663 Hazard. substance possession died yes
2017-18 ESHB 1677 Local infrastructure funding became law yes
2017-18 HB 1823 Business improve. districts died yes
2017-18 HB 1824 Electronic product recycling died yes
2017-18 HB 1868 Oil pipeline tax died yes
2017-18 HB 2000 Private label spirits died yes
2017-18 HB 2056 Public lands day died yes
2017-18 HB 2182 Hazardous substance tax T.O. died yes
2017-18 HB 2422 High capacity magazines died yes
2017-18 HB 2453 Ugrd storage tank prg reauth died yes
2017-18 HB 2539 Public hospital districts became law yes
2017-18 ESHB 2610 School meal payment became law yes
2017-18 HB 2690 Port district contracting died yes
2017-18 HB 2793 Firefighting/toxic chemicals died yes
2017-18 HB 2872 Heating oil tank insurance died yes
2017-18 HB 2876 REET/cities under GMA died yes
2017-18 HB 2933 Local real estate ex tax/GMA died no
2017-18 HB 2976 Public lands day died no
2017-18 HR 4605 Child hunger died no
2015-16 HB 1571 Paint stewardship died yes
2015-16 HB 1605 Fire protection/benefit chrg died yes
2015-16 HB 1654 Pollen-rich plants for bees died yes
2015-16 HB 1715 On-site sewage mgmt plans died yes
2015-16 HB 1903 Distillers' spirits sampling died yes
2015-16 HB 2059 Energy efficient constrction died no
2015-16 HB 2077 Emer medical services/prog died no
2015-16 HB 2132 Naloxone/opioid overdoses died no
2015-16 SHB 2357 Pollution insurance agency became law yes
2015-16 HB 2464 Abuse-deterrent opioids died no
2015-16 EHB 2478 Pollinator forage preserv. became law yes
2015-16 HB 2527 On-site sewage systems died yes
2015-16 SHB 2730 Prescription monitoring prg. became law yes
2015-16 HB 2732 Fire district annexations died yes
2015-16 HB 2903 Electronic product recycling died yes
2015-16 HB 2990 Extracted fuel use tax died no

Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 134 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 Civil Rights & Judiciary
  • House Committee on Housing

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.

$90,392

raised, 2026 cycle

$48,742

spent

$861

average contribution

Total divided by 105 reported contributors.

$613K

raised across 7 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 $90,392 $48,742 105
2024 $101,139 $105,419 125
2022 $76,841 $73,924 116
2020 $117,441 $119,818 215
2018 $85,062 $75,155 222
2016 $58,483 $62,343 132
2014 $83,589 $89,240 313

Largest reported contributors

Largest reported contributors
Contributor City Amount
Delta Dental of Washington Seattle $2,400
Puget Sound Pilots PAC Seattle $2,400
Puyallup Tribe of Indians Tacoma $2,400
WA Affordable Housing Council Tumwater $2,400
Susan Paine Edmonds $1,910
Airbnb, Inc San Francisco $1,200
Alaska Airlines Seatac $1,200
Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle $1,200
Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance by WA Indian Gaming Assn Olympia $1,200
Justice for All 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.

Individual contributors, grouped by stated employer
Employer stated by contributors Contributors Amount
Hangar 420 1 $2,040
No employer stated 4 $5,900

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.

Employers with more than one contributor this cycle
Employer Donors Total
Snohomish Co 2 $550

Only 21.4% 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 Strom Peterson to PDC filer PETES 026 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (21) 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”

    $4,534

  2. Spent opposing

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

    none filed
  • THE LAMAR COMPANY LLC for · $3,650 · 2024, 2020
  • Fuse Votes for · $833 · 2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
  • WA HOUSING ALLIANCE ACTION FUND PAC for · $52 · 2022

Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer PETES 026 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 12 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 Strom Peterson
Election Seat Contest Record
November 4, 2014 State House seat 1, Legislative District 21 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2014
November 8, 2016 State House seat 1, Legislative District 21 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2016
November 6, 2018 State House seat 1, Legislative District 21 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018
November 3, 2020 State House seat 1, Legislative District 21 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020
November 8, 2022 State House seat 1, Legislative District 21 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022
November 5, 2024 State House seat 1, Legislative District 21 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 · 31

One document states the relation in its own words.

Showing 8 of 31. Every edge for this record, as JSON

Joined by us, on a stated key · 6

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 31 filed, 6 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 21 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 Strom Peterson represent?
Strom Peterson is a Democratic state representative representing Washington’s 21st Legislative District.
How often does Strom Peterson break with their party?
Across 7,571 recorded floor votes we hold, Strom Peterson voted against the majority of their own party 34 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 Strom Peterson sponsored?
Strom Peterson has prime-sponsored 134 bills, of which 36 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 22 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
How long has Strom Peterson served in the Legislature?
Strom Peterson 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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“State Representative Strom Peterson,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-09-16, accessed 2026-09-17. https://washingtonindependents.org/official/strom-peterson/

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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.