DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Barbara Washington

Missouri State Senator, District 9 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Missouri State Senator, District 9

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
101 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin
+58.6
Won 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Progress and Development · vice chair
  • Administrative Rules
  • Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
  • Appropriations
  • Budget Conference
  • Economic and Workforce Development
  • Justice System
  • Legislative Research
  • Rural Economic Development
  • Rural Healthcare Select
  • Select Committee on Equal Protection and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Transportation Oversight
  • Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 101 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Washington was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Missouri State Senate, District 9WonD+58.6
2020Missouri State Senate, District 9WonD+64.7
2018Missouri House of Representatives, District 23WonD+80.7

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Washington has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Washington has run against

  • Derron Black (R) · 2024 general, won
  • David Martin (R) · 2020 general, won
  • David Martin (R) · 2018 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Washington

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET