RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Keith Goehner

Washington State Senator, District 12 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Senator, District 12

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
5
24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.3%
With party
88%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+11.7
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.

  • Housing · ranking member
  • Transportation · assistant ranking member
  • Administrative Rules Review
  • Economic Development and International Relations Legislative
  • Legislative Audit and Review
  • Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 24 sponsored · 5 became law
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SB 6076 Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage,…
Became law Mar 2026
SB 5467 Concerning the sale of surplus property by water-sewer districts.
Became law Mar 2026
SB 5471 Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain…
Became law May 2025
SB 5317 Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy…
Became law May 2025
SB 5558 Concerning growth management comprehensive plans.
Became law Apr 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Goehner sits in the Washington State Senate

Goehner is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianGoehnerMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Chris Gildon, Ron Muzzall, Curtis King

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET

With Goehner’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans88%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills40%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Washington State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Goehner’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Goehner 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
2024Washington State Senate, District 12WonR+11.7
2022Washington House of Representatives, District 12-1Won—
2020Washington House of Representatives, District 12-1WonR+20.9
2018Washington House of Representatives, District 12-1WonR+11.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Goehner has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Goehner has run against

  • Jim Mayhew (D) · 2024 general, won
  • Adrianne Moore (D) · 2020 general, won
  • Ann Diamond (I) · 2018 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Goehner

One person, matched across every source we use.

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