Andrew Barkis
Photo: Peter Chang, Public domain
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Andrew Barkis

Washington State Representative, District 2 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 2Born 1968

In office
9 yrs
Since 2016
Bills became law
1
17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.1%
Chamber median 0.6%
With party
91%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+0.2
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Transportation · ranking member
  • Economic Development and International Relations Legislative
  • Housing
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1096 Increasing housing options through lot splitting.
Became law May 2025
HB 1058 Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure.
Failed in the House Jan 2026
HB 1537 Expanding access to funding from the multiuse roadway safety account for eligible cities and for the…
Failed in the House Jan 2026
HB 2701 Concerning land use development.
Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 2645 Addressing the emergency replacement of failed infrastructure on state route number 165.
Failed in committee Jan 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Barkis sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Barkis is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBarkisMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Kevin Waters, Skyler Rude, Stephanie Barnard

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

With Barkis’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills35%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Washington House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Barkis’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 Barkis 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Washington Legislative District 2WonR+0.2R+15.5−15.3
2024Washington House of Representatives, District 2WonR+16.9——
2022Washington House of Representatives, LD-2-1Won———
2020Washington House of Representatives, LD-2-1Won———
2018Washington House of Representatives, LD-2-1WonR+18.2——
2016Washington House of Representatives, LD-2-1WonR+16.4——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$183.3K
Spent
$107.7K
Cash
$77.1K

Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Andrew Barkis
State
Active

Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

Seats Barkis has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Barkis has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Barkis

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET