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

Andrew Barkis

Washington State Representative, District 2 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. 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

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 House of Representatives, District 2WonR+0.2R+15.5−15.3
2024Washington House of Representatives, District 2WonR+16.9R+15.5+1.4
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