RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Brian Burnett

Washington State Representative, District 12 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Washington State Representative, District 12Born 1968Peace officer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 0; 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.7%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.1; Won 2024
Elections: 2; 2024–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Early Learning and Human Services · assistant ranking republican member
Appropriations
Civil Rights and Judiciary
Community Safety

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 10 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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Burnett sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Burnett is closer to the center than 56% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: John Ley, Alex Ybarra, Drew Stokesbary

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

With Burnett’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%

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: Burnett’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Burnett	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 12, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–46
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.	No	No	Yes	Passed 51–46
Mar 11, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–47
Mar 11, 2026	HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program.	No	No	Yes	Passed 51–45
Mar 11, 2026	HB 2225: Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.	No	No	Yes	Passed 74–21

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

Career

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

20242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 12

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