DemocratIn office since Nov 2006

Claudia Kauffman

Washington State Senator, District 47 since 2006. Ran in 3 elections between 2006 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Washington State Senator, District 47Born 1959

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 20 yrs; Since 2006
Bills became law: 7; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.0%; Chamber median 0.3%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +21.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Business, Trade and Economic Development · chair
State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections · vice chair
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 6034 Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 6035 Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5863 Concerning the preservation and inspection of state historical records.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 6347 Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate…
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5262 Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner.
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 Kauffman sits in the Washington State Senate

Kauffman is closer to the center than 82% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Lisa Wellman, Bob Hasegawa, Sharon Shewmake

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

With Kauffman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Kauffman	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23
Mar 6, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 25–22
Mar 3, 2026	HB 2294: Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–14
Feb 28, 2026	SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23

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

Career

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

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Washington State Senate, District 47 Washington State Senate, District 47

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.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Washington State Senate, District 47	Won	D+21.8	D+15.7	+6.1
2022	Washington State Senate, District 47	Won	D+5.5	—	—
2010	Washington State Senate, District 47	Lost	R+10.0	—	—
2006	Washington State Senate, District 47	Won	D+4.4	—	—