DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Dave Paul

Washington State Representative, District 10 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 10Born 1968

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 3; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +0.9; 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.

Higher Education · co-chair
Postsecondary Education and Workforce · chair
Technology, Economic Development and Veterans
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2325 Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1791 Increasing the flexibility of existing funding sources to fund public safety and other facilities by…
Became law Apr 2025

HB 1273 Improving student access to dual credit programs.
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 Paul sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Paul is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Amy Walen, Mari Leavitt, Kristine Reeves

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

With Paul’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats87%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Paul’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

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

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 10-2Washington House of Representatives, District 10

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 House of Representatives, District 10	Won	D+0.9	D+8.9	−8.0
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 10	Won	D+0.2	D+8.9	−8.7
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-10-2	Won	D+4.3	—	—
2020	Washington House of Representatives, LD-10-2	Won	D+0.8	—	—
2018	Washington House of Representatives, LD-10-2	Won	D+0.9	—	—