DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Debra Lekanoff

Washington State Representative, District 40 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Washington State Representative, District 40Born 1971

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 3; 27 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.9%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +0.6; Won 2024
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health Care and Wellness · vice chair
Appropriations
Economic Development and International Relations Legislative
Housing
Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 27 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2436 Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 2554 Recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative…
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1829 Concerning tribal warrants.
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 Lekanoff sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Lekanoff is closer to the center than 22% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Julio Cortes, Davina Duerr, Chipalo Street

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

With Lekanoff’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%

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

Date	Bill	Lekanoff	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 Lekanoff 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 40-1Washington House of Representatives, District 40

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 40	Counting	D+0.1	D+42.7	−42.6
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 40	Won	D+0.6	D+42.7	−42.1
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-40-1	Won	D+38.6	—	—
2020	Washington House of Representatives, LD-40-1	Won	—	—	—
2018	Washington House of Representatives, LD-40-1	Won	D+34.0	—	—