DemocratIn office since Nov 2025

Emily Alvarado

Washington State Senator, District 34 since 2025. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2025, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: <1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 9; 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 0.3%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +94.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Housing · vice chair
Labor and Commerce · vice chair
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 6026 Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 6027 Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable…
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5911 Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and…
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5651 Increasing the amount exempt from garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases.
Became law May 2025

SB 5463 Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators.
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 Alvarado sits in the Washington State Senate

Alvarado is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Rebecca Saldaña, Claire Wilson, Noel Frame

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

With Alvarado’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

Date	Bill	Alvarado	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 Alvarado was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 34-1Washington State Senate, District 34

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 34	Won	D+94.7	D+72.3	+22.4
2025	Washington State Senate, District 34 (special)	Won	—	D+72.3	—
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-34-1	Won	D+42.9	—	—