DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Jamie Pedersen

Washington State Senator, District 43 since 2014. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Washington State Senator, District 43Born 1968

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 9; 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.3%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +48.2; 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.

Legislative Ethics Board
Rules
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 6346 Establishing a tax on millionaires.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5837 Concerning guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5720 Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5937 Concerning the use of a smart access system in a residential property subject to the residential…
Became law Mar 2026

SB 6081 Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation…
Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pedersen sits in the Washington State Senate

Pedersen is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jess Bateman, June Robinson, Manka Dhingra

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

With Pedersen’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

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

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

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Washington House of Representatives, District 43-1Washington State Senate, District 43

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 Legislative District 43	Won	D+48.2	D+85.2	−37.0
2022	Washington State Senate, District 43	Won	—	—	—
2018	Washington State Senate, District 43	Won	D+80.8	—	—
2014	Washington State Senate, District 43	Won	—	—	—
2014	Washington State Senate, District 43 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Washington House of Representatives, LD-43-1	Won	—	—	—
2010	Washington House of Representatives, LD-43-1	Won	—	—	—
2008	Washington House of Representatives, LD-43-1	Won	—	—	—
2006	Washington House of Representatives, LD-43-1	Won	D+68.9	—	—