Janice Zahn
Washington State Representative, District 41 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- <1 yr
- Since 2025
- Bills became law
- 9
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Local Government · vice chair
- Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select
- Housing
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Mar 2026
Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Zahn sits in the Washington House of Representatives
Zahn is closer to the center than 42% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Lisa Parshley, April Berg, Mary Fosse
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Zahn’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%
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: Zahn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Zahn | 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 Zahn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 41 | Won | D+5.7 | D+46.6 | −40.9 |
| 2025 | Washington House of Representatives, District 41 (special) | Won | D+41.9 | D+46.6 | −4.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $63.7K
- Spent
- $66.1K
- Cash
- $49.5K
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Janice Zahn State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Zahn has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 41 · since 2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Zahn has run against
- My-Linh Thai (D) · 2026 election, won
- John Whitney (R) · 2025 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Zahn
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/25b3a4f1-c767-49db-9d8a-217592e5b3a0
- Wikidata Q133162107
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET