Julio Cortes
Washington State Representative, District 38 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −5.5
- 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.
- Early Learning and Human Services · vice chair
- Appropriations
- Technology, Economic Development and Veterans
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Cortes sits in the Washington House of Representatives
Cortes is closer to the center than 23% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Debra Lekanoff, Davina Duerr, Chipalo Street
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Cortes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
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: Cortes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Cortes | 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 Cortes 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 Legislative District 38 | Won | R+5.5 | D+20.0 | −25.5 |
| 2024 | Washington House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | D+1.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1 | Won | D+17.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $92.9K
- Spent
- $83.7K
- Cash
- $63.6K
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Julio Cortes State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Cortes has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 38 · since 2024
- Washington House of Representatives, District 38-1 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cortes has run against
- Mary Fosse (D) · 2026 general, won
- Mary Fosse (D) · 2024 election, won
- Gary Kemp (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Cortes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0805e7bc-f274-4f20-81b4-e8e86951eaba
- Wikidata Q116687035
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET