Kevin Waters
Washington State Representative, District 17 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 4
- 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −5.3
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- State Government and Tribal Relations · ranking republican member
- Capital Budget
- Rules
- Technology, Economic Development and Veterans
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Waters sits in the Washington House of Representatives
Waters is closer to the center than 87% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Andrew Barkis, Skyler Rude, Stephanie Barnard
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Waters’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills61%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Waters’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Waters | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. | No | No | Yes | Passed 51–46 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–47 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program. | No | No | Yes | Passed 51–45 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 2225: Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 74–21 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Waters 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 17 | Lost | D+5.3 | D+8.7 | +3.4 |
| 2024 | Washington House of Representatives, District 17 | Won | R+8.9 | — | — |
| 2022 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-17-1 | Won | R+6.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $418.6K
- Spent
- $333.9K
- Cash
- $52.2K
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.
| WATERS KEVIN R (Kevin Waters) State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Waters has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 17 · since 2024
- Washington House of Representatives, District 17-1 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Waters has run against
- Diana Perez (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Dave Stuebe (R) · 2024 election, won
- Terri Niles (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Waters
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8310a7ed-ce79-4b0e-b13a-7857230bfcde
- Wikidata Q124830410
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET