Laurie Jinkins
Washington State Representative, District 27 since 2010. Ran in 9 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 0
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −0.7
- 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.
- Rules · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jinkins sits in the Washington House of Representatives
Jinkins is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Zach Hall, Debra Entenman, Natasha Hill
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Jinkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: Jinkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Jinkins | 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 Jinkins 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 27 | Won | R+0.7 | D+45.7 | −46.4 |
| 2024 | Washington House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | D+1.7 | D+45.7 | −44.0 |
| 2022 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | D+43.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | D+63.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | D+42.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | D+34.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 (primary) | Won | +39.7 | — | — |
| 2012 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | D+42.7 | — | — |
| 2010 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-27-1 | Won | D+8.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $256.6K
- Spent
- $287K
- Cash
- $103.9K
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.
| Laurie Jinkins State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Jinkins has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 27 · since 2024
- Washington House of Representatives, District 27-1 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jinkins has run against
- Jake Fey (D) · 2026 election, won
- Jalonnie Givensjackson (R) · 2022 election, won
- Ryan Talen (D) · 2020 election, won
- Kyle Paskewitz (R) · 2018 election, won
- Rodger Deskins (R) · 2014 election, won
- Steven T. Cook (R) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Jinkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/072af7b6-1fdb-44c5-a6b9-3e3383873231
- Wikidata Q6501617
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET