Nikki Torres
Washington State Senator, District 15 since 2022. Won the 2026 race for Washington Legislative District 8. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 4
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 0.3%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.2
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Local Government · ranking member
- Ways and Means · assistant ranking member
- Law and Justice
- Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Mar 2026
Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Torres sits in the Washington State Senate
Torres is closer to the center than 47% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Perry Dozier, Jeff Wilson, Keith Wagoner
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Torres’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Washington State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Torres’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Torres | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs.… | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–23 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–23 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 25–22 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | HB 2294: Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting… | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–14 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–23 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Torres 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 8 | Won | R+7.2 | R+24.5 | −17.3 |
| 2022 | Washington State Senate, District 15 | Won | R+6.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $234.5K
- Spent
- $131.8K
- Cash
- $98.2K
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| NIKKI TORRES (Nikki Torres) State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Torres has held
- Washington State Senate, District 15 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Torres has run against
- Gabe Galbraith (R) · 2026 general, won
- Matt Boehnke (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Torres
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/10ad8a88-bd96-4a0d-9b8f-099b8cdfa35b
- Wikidata Q117413503
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET