DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Noel Frame

Washington State Senator, District 36 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Washington State Senator, District 36

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
8
23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.1%
Chamber median 0.3%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+75.5
Won 2026
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Human Services · vice chair
  • Ways and Means · vice chair

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 8 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 6228 Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED:…
Became law Apr 2026
SB 6231 Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 6113 Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue.
Became law Mar 2026
SB 5761 Developing a schedule for court appointment of attorneys for children and youth in dependency and…
Became law May 2025
SB 5814 Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses…
Became law May 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Frame sits in the Washington State Senate

Frame is closer to the center than 11% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianFrameMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Derek Stanford, Claire Wilson, Jamie Pedersen

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET

With Frame’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Washington State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Frame’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Frame 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Washington Legislative District 36WonD+75.5D+83.8−8.3
2022Washington State Senate, District 36WonD+67.8——
2020Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-1Won———
2018Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-1WonD+77.2——
2016Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-1Won———
2012Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-2LostR+11.7——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$93.6K
Spent
$70.6K
Cash
$30.1K

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.

Noel C. Frame
State
Active

Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

Seats Frame has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Frame has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Frame

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET