DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Noel Frame

Washington State Senator, District 36 since 2022. Ran in 5 elections between 2012 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Washington State Senator, District 36

Official website Wikipedia

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.

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.

Date	Bill	Frame	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23
Mar 6, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 25–22
Mar 3, 2026	HB 2294: Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–14
Feb 28, 2026	SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23

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.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Washington House of Representatives, District 36-1Washington State Senate, District 36

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 State Senate, District 36	Won	D+75.5	D+83.8	−8.3
2022	Washington State Senate, District 36	Won	D+67.8	—	—
2020	Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-1	Won	—	—	—
2018	Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-1	Won	D+77.2	—	—
2016	Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-1	Won	—	—	—
2012	Washington House of Representatives, LD-36-2	Lost	R+11.7	—	—