Osman Salahuddin
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2025

Osman Salahuddin

Washington State Representative, District 48 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 48Born 1996

In office
<1 yr
Since 2025
Bills became law
10
29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.6%
Chamber median 0.6%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+11.5
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.

  • Capital Budget
  • Civil Rights and Judiciary
  • Higher Education
  • Postsecondary Education and Workforce

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 10 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 2411 Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose…
Became law Mar 2026
HB 2320 Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing.
Became law Mar 2026
HB 2248 Concerning corporate filings and other documents processed by the secretary of state's corporations and…
Became law Mar 2026
HB 2249 Amending the state civil service statutes to include Washington technology solutions network and security…
Became law Mar 2026
HB 1604 Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local…
Became law Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Salahuddin sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Salahuddin is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianSalahuddinMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Tarra Simmons, David Hackney, Steve Tharinger

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

With Salahuddin’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

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: Salahuddin’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 Salahuddin 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 House of Representatives, District 48WonD+11.5D+47.0−35.5
2025Washington House of Representatives, District 48 (special)WonD+40.3D+47.0−6.7

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$102.2K
Spent
$156.2K
Cash
$22.7K

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.

Osman Salahuddin
State
Active

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

Seats Salahuddin has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Salahuddin has run against

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

How we know Salahuddin

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET