Rob Chase
Washington State Representative, District 4 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 3
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.9
- 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.
- Education
- Finance
- Legislative Oral History
- State Government and Tribal Relations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law May 2025
Became law May 2025
Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Chase sits in the Washington House of Representatives
Chase is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Joe Schmick, Mike Volz, Ed Orcutt
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Chase’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills31%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Chase’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Chase | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. | No | No | Yes | Passed 51–46 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–47 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program. | No | No | Yes | Passed 51–45 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 2225: Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. | No | No | Yes | Passed 74–21 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Chase 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 4 | Won | R+6.9 | R+19.5 | −12.6 |
| 2024 | Washington House of Representatives, District 4 | Won | D+1.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-4-2 | Lost | D+2.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-4-2 | Won | R+24.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | U.S. House, WA-5 | Lost | D+57.5 | — | — |
| 2000 | Washington State Senate, District 4 | Lost | D+58.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $22.9K
- Spent
- $21.5K
- Cash
- $2.1K
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.
| Robert S Chase (Rob Chase) State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Chase has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 4 · since 2024
- Washington House of Representatives, District 4-2 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Chase has run against
- Rob Tupper (D) · 2026 general, won
- Suzanne Schmidt (R) · 2024 election, won
- Leonard Christian (R) · 2022 election, lost
- Lance Gurel (D) · 2020 election, won
- George Nethercutt (R) · 2002 election, lost
- Bob McCaslin (R) · 2000 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Chase
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H2WA05048
- Open States ocd-person/359ededd-b78a-4d25-98f7-6bc5b01876bc
- Wikidata Q104525745
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET