Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Sharlett Mena

Washington State Representative, District 29 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Won the 2026 race for Washington Legislative District 29.

Washington State Representative, District 29

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 4; 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.3%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +43.9; Won 2026
Elections: 3; 2022–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

State Government and Tribal Relations · chair
Environment and Energy
Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 21 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1903 Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1710 Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1321 Concerning the governor's authority to limit outside militia activities within the state.
Became law Apr 2025

HB 1209 Protecting public health and safety by regulating the transfer of sodium nitrite.
Became law Apr 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Mena sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Mena is closer to the center than 2% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nicole Macri, Alex Ramel, Mia Gregerson

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

With Mena’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills7%

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: Mena’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Mena	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 12, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–46
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 51–46
Mar 11, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–47
Mar 11, 2026	HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 51–45
Mar 11, 2026	HB 2225: Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 74–21

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Mena was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 29-2Washington House of Representatives, District 29

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 29	Won	D+43.9	D+21.4	+22.5
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 29	Won	D+8.3	D+21.4	−13.1
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-29-2	Won	D+17.0	—	—