DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Shelley Kloba

Washington State Representative, District 1 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 1

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 2; 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.8%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Technology, Economic Development and Veterans · vice chair
Consumer Protection and Business
Environment and Energy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2152 Permitting the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients in specified health care facilities.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1024 Concerning the leasing authority of the state parks and recreation commission at St. Edward State Park.
Became law Apr 2025

HB 2483 Creating a data broker registry.
Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 1672 Addressing technology used by employers in the workplace.
Failed in the House Jan 2026

HB 1449 Legalizing the home cultivation of cannabis by persons who are 21 years of age and older.
Failed in the House Jan 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kloba sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Kloba is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Roger Goodman, Beth Doglio, My-Linh Thai

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

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

Date	Bill	Kloba	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 Kloba was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 1-2Washington House of Representatives, District 1

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 House of Representatives, District 1	Won	R+0.4	D+46.3	−46.7
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 1	Won	D+3.1	D+46.3	−43.2
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-1-2	Won	D+42.5	—	—
2020	Washington House of Representatives, LD-1-2	Won	D+27.4	—	—
2018	Washington House of Representatives, LD-1-2	Won	D+26.8	—	—
2016	Washington House of Representatives, LD-1-2	Won	D+10.4	—	—