RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Stephanie Barnard

Washington State Representative, District 8 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 8

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 4; 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.0%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.1; 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 · ranking member
Capital Budget
Environment and Energy
Legislative Audit and Review
Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1210 Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 2606 Concerning performance measures, duties, and reporting requirements for the office of privacy and data…
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1106 Recognizing the tremendous sacrifices made by our military veterans by phasing down the disability rating…
Became law May 2025

HB 1824 Concerning inspections for accredited birthing centers.
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 Barnard sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Barnard is closer to the center than 82% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mike Steele, Skyler Rude, Tom Dent

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

With Barnard’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

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

Date	Bill	Barnard	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.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 74–21

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Barnard 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 8-1Washington House of Representatives, District 8

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 8	Won	D+0.1	R+24.5	−24.6
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 8	Won	R+5.4	R+24.5	−19.1
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-8-1	Won	R+47.8	—	—