DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Tara Simmons

Washington State Representative, District 23 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 23Born 1977Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 5; 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.9%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −12.5; 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.

Community Safety · vice chair
Health Care and Wellness
Rules
Technology, Economic Development and Veterans

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2339 Concerning the regulation of nursing.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 2340 Applying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing assistants.
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1432 Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services.
Became law May 2025

HB 1234 Concerning the mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory…
Became law Apr 2025

HB 1706 Aligning the implementation of application programming interfaces for prior authorization with federal…
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 Simmons sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Simmons is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: David Hackney, Steve Tharinger, Osman Salahuddin

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

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

Date	Bill	Simmons	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 12, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and…	No	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 Simmons was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 23-1Washington House of Representatives, District 23

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 23	Won	R+12.5	D+33.7	−46.2
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+1.7	D+33.7	−35.4
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-23-1	Won	D+27.7	—	—
2020	Washington House of Representatives, LD-23-1	Won	D+23.9	—	—