RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Travis Couture

Washington State Representative, District 35 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Washington State Representative, District 35

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.6%; Chamber median 0.6%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +0.0; 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.

Appropriations · ranking republican member
Education
Employment Relations
Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
Pension Funding Council

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2124 Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.
Became law Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Couture sits in the Washington House of Representatives

Couture is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Michelle Valdez, Mark Klicker, April Connors

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

With Couture’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%

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

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 35-2Washington House of Representatives, District 35

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 35	Won	Even	D+0.7	+0.7
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 35	Won	D+8.3	D+0.7	−7.6
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-35-2	Won	R+6.3	—	—
2014	Washington State Senate, District 35 (primary)	Lost	−3.9	—	—