DemocratIn office since Nov 2025

Vandana Slatter

Washington State Senator, District 48 since 2025. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2025, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Washington State Senator, District 48

Official website Wikipedia

In office: <1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 4; 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.3%; Chamber median 0.3%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +91.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Environment, Energy and Technology · vice chair
Health and Long-Term Care · vice chair
Higher Education and Workforce Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 33 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 6246 Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 6200 Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5845 Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 5239 Concerning the retention of hospital medical records.
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 Slatter sits in the Washington State Senate

Slatter is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Annette Cleveland, Liz Lovelett, Drew Hansen

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

With Slatter’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Washington State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Slatter’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Slatter	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23
Mar 12, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23
Mar 6, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 25–22
Mar 3, 2026	HB 2294: Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–14
Feb 28, 2026	SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–23

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 48-1Washington State Senate, District 48

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 48	Won	D+91.7	D+47.0	+44.7
2025	Washington State Senate, District 48 (special)	Won	D+17.3	D+47.0	−29.7
2022	Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-1	Won	—	—	—
2020	Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-1	Won	D+42.6	—	—
2018	Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-1	Won	—	—	—