Below is a list of every Washington Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation this year and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Chris Gregoire
- Capital:
- Olympia
- Population:
- 6,724,540
- Poverty rate:
- 13.4%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
Children’s Home Society
Statewide Poverty Action Network
Children’s Alliance
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Cantwell | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | 91 | A |
| Patty Murray | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | 91 | A |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Inslee1st | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | 89 | A |
| Rick Larsen2nd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler3rd | x | O | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | O | O | O | x | O | x | x | 33 | D |
| Doc Hastings4th | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | 11 | F |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers5th | x | x | x | x | x | x | -- | -- | x | x | x | O | O | O | x | O | x | x | 25 | D |
| Norm Dicks6th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 94 | A |
| Jim McDermott7th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Dave Reichert8th | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | -- | -- | x | x | O | O | x | x | O | x | x | 25 | D |
| Adam Smith9th | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 94 | A |