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Maria Cantwell

U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA

Democratic Washington since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA current
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2031 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, WA-1
Washington
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District WA-1
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.309, social dim. -0.401. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Nay Jun 18, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Yea Jun 18, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 616 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Yea Jun 17, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: George Holding to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Nay Jun 17, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea Nay Jun 17, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michelle Steel to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea Nay Jun 17, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Yea Jun 16, 2026 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 172 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… Yea Jun 16, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 190 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Jun 16, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Nay Jun 15, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin D. Smith to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Nay Jun 11, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nay Jun 11, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brock Dahl to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nay Jun 10, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas Nay Jun 10, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony J. Powell to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas Nay Jun 10, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas Nay Jun 9, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony W. Mattivi to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas Nay Jun 8, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1318 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act Nay Jun 5, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Nay Jun 5, 2026 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schiff Amdt. No. 5740 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Van Hollen Amdt. No. 5632 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Cassidy Amdt. No. 5812 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Coons Amdt. No. 5457 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,018 recorded contributions totalling $4,152,172. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 643 of 1018 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 587 $1,950,401 47%
Corporate PAC 24 $493,302 12%
Party 14 $449,771 11%
Super PAC 18 $13,694 0%
Unclassified 375 $1,245,003 30%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$142,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$91,468 JUSTICE 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$65,500 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$57,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Apr 19, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$49,200 GREEN SENATE 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$46,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Mar 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$34,500 NV WA 2024 VICTORY FUND FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$34,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$32,500 CANTWELL TESTER VICTORY FUND FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Dec 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$31,000 CANTWELL KLOBUCHAR ROSEN 2024 STATE VICTORY FUND FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Aug 8, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$28,508 BLUE SENATE 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Dec 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$27,535 WOMEN SENATORS MAKING HISTORY FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$27,075 WOMEN SENATORS MAKING HISTORY FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$24,066 JUSTICE 2024 - UNITEMIZED FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$18,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Dec 18, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Today Seattle's soccer fans will show the world their unmatched passion and national pride. Go @usmnt.ussoccer.com!
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  • On Juneteenth we reflect on America’s history of slavery and what it has meant for our country. It is also a day to look forward and recommit ourselves to the fight for civil rights, voting rights, and social and economic justice.
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  • NSF's decision to halt the dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative is a major victory for coastal communities across the Pacific Northwest. (1/3)
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  • The President’s war with Iran was a mistake. The MOU is the price the President must pay to get us out of this unauthorized war before it further damages our economy and costs more lives. (1/2)
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  • Thank you to the Planned Parenthood Alliance advocates from WA who visited me in DC. We talked about ways to ensure that Planned Parenthood can continue to provide care for the tens of thousands of Washingtonians who count on their services.
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  • I am monitoring the fires in Spokane. These fast-moving fires are unpredictable. Please follow evacuation orders and other instructions from local authorities as they work to save lives and homes. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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  • Schools are cutting Olympic sports programs & dropping scholarships. We can & should write better rules that put athletes first & keep our institutions strong. That is exactly what the Protect College Sports Act does. Thank you USOPC for voicing support!
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  • With seven World Cup matches in Vancouver and six in Seattle, making travel as frictionless as possible between the two venues will be great for fans during the games -- and for the whole region in the long run. (1/2) media.amtrak.com/2026/06/amtr...
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  • An inflation rate of 4.2% is too high for American households to endure. Rising energy prices because of the war with Iran is the biggest reason the cost of living is going up and this Administration has no plan to deal with it.
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  • Homeowners, renters, and business owners in WA who suffered losses from December’s floods may be eligible for FEMA assistance. Tomorrow, June 10, is the deadline to apply by visiting disasterassistance.gov or calling 1-800-621-3362.
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  • Congratulations to Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Bob Hines on being selected for NASA's Artemis III mission! (1/3) www.nasa.gov/news-release...
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  • On #WorldOceansDay, we recognize that healthy oceans are essential to Washington’s economy and environment. I will continue fighting for investments and legislation to protect Puget Sound and our coasts.
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