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

Environment & Energy 2 Other 2 Government Operations & Budget 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Joint Committee on Taxation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Aviation, Space, and Innovation — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Casey Mulligan to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture	Nay	Jul 31, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs	Not voting	Jul 31, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gadyaces Serralta to be Director of the United States Marshals Service	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 34 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain…	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 41 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National…	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jospeh Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National…	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General	Nay	Jul 30, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Emil Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Services	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Samuel Brown to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Susan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: William Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Kimmitt to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense	Nay	Jul 29, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	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 type	Contributions	Total	Share
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

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$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.