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
SJRES 138 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 32 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 123 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas	Nay	Apr 14, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher R. Wolfe to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas	Nay	Apr 14, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas	Nay	Apr 14, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas	Nay	Apr 13, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	Nay	Mar 26, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Husted Amdt. No. 4732	Nay	Mar 26, 2026	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 103 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	Nay	Mar 25, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 107 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 116 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	Nay	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	Nay	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to proceed to Legislative session	Nay	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General	Nay	Mar 24, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Colin McDonald to be an Assistant Attorney General	Nay	Mar 23, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security	Nay	Mar 23, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security	Nay	Mar 22, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 21, 2026	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tuberville Amdt. No. 4421 to the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1383 with Amendment	Nay	Mar 21, 2026	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	Nay	Mar 20, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 118 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	Mar 18, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	Nay	Mar 17, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	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.