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John Braun
WA Senate District 20
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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
Government Operations & Budget 28Social Services & Welfare 17Criminal Justice & Policing 16Healthcare 14Economy & Taxes 12Environment & Energy 12Education 10Transportation & Infrastructure 8Housing 7Labor & Employment 7Agriculture 6Civil Rights & Liberties 5Technology & Privacy 4Other 3Banking & Finance 2Elections & Voting 1Gun Policy 1Immigration 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 20 current
Washington |
Republican | Jan 14, 2013 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6258 — Creating a nondisciplinary pathway for relinquishing licenses issued by the Washington medical commission. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6086 — Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5489 — Establishing a state sandstone. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6347 — Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.) | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5923 — Concerning critical access hospital designations in Skagit county. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6162 — Concerning property tax reform. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5520 — Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6027 — Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services. | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5911 — Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6194 — Allowing payments to be made based on allowable costs for services provided by any rural hospital that is located on a federally recognized… | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5969 — Fulfilling high school and beyond plan requirements with individualized education program transition plans. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5968 — Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A… | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5827 — Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6302 — Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects. | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6097 — Adding federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in the conservation futures program. | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5156 — Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6309 — Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects. | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6079 — Creating a wildfire mitigation grant program. | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6026 — Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5963 — Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5292 — Concerning paid family and medical leave rates. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5879 — Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff resources. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5971 — Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington… | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (46 as lead sponsor)
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SB 6163
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Eliminating wait lists for the individual and family services waiver by including estimated expenditures for the waiver in maintenance level budgets.
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SB 6144
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Improving safety at state juvenile rehabilitation institutions.
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SB 6322
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Directing the relocation of the Bob Oke game farm.
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SB 5410
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Concerning parking privileges for veterans.
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SB 5278
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Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions.
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SB 6285
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Relieving school districts of certain requirements.
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SB 5424
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Establishing a health sciences campus of the University of Washington.
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SB 5007
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Supporting students who are chronically absent and at risk for not graduating high school.
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SB 5310
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Concerning child care subsidy rates.
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SB 5008
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Supporting the use of assessment, diagnostic, and learning tools in public schools.
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