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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5420 — Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5071 — Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5594 — Concerning biosimilar medicines. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5649 — Creating a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5169 — Concerning testimony of children. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5194 — Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. | Yea | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5797 — Enacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools. | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1217 — Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act… | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5161 — Making transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. | Yea | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5393 — Closing the Yakima Valley school and Rainier school. | Yea | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5195 — Concerning the capital budget. | Yea | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5167 — Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1422 — Modifying the drug take-back program. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2050 — Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1498 — Concerning domestic violence co-responder programs. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1119 — Concerning supervision compliance credit. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2061 — Regarding concession fees by duty-free sales enterprises. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2081 — Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation… | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2020 — Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1468 — Concerning accounts. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2003 — Concerning the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2049 — Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1848 — Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2047 — Eliminating the Washington employee ownership program. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2081 — Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation… | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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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