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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 5571 — Regulating exterior cladding materials. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5492 — Concerning sustainable state tourism promotion. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5375 — Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect. | Nay | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5110 — Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5101 — Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5106 — Establishing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5501 — Concerning employer requirements for driving. | Nay | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5467 — Concerning the sale of surplus property by water-sewer districts. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5370 — Lengthening port commissioner terms. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5029 — Concerning the transportation of individuals released or discharged from the custody of the department of corrections. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5118 — Updating the requirements for the clinical experience license for international medical graduates. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5480 — Protecting consumers by removing barriers created by medical debt. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5265 — Expanding minimum requirements for electrical inspectors to include certain out-of-state experience. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5280 — Protecting consumers of virtual currency kiosks. | Nay | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5568 — Updating and modernizing the Washington state health plan. | Nay | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5528 — Concerning the installation of transportation electrification infrastructure. | Nay | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5157 — Concerning the direct sale of valuable materials for habitat restoration projects. | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5485 — Concerning livestock identification. | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5556 — Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations. | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5049 — Concerning the public records exemptions accountability committee. | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5595 — Establishing shared streets. | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5232 — Updating eligible uses for the essential needs and housing support program. | Nay | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5244 — Providing an exemption for women, infants, and children program staff to perform hematological screening tests. | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5655 — Concerning child care centers operated in existing buildings. | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJM 8003 — Requesting the transportation commission to designate a section of Interstate 82 as the Washington state patrol trooper Charles Frank… | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | 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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