L
Leonard Christian
WA Senate District 4
Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0
Verify externally: Open States
Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 42Criminal Justice & Policing 33Social Services & Welfare 31Economy & Taxes 24Education 17Environment & Energy 16Transportation & Infrastructure 16Healthcare 15Civil Rights & Liberties 14Housing 13Labor & Employment 10Elections & Voting 6Technology & Privacy 6Agriculture 4Gun Policy 3Defense & Military 2Other 2Veterans Affairs 2Banking & Finance 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 4 current
Washington |
Republican | Jan 13, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 4
Washington |
Republican | Jan 9, 2023 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 4
Washington |
Republican | Jan 9, 2023 | Jan 12, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 4
Washington |
Republican | Jan 8, 2014 | Nov 25, 2014 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 4
Washington |
Republican | Jan 1, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment… | Yea | Apr 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5813 — Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment… | Yea | Apr 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5647 — Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5785 — Modifying students' share of the education costs at institutions of higher education. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5802 — Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5794 — Adopting recommendations from the tax preference performance review process, eliminating obsolete tax preferences, clarifying legislative… | Yea | Apr 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5790 — Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5807 — Concerning wellness incentives for public and school employee health benefit plans. | Yea | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5206 — Concerning cannabis retailer advertising. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5403 — Allowing direct to consumer sales of certain cannabis products. | Nay | Apr 18, 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 | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5313 — Adding to the list of provisions prohibited from rental agreements. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5262 — Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5253 — Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5317 — Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council… | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5444 — Creating several new special license plates. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5217 — Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5298 — Concerning the notice of sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5343 — Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5314 — Modifying the capital gains tax. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5388 — Concerning department of corrections behavioral health certification. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5219 — Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)
-
SB 5260
WA · —
Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions.
-
SB 5287
WA · —
Limiting the monetary assistance an indigent person may receive from the ignition interlock device revolving account program.
-
SB 6022
WA · —
Improving juvenile rehabilitation.
-
SB 5116
WA · —
Concerning the immediate use of marriage licenses for medical necessity.
-
SB 5901
WA · —
Providing school construction assistance program facilities support for on-base schools.
-
SB 5251
WA · —
Concerning lodging tax revenues.
-
SB 5172
WA · —
Concerning fire protection district civil service systems.
-
SB 5760
WA · —
Establishing a colocated community facility and work release center in the general administration building on the state capitol campus.
-
SB 5639
WA · —
Providing tuition and fee waivers at public institutions of higher education for children of murdered parents.
-
SB 5257
WA · —
Modifying sentencing standards for juvenile firearm offenses.
Showing the 10 most recent.