M
Manka Dhingra
WA Senate District 45
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Issue areas
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Criminal Justice & Policing 54Government Operations & Budget 53Healthcare 42Social Services & Welfare 33Civil Rights & Liberties 28Education 27Economy & Taxes 24Labor & Employment 20Transportation & Infrastructure 11Abortion & Reproductive Rights 7Technology & Privacy 7Banking & Finance 6Environment & Energy 6Elections & Voting 5Housing 4Other 4Gun Policy 3Agriculture 2Defense & Military 2Immigration 2Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 45 current
Washington |
Democratic | Nov 29, 2017 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 5061 — Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed. | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5922 — Authorizing transportation vehicle fund transfers. | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6034 — Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs. | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5346 — Restricting mobile device usage by public school students. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5925 — Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5833 — Allowing pets in unattended motor vehicles under certain circumstances. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5995 — Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6076 — Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5992 — Creating the youth development fund account to increase access to positive youth development programs. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5925 — Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office. | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5835 — Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6137 — Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5837 — Concerning guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5841 — Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6081 — Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6132 — Authorizing a narrow modification to indebtedness limits for select inland port districts to ensure continued eligibility for federal… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6087 — Concerning liability protections for donations of baby items that are less than five years old. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6210 — Concerning the health plan certification process. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5834 — Concerning payment of expenses from the earnings of retirement system trust funds. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5944 — Concerning language access providers' collective bargaining. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6161 — Concerning department of health information on dementia. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5838 — Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6248 — Addressing travel insurance. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5374 — Including tribal representation in certain transportation activities. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6237 — Concerning rental property disclosures of flooding history and flood risk. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)
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SB 6086
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Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel.
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SB 6070
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Supporting the recovery of missing persons.
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SB 6159
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Strengthening public hospitals.
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SB 6074
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Reinstituting parole.
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SB 5704
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Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace.
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SB 6206
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Establishing a pilot program that incentivizes child care providers to care for children of first responders.
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SB 6239
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Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions.
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SB 6218
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Directing the withholding of state payments to the federal government if federal funding is withheld due to the existence of a valid Washington state law.
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SB 5366
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Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape.
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SB 5362
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Concerning victims of crime act funding.
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