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Sharon Shewmake
WA Senate District 42
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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 70Environment & Energy 58Transportation & Infrastructure 37Economy & Taxes 36Education 36Healthcare 36Housing 26Labor & Employment 23Social Services & Welfare 23Criminal Justice & Policing 14Technology & Privacy 11Agriculture 10Civil Rights & Liberties 10Other 10Elections & Voting 7Banking & Finance 6Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Defense & Military 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Immigration 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 42 current
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 9, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 42
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 14, 2019 | Jan 11, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 42
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 14, 2019 | Jan 8, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 1473 — Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events. | Yea | 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… | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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… | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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… | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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 | 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… | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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… | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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… | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2039 — Concerning child support pass through. | Yea | 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 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1293 — Concerning litter. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1207 — Concerning superior court clerk fees. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2077 — Establishing a tax on certain business activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission vehicle program. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2040 — Concerning the recovery of the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1552 — Extending the fee on real estate broker licenses to fund the Washington center for real estate research and adjusting the fee to account… | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2051 — Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients. | Yea | Apr 26, 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. | Yea | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5802 — Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. | Yea | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5041 — Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. | Yea | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5786 — Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees. | Yea | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5444 — Creating several new special license plates. | Yea | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5263 — Concerning special education funding. | Yea | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5801 — Concerning transportation resources. | Nay | Apr 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5083 — Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services. | Yea | Apr 24, 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 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (40 as lead sponsor)
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SB 5581
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Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure.
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SB 6269
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Modernizing the definition of motor fuel in the motor fuel quality act.
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SB 5421
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Allowing small business establishments in residential zones.
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SB 5261
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Issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met.
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SB 5466
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Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state.
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SB 5548
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Concerning workers' compensation benefits.
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SR 8643
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Honoring the Washington State commercial fishing fleet.
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SB 5215
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Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.
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SB 5839
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Concerning county ferry district authority.
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SB 5778
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Addressing maple syrup processing operations.
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