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Shelly Short
WA Senate District 7
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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 48Environment & Energy 35Agriculture 15Healthcare 13Economy & Taxes 11Housing 11Transportation & Infrastructure 11Labor & Employment 8Education 7Civil Rights & Liberties 6Elections & Voting 6Technology & Privacy 5Other 4Social Services & Welfare 4Criminal Justice & Policing 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 7 current
Washington |
Republican | Feb 1, 2017 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 7
Washington |
Republican | Jan 1, 2011 | Dec 31, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 7
Washington |
Republican | Jan 1, 2009 | Feb 1, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| 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. | Nay | 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. | Nay | 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 (20 as lead sponsor)
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SB 5941
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Allowing limited exemptions to renewable energy systems requirements for certain school districts.
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SB 5343
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Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account.
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SB 5170
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Concerning boundary line adjustments on public lands owned or managed by the department of natural resources.
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SR 8652
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Honoring and commending Mary Selecky for her lifetime of service, leadership, and commitment to the health and well-being of our communities.
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SB 5899
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Creating a license endorsement to allow qualified licensed chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on nonhuman animals.
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SJM 8015
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Requesting Congress to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities and infrastructure, limit impacts to natural…
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SB 5905
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Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored…
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SB 5707
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Exempting email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications and updates from local agencies.
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SB 5908
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Concerning public participation requirements for department of fish and wildlife actions.
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SB 5896
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Modifying the standards for determining water quality pollution.
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