Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Washington
Votes with Republicans
94%
on 487 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 94%
Cast a vote
91%
Yea or Nay on 1,367 of 1,498 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
6 of 46
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 6
Roll calls on record
1,498
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How John Braun votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where John Braun sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. John Braun is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
28 of 487 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB6200 · Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices.
Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-10 · Passed 37–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB6026 · Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.
Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-10 · Passed 35–14 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2675 · Concerning accounts.
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-09 · Passed 37–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2416 · Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act.
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-04 · Passed 39–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2543 · Concerning county clerk fees.
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-03-03 · Passed 33–15 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2416 · Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act.
Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass with amendment(s) · 2026-03-02 · Passed 18–4 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB5969 · Revised for 2nd substitute: Reducing duplication between high school and beyond plans and individualized education program transition plans.
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-02-13 · Passed 38–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB5995 · Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment.
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-02-11 · Passed 31–18 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB5161 · Revised for 1st substitute: Addressing transportation fiscal matters.
Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee · 2025-04-27 · Passed 34–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB5291 · Implementing the recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission.
Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2025-04-22 · Passed 35–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB6260 · Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-03-03 · Passed 25–24
HB2471 · Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act.
Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce: do pass · 2026-02-20 · Passed 5–4
HB2105 · Concerning immigrant worker protections.
Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce: do pass · 2026-02-20 · Passed 5–4
SB6302 · Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects.
Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-03 · Passed 5–4
SB6147 · Concerning notice requirements for grocery establishment closures.
Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce: do pass · 2026-02-02 · Passed 5–4
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Deb KrishnadasanDemocrat · District 26 · 427 shared contested votes
34%
Adrian CortesDemocrat · District 18 · 427 shared contested votes
32%
Mike ChapmanDemocrat · District 24 · 427 shared contested votes
28%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (131 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills John Braun was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced46
Out of committee13
Passed one chamber9
Passed both chambers7
Became law6
Never left committee33
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 6 bills that became law this session.
Revised for 1st substitute: Concerning donations for children.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-14
Revised for 1st substitute: Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute to include fentanyl or synthetic opioids.
Passed one chamberBy resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. · 2026-03-12
Granting counties authority to enter into a shared stewardship agreement.
Not out of committeeExecutive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. · 2026-02-02
Facilitating the use of a department of labor and industries-approved, application-based, third-party recording platform to record independent medical exams.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM. · 2026-02-02
Requiring coverage for seizure detection devices as durable medical equipment under certain circumstances.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. · 2026-01-30
Enhancing steelhead populations with wild broodstock conservation programs.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. · 2026-01-29
Concerning instruction and intervention in reading and mathematics.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM. · 2026-01-29
Directing the relocation of the Bob Oke game farm.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. · 2026-01-28
Increasing accountability for the distribution of grants for economically disadvantaged people.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM. · 2026-01-28
Establishing the heritage orchard program.
Out of committeeReferred to Ways & Means. · 2026-01-23
Relieving school districts of certain requirements.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. · 2026-01-22
Restoring funding for cancer research and public health services.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. · 2026-01-22
Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve Washington's regulatory climate through streamlining language in rules and regulatory guidance documents.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. · 2026-01-21
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB1408 · 2026-03-12
Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. (Senate Final Passage without Senate Amendments)
SB6355 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the electric transmission system. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2215 · 2026-03-12
Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1295 · 2026-03-12
Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6260 · 2026-03-12
Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6347 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6354 · 2026-03-12
Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6225 · 2026-03-12
Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6228 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5998 · 2026-03-12
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. (Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee)
SB6005 · 2026-03-12
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. (Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee)
SB6003 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the capital budget. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2711 · 2026-03-11
Concerning transportation resources. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2689 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the working connections child care program. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2681 · 2026-03-11
Revised for engrossed: Concerning cannabis license fees. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
HB2487 · 2026-03-11
Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
HB2089 · 2026-03-11
Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
SB6346 · 2026-03-11
Establishing a tax on millionaires. (Senate Final Passage As Amended by the House)
SB6002 · 2026-03-10
Concerning driver privacy protections. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6110 · 2026-03-10
Addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5982 · 2026-03-10
Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6035 · 2026-03-10
Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6113 · 2026-03-10
Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6054 · 2026-03-10
Concerning unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6309 · 2026-03-10
Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6137 · 2026-03-10
Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6246 · 2026-03-10
Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6027 · 2026-03-10
Revised for 2nd substitute: Modifying certain funding and exemptions related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6076 · 2026-03-10
Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution projects. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6194 · 2026-03-10
Revised for engrossed: Allowing payments to be made for services provided by any rural hospital that is located on a federally recognized Indian reservation. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2689 · 2026-03-10
Concerning the working connections child care program. (Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass with amendment(s))
SB6269 · 2026-03-10
Modernizing the definition of motor fuel in the motor fuel quality act. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2681 · 2026-03-10
Revised for engrossed: Concerning cannabis license fees. (Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass)
SB6026 · 2026-03-10
Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6226 · 2026-03-10
Protecting the clinical autonomy of audiologists. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2487 · 2026-03-10
Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. (Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass)
SB6034 · 2026-03-10
Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6162 · 2026-03-10
Concerning property tax reform. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6200 · 2026-03-10
Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5847 · 2026-03-10
Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6065 · 2026-03-10
Concerning school district transportation vehicle funds. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2325 · 2026-03-10
Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6058 · 2026-03-10
Adding discretion to wage enforcement actions. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6066 · 2026-03-10
Revised for 2nd substitute: Establishing crash prevention zones. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6188 · 2026-03-10
Concerning the department of labor and industries' authority to enact rules related to regulating asbestos training. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6291 · 2026-03-10
Concerning on-site wastewater treatment system inspections. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5346 · 2026-03-09
Revised for 1st substitute: Addressing student use of mobile devices in public schools. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5068 · 2026-03-09
Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5841 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5420 · 2026-03-09
Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5892 · 2026-03-09
Concerning protection of the voter registration database. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5938 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the foreclosure prevention fee. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5981 · 2026-03-09
Revised for 2nd substitute: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5925 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5156 · 2026-03-09
Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5395 · 2026-03-09
Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5969 · 2026-03-09
Revised for 2nd substitute: Reducing duplication between high school and beyond plans and individualized education program transition plans. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5855 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5272 · 2026-03-09
Improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB5845 · 2026-03-09
Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1498 total roll-call votes this session).
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