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R Washington Senate · District 7 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Shelly Short

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Total votes
5,982
all sessions
Attendance
100%
29 missed
Higher than 81% of chamber peers
With party
95%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
3%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
820
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
5,982 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
4,457
voted in favor
Nay
1,496
voted against
Absent
29
missed votes
Total cast
5,982
across all sessions
Crossed party
288
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 5683
Concerning health care for Pacific Islanders residing in Washington under a compact of free association. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–5
Mar 5, 2018
SB 6051
Concerning the medicaid fraud control unit.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Mar 5, 2018
SB 6002
Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2018.
Nay
Passed
29–20
Mar 5, 2018
SB 6126
Requiring completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journey level electrician certificate of competency. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–6
Mar 5, 2018
HB 2816
Transferring the working connections and seasonal child care programs to the department of children, youth, and families.
Yea
Passed
48–1
Mar 5, 2018
SB 5251
Concerning tourism marketing.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Mar 5, 2018
SB 5518
Requiring fair reimbursement for chiropractic services.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Mar 5, 2018
SB 5553
Preventing suicide by permitting the voluntary waiver of firearm rights.
Nay
Passed
36–13
Mar 5, 2018
SB 6298
Adding domestic violence harassment to the list of offenses for which a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm. Against party
Nay
Passed
39–10
Mar 5, 2018
SB 6160
Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five.
Nay
Passed
31–18
Mar 5, 2018
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