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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
286
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 6210
Addressing the terms under which tribal schools may participate in the state retirement systems as part of a state-tribal education compact.
Yea
Passed
43–5
Feb 7, 2018
SB 5596
Phasing out use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior.
Nay
Passed
26–22
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6199
Concerning the individual provider employment administrator program.
Yea
Failed
23–25
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6051
Concerning the medicaid fraud control unit.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Feb 7, 2018
SB 5522
Requiring the department of social and health services to collect and publicly report information on the safe surrender of newborn children.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6037
Concerning the uniform parentage act.
Nay
Passed
27–21
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6324
Concerning the destruction of court exhibits by county clerks.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6343
Establishing the healthy energy workers task force.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6115
Concerning residential custody services for tribal youth.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Feb 7, 2018
SB 6221
Concerning the Washington achieving a better life experience program account.
Yea
Passed
47–1
Feb 7, 2018
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