# Laurie Jinkins

Laurie Jinkins is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 27
- Serving since: 2011-01-10
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/072af7b6-1fdb-44c5-a6b9-3e3383873231

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/072af7b6-1fdb-44c5-a6b9-3e3383873231 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

94% of the 18 bills Jinkins sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 96 in the Washington House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.03), from 663 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 99.4% (94.5%). 5 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 17 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 8. 94.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 1 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 4715: Honoring Representative Tharinger. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4715/
- HR 4713: Honoring John Michael Sattgast. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4713/
- HR 4714: Honoring Representative Graham. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4714/
- HR 4692: Honoring Japanese-Americans who suffered relocation and internment during World War II. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4692/
- HR 4690: Honoring the dairy industry. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4690/
- HR 4691: Honoring Presidents’ Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4691/
- HR 4689: Honoring the Seattle Seahawks for excellence in professional football during the 2025 National Football League season. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4689/
- HR 4675: Honoring the Washington National Guard. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4675/
- HR 4672: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4672/
- HR 4664: Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp. (introduced, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4664/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $130.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/jinkins/
- Campaign site: https://www.lauriejinkins.com/
- X: https://x.com/lauriejinkins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakerLaurieJinkins/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057760073712
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurie.jinkins/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofLaurieJinkins/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laj020689/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-jinkins-4700239/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-jinkins-75961411/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/072af7b6-1fdb-44c5-a6b9-3e3383873231