# Brian Burnett

Brian Burnett is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 12
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0bf66a0a-3341-406f-83b8-000c9f4e0176

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0bf66a0a-3341-406f-83b8-000c9f4e0176 (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

Burnett reported $132.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.03), from 97 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,201 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 95.8% (94.5%). 41 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 67. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 37 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 4709: Recognizing the Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4709/
- HR 4695: Recognizing the 2026 Apple Blossom Festival. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4695/
- HB 2569: Clarifying eligibility for the tiered multiplier and alternative lump sum benefits in the law enforcement officers and firefighters' retirement system plan 2. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2569/
- HB 2510: Concerning the supervision of individuals sentenced to community custody. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2510/
- HB 2482: Permitting retired members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 to serve as chiefs of police in small police departments. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2482/
- HB 2387: Concerning elected sheriffs. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2387/
- HR 4647: Recognizing K-9 officer Inka for her outstanding service, dedication, and contributions to the safety and security of Washingtonians. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4647/
- HB 1969: Concerning the law enforcement aviation support grant program. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1969/
- HB 1835: Aligning cannabis licensing decisions by the liquor and cannabis board with local zoning ordinances. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1835/
- HB 1797: Concerning cooperation by the department of children, youth, and families with law enforcement. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1797/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $132.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.burnettforstaterepresentative.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnettForStateRepresentativeDistrict12
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianapril.burnett
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-burnett-23788883/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0bf66a0a-3341-406f-83b8-000c9f4e0176