# Lisa Wellman

Lisa Wellman is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0c274c6c-6813-4a77-b7ed-5576e9989493

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c274c6c-6813-4a77-b7ed-5576e9989493 (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

Wellman missed 6.8% of 1,101 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 47 in the Washington Senate (average 99.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 189 donors and 1,169 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 96.5% (95.5%). 17 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 116. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 45 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 6307: Concerning correctional facility liability for inmate injuries resulting from voluntary controlled substance use, when lawful intake and medical care… (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6307/
- SB 6280: Concerning the taxation of smoking cessation products. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6280/
- SB 6278: Concerning the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs. (became law, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6278/
- SB 6261: Requiring signed declarations of intent of school enrollment or home-based instruction. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6261/
- SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6260/
- SB 6209: Concerning financial aid awards for students attending private four-year institutions of higher education. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6209/
- SB 6120: Regulating high-risk artificial intelligence system development, deployment, and use. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6120/
- SB 6125: Providing enrollment stabilization funding. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6125/
- SB 6042: Requiring the creation and maintenance of school maps in safe school plans. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6042/
- SB 6041: Updating personality rights protections. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6041/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,150 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/wellman/
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorlisawellman.com/
- X: https://x.com/electlisa41st
- X: https://x.com/lisawellman44
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLisaWellman/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellmanforWASenate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.wellman.31/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorwellman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.wellman.31/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisawellman/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c274c6c-6813-4a77-b7ed-5576e9989493