# Vandana Slatter

Vandana Slatter is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 48
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/22583293-d377-4c51-84ca-d00ba4d7e944

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22583293-d377-4c51-84ca-d00ba4d7e944 (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

Slatter missed 3.3% of 1,104 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Washington Senate (average 99.1%).

## What Slatter says (WA 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Slatter | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.03), from 444 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,104 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 98.8% (95.5%). 10 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 162. 15.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 43 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 6321: Sustaining life-saving and prosperity-building scientific research in Washington by establishing the Washington institute for scientific advancement. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6321/
- SB 6256: Concerning tax exemptions for unoccupied property used for affordable housing that is owned by a nonprofit entity. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6256/
- SB 6246: Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6246/
- SB 6210: Concerning the health plan certification process. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6210/
- SB 6200: Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices. (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6200/
- SB 6201: Establishing tax exemptions for property used as affordable housing owned or operated by a social housing agency. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6201/
- SB 6161: Concerning department of health information on dementia. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6161/
- SB 6078: Providing prelicensing supports to individuals interested in becoming a licensed child care provider. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6078/
- SB 6089: Increasing coordination and alignment throughout the P20W system. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6089/
- SB 6077: Concerning Washington's property assessment appeal procedures. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6077/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $355.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/slattervandana/status/2020602000619303111

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/slatter/
- Campaign site: https://vandanaslatter.com/
- X: https://x.com/slattervandana
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSlatter48LD/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepVandanaSlatter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vandana.slatter
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vandanaslatter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vandana-slatter-0904915

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22583293-d377-4c51-84ca-d00ba4d7e944