# John Ley

John Ley is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 18
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/24366911-f15b-48a4-a8e8-b1e30a3d0d24

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24366911-f15b-48a4-a8e8-b1e30a3d0d24 (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

0% of the 13 bills Ley sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Washington House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 77 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,201 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 95.5% (94.5%). 52 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 100. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 95 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2710: Requiring approval by the joint Oregon-Washington legislative action committee of certain contracts regarding the interstate bridge replacement project… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2710/
- HB 2669: Requiring a performance audit of the interstate bridge replacement project replacing the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia river. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2669/
- HB 2670: Increasing the maximum authorized term of imprisonment for certain gross misdemeanor offenses. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2670/
- HB 2603: Addressing transfers on death of vehicle titles. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2603/
- HB 2605: Concerning naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2605/
- HB 2592: Directing the deposit of the proceeds from taxes on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2592/
- HB 2226: Addressing representation within the governing body of a public transportation benefit area. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2226/
- HB 2180: Concerning coaches of youth sports organizations. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2180/
- HB 2143: Addressing representation within transportation benefit districts. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2143/
- HB 2030: Studying the financial oversight of the interstate bridge replacement project. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2030/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $137.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: http://johnley.houserepublicans.wa.gov
- Campaign site: https://electjohnley.com
- X: https://x.com/LeyElect
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectJohnLey
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electjohnley/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwT7tSqPd386hR6PDfzpc5Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ley-7a67772a5/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24366911-f15b-48a4-a8e8-b1e30a3d0d24