# Suzanne Schmidt

Suzanne Schmidt is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 4
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/31197273-764c-4520-b5dc-bc85695bf36f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/31197273-764c-4520-b5dc-bc85695bf36f (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

Schmidt voted against the majority of Washington House Republicans 81 times; party unity 90.1%, in the bottom quarter of the Washington House (average 94.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 138 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 90.1% (94.5%). 81 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 142. 38.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 22 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2513: Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2513/
- HB 2485: Concerning paid family medical leave benefits. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2485/
- HB 2406: Modernizing methods of communications by the department of labor and industries. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2406/
- HB 2405: Establishing a pilot program for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment and research. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2405/
- HB 2345: Concerning contributions in the state paid family and medical leave program. (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2345/
- HB 2188: Promoting transparency in certain industrial insurance rate increases. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2188/
- HB 2189: Expanding eligibility for voluntary workers' compensation settlements. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2189/
- HB 2107: Concerning notice requirements of identified hazards at construction worksites. (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2107/
- HR 4656: Honoring the Ridgeline High School Volleyball Team. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4656/
- HB 2032: Concerning language access providers. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2032/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: http://suzanneschmidt.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://vote4suzanne.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vote4SUZANNE/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.schmidt.583/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vote4suzanneschmidt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-schmidt-22b704119/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/31197273-764c-4520-b5dc-bc85695bf36f