# Marko Liias

Marko Liias is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2014-01-22
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3aa56ec5-a087-40b1-960a-acb9426ccb2a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3aa56ec5-a087-40b1-960a-acb9426ccb2a (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

Liias voted against the majority of Washington Senate Democrats 38 times; party unity 92.9%, in the bottom quarter of the Washington Senate (average 95.5%).

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

31 classified statements: 31 posts 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 | Liias | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.2% | 2.4% | 77 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 22.6% | 10.3% | 34 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 45.2% | 42.9% | 162 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 19.4% | 3.4% | 3 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.5% | 16.1% | 243 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 36% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.02), from 1,058 donors and 1,174 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 92.9% (95.5%). 38 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 194. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 27 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 6354: Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding. (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6354/
- SB 6352: Concerning transportation resources. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6352/
- SR 8672: Honoring Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8672/
- SB 6345: Making transportation projects on state-owned highways subject to certain contracting conditions. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6345/
- SB 6330: Prohibiting the use of paraquat unless authorized for research conducted under strict safety and reporting protocols. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6330/
- SB 6313: Creating the capitol centennial stewardship account and authorizing members of the legislature and statewide elected officials to solicit gifts, grants, and… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6313/
- SB 6311: Providing for continuous, safe, and accessible pedestrian passage during certain construction projects. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6311/
- SB 6309: Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6309/
- SB 6284: Providing consumer protections for artificial intelligence systems. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6284/
- SB 6272: Concerning the design and operation of buildings to protect birds. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6272/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $188.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/2092316378778788223
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/2073530855491014757
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/2065279342406693166
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/2048237754082009260
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/2002454760293806302
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/2001822711916671060
- 2025-11-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/1989052470715380107
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/1988302892684706038
- 2025-10-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/1983388290624766222
- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias,markoliias/status/1976390707586924558

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/liias/
- X: https://x.com/SenMarkoLiias
- X: https://x.com/markoliias
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senmarkoliias/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markoliiaspage/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markoliias
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senmarkoliias/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markoliias/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markoliias/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3aa56ec5-a087-40b1-960a-acb9426ccb2a