# Jim Walsh

Jim Walsh is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 19
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c66c8e4-ae7a-4297-99e9-618336e215ea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c66c8e4-ae7a-4297-99e9-618336e215ea (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

15% of Walsh’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.0 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

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

6,083 classified statements: 6,083 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Walsh | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.5% | 2.9% | 23 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 16.0% | 9.3% | 152 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.8% | 31.9% | 417 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 521 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.5% | 12.7% | 692 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.0% | 1.4% | 88 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 16% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%); Law 9.6% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.01), from 659 donors and 1,195 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 98.5% (94.5%). 158 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 59. 5.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 90 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 4698: Honoring the Iranian American community in Washington. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4698/
- HB 2591: Requiring a demonstration of support before a legislative bill is filed. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2591/
- HB 2383: Concerning the involuntary treatment act. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2383/
- HB 2263: Establishing a public counsel integrity act. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2263/
- HB 2235: Concerning public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses, permits to purchase firearms, and firearms purchases or transfers. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2235/
- HB 2234: Addressing increased school utility costs due to the climate commitment act. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2234/
- HB 2121: Exempting nonprofits and schools from certain sales and use taxes on services. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2121/
- HB 2108: Concerning the transfer of the juvenile justice functions. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2108/
- HB 2076: Creating the Washington department of government efficiency. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2076/
- HJM 4007: Requesting that the attorney general of the United States audit and review the state department of licensing's implementation of the "motor voter law." (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HJM4007/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114522836656341329
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114529394551333186
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114549366237319233
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114554560408936697
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114792898881552653
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114811915050623071
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114150348940255399
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114413260183421006
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114441518497026110
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jimwalshld19/status/2114443238723792907

## Links

- Official site: http://jimwalsh.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://electjimwalsh.org/
- X: https://x.com/jimwalshld19
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim-walsh-943288459098642/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjimwalsh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.walsh.92167
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jimwalsh7259

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c66c8e4-ae7a-4297-99e9-618336e215ea