# Melanie Morgan

Melanie Morgan is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 29
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4929d403-f712-4fe4-9e99-ed62ad22b44f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4929d403-f712-4fe4-9e99-ed62ad22b44f (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

Morgan missed 2.6% of 1,204 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Washington House (average 97.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 250 donors and 1,161 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 95.5% (94.5%). 35 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 57. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 39 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2666: Identifying African American studies curricula for students in grades seven through 12. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2666/
- HB 2639: Allowing short-term rental operators to provide complimentary cannabis. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2639/
- HB 2037: Modernizing adult use cannabis laws. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2037/
- HB 1940: Concerning the cannabis industry. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1940/
- HB 1941: Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1941/
- HB 1932: Authorizing cannabis consumption in regulated environments. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1932/
- HB 1874: Requiring training for cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, and hair designers on the care, styling, and treatment of textured hair. (became law, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1874/
- HB 2461: Promoting organic agriculture. (in committee, 2024-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB2461/
- HB 2336: Assessing the suitability of lands in Washington for agricultural and renewable energy purposes. (in committee, 2024-02-01) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB2336/
- HB 2282: Identifying African American studies curricula for students in grades seven through 12. (in committee, 2024-01-15) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB2282/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $74.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/morgan/
- Campaign site: https://www.electmelaniemorgan.org/
- X: https://x.com/wamelaniemorgan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMelanieMorgan/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electmelanie29/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/29thMelanieMorgan/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melanie.morgan.9022
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electmelaniemorgan/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4929d403-f712-4fe4-9e99-ed62ad22b44f