# Amy Walen

Amy Walen is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 48
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/80548fd7-06a0-44f1-b121-7caae4819ed6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80548fd7-06a0-44f1-b121-7caae4819ed6 (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

Walen voted against the majority of Washington House Democrats 107 times; party unity 81%, in the bottom tenth of the Washington House (average 94.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.01), from 625 donors and 1,185 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 81% (94.5%). 107 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 99. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 84 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2738: Establishing an income tax on individuals with Washington taxable income over $1,000,000 per year and households with income over $2,000,000 per year. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2738/
- HJR 4213: Amending the Constitution to allow for an income tax. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HJR4213/
- HB 2731: Prohibiting local jurisdictions from banning cannabis production, processing, and sales. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2731/
- HB 2615: Codifying the voluntary disclosure tax program and authorizing temporary tax amnesty. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2615/
- HB 2558: Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2558/
- HB 2408: Improving government efficiency through amending and repealing obsolete statutory language. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2408/
- HB 2255: Concerning litigation finance. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2255/
- HB 2115: Restoring the 1985 tax exemptions for the sale of precious metals and bullion. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2115/
- HB 1998: Clarifying the scope of the investment income business and occupation tax deduction. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1998/
- HB 1953: Regarding the distribution of unclaimed property to local governments. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1953/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $475.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/walen/
- Campaign site: https://amywalen.com/
- X: https://x.com/amywalen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyForStateHouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.walen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amywalenforstatehouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amywalen

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80548fd7-06a0-44f1-b121-7caae4819ed6