# Drew MacEwen

Drew MacEwen is a Republican member of the Washington Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/908379de-8759-4a6f-97ee-7dbcf2f32fcc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/908379de-8759-4a6f-97ee-7dbcf2f32fcc (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

The policy areas MacEwen talks about and legislates on agree at 0.25 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

114 classified statements: 114 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | MacEwen | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 13.2% | 9.5% | 99 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 26.3% | 37.3% | 249 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.4% | 15.4% | 280 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 116 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 47% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Transportation and Public Works 10% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Emergency Management 6.7% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.01), from 512 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 96.4% (95.5%). 77 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 37. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 27 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 8692: Concerning motorcycle safety awareness month. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8692/
- SB 6098: Concerning the annual reporting of information associated with sales of vehicles subject to the advanced clean trucks regulations. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6098/
- SB 6043: Recognizing Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Hanukkah. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6043/
- SB 5997: Allowing self-insurers to accept certain industrial insurance claims (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5997/
- SB 5996: Concerning commercial shellfish fees. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5996/
- SB 5958: Creating an additional regional training option for the basic law enforcement academy. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5958/
- SB 5874: Concerning employers' information reporting for purposes of unemployment compensation. (became law, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5874/
- SJR 8205: Concerning property tax relief. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SJR8205/
- SR 8650: Concerning motorcycle safety awareness month. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8650/
- SB 5710: Addressing diesel vessel procurement at the Washington state ferries. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5710/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $145.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2113691704792645740
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2110166088361365639
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2108208022988488732
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2107909716940886381
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2107500059369820332
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2107137132188106979
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2106234975628726280
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2106033771288150095
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2105640376501682624
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DrewMacEwen/status/2105674804968005844

## Links

- Official site: https://drewmacewen.src.wastateleg.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.votedrewmac.com/
- X: https://x.com/DrewMacEwen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatordrewmacewen/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drew.macewen
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrewMacEwen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-macewen-611bba19/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/908379de-8759-4a6f-97ee-7dbcf2f32fcc