# Manka Dhingra

Manka Dhingra is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 45
- Serving since: 2017-11-29
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/92192e1a-e86f-4605-9d7d-ce4a922681f0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92192e1a-e86f-4605-9d7d-ce4a922681f0 (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

Dhingra sits at −1.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State Senate Democrats.

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Dhingra | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.02), from 1,663 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.4% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 99.1% (95.5%). 13 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 159. 34.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 17 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 8674: Honoring the 2026 Republic Day of India. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8674/
- SB 6239: Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6239/
- SB 6218: Directing the withholding of state payments to the federal government if federal funding is withheld due to the existence of a valid Washington state law. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6218/
- SB 6208: Strengthening health care market standards. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6208/
- SB 6206: Establishing a pilot program that incentivizes child care providers to care for children of first responders. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6206/
- SB 6159: Strengthening public hospitals. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6159/
- SB 6070: Supporting the recovery of missing persons. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6070/
- SB 6074: Reinstituting parole. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6074/
- SB 6086: Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6086/
- SB 6044: Recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6044/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $163.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectManka,dhingrama/status/2094584656461197483
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectManka,dhingrama/status/2094502582723162191
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectManka,dhingrama/status/2094503727919235278
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectManka,dhingrama/status/2094511917226422411
- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectManka,dhingrama/status/1884396518511194499

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/dhingra/
- Campaign site: https://electmanka.com/
- X: https://x.com/ElectManka
- X: https://x.com/dhingrama
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDhingra/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electmanka/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manka.dhingra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electmanka/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mankadhingra8166
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manka-dhingra/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92192e1a-e86f-4605-9d7d-ce4a922681f0