# Andrew Barkis

Andrew Barkis is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 2
- Serving since: 2016-02-16
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9c1fefff-fa5a-49aa-90ca-a9ca80b6f669

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c1fefff-fa5a-49aa-90ca-a9ca80b6f669 (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

Barkis voted against the majority of Washington House Republicans 57 times; party unity 90.6%, in the bottom quarter of the Washington House (average 94.5%).

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

27 classified statements: 27 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 | Barkis | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.9% | 207 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 37.0% | 9.3% | 16 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 7.4% | 12.7% | 469 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 56% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Taxation 22% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Environmental Protection 11% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.01), from 265 donors and 1,194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 90.6% (94.5%). 57 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 139. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 84 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2701: Concerning land use development. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2701/
- HB 2645: Addressing the emergency replacement of failed infrastructure on state route number 165. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2645/
- HB 2181: Paying for response activities for the December 2025 significant atmospheric river and winter event. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2181/
- HB 2149: Addressing the emergency replacement of failed infrastructure on state route number 165. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2149/
- HB 2005: Providing for enforcement actions for property damage of electric vehicle charging stations. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2005/
- HR 4613: Honoring Scouting America. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-31) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4613/
- HB 1643: Supporting transportation system improvements by addressing utility facility removal and relocation responsibilities. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1643/
- HB 1537: Expanding access to funding from the multiuse roadway safety account for eligible cities and for the Washington state departments of natural resources and… (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1537/
- HB 1407: Concerning offenses involving graffiti or other damage to property. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1407/
- HB 1323: Making obstructing highways a crime. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1323/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $91.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 78% 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.

- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2069900771458703644
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2062633498985549939
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2048071056112660942
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2046269807394472027
- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2022796988698497523
- 2026-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2022409379828670842
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2016941620831408446
- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2004957637239325012
- 2025-12-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/akb1968/status/2002632497063207266
- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/akb1968/status/1993535007726747875

## Links

- Official site: https://andrewbarkis.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://electandrewbarkis.org/
- X: https://x.com/akb1968
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representativeandrewbarkis/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAndrewBarkis/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.barkis
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-barkis-82365293/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c1fefff-fa5a-49aa-90ca-a9ca80b6f669