# Marilyn Strickland

Marilyn Strickland is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Washington’s 10th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Washington’s 10th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001159
- FEC candidate IDs: H0WA10034

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001159 (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

64% of Strickland’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Strickland says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,068 classified statements: 973 posts on X, 66 press releases, 16 newsletters, 13 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Strickland | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.9% | 6.6% | 69 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 21.1% | 27.5% | 162 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 64.4% | 73.2% | 192 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 9.8% | 114 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 24.7% | 22.7% | 76 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.9% | 85 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Democrats 16%); Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (House Democrats 13%); Agriculture and Food 11% (House Democrats 8.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.01), from 2,641 donors and 2,841 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.6% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 380. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 107 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10709: Multigenerational HOMES Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10709
- H.R. 10710: Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10710
- H.R. 8590: CARE for Parenting Students Act (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8590
- H.R. 8357: 6PPD Task Force Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8357
- H.R. 7562: Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7562
- H.R. 7515: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7515
- H.R. 7301: Maximizing Transportation Efficiency Act (in committee, 2026-01-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7301
- H.R. 6283: FOSTER Act (in committee, 2025-11-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6283
- H.R. 5559: Investments in Innovation Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5559
- H.R. 5367: Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5367

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 68% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2113645166867390753
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2113723115729510698
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2113300743377596517
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Strickland, Eloise’s Cooking Pot, Thurston County Food Bank, Food Source Foundation Discussed SNAP Cuts and Food Resources for Families · labels: policy discussion · https://strickland.house.gov/2026/10/21/strickland-eloises-cooking-pot-thurston-county-food-bank-food-source-foundation-discussed-snap-cuts-and-food-resources-for-families/
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2112284638924374170
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2110783952705229257
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2110420663760486632
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2109632044388982904
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2108992857730412901
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepStricklandWA/status/2108992861458874496

## Links

- Official site: https://strickland.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepStricklandWA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepStricklandWA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repstricklandwa
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001159

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001159