# Mari Leavitt

Mari Leavitt is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 28
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a203698b-5fe6-4a54-b939-5341937c57ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a203698b-5fe6-4a54-b939-5341937c57ec (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

Leavitt voted against the majority of Washington House Democrats 142 times; party unity 79%, in the bottom tenth of the Washington House (average 94.5%).

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

1,225 classified statements: 1,225 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Leavitt | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.5% | 335 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.9% | 10.4% | 417 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.5% | 39.2% | 474 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.5% | 2.9% | 91 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 15.8% | 14.4% | 306 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.0% | 313 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 9.5% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.01), from 439 donors and 896 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 79% (94.5%). 142 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 240. 41.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 18 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 4686: Honoring Robert Steven Masko. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4686/
- HR 4677: Recognizing the importance of behavioral health for construction workers. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4677/
- HB 2589: Addressing encampments at institutions of higher education. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2589/
- HB 2470: Providing school construction assistance program facilities support for on-base schools. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2470/
- HB 2428: Preventing unintentional lapses and cancellations of life insurance policies. (became law, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2428/
- HB 2349: Providing community notification regarding the release or discharge of sexually violent predators. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2349/
- HB 2309: Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary. (became law, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2309/
- HB 2240: Concerning the delivery, execution, acceptance, and provisions of individual storage space rental agreements and modifying the use of individual storage… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2240/
- HB 2231: Enhancing penalties for felony offenses committed at a postsecondary institution. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2231/
- HB 2209: Concerning sentencing enhancements for theft offenses, robbery, possessing stolen property, and trafficking stolen property. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2209/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $112.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114540595121373648
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114541310338302217
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114568194623168899
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114694147571618050
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114694229448679688
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114732031079063584
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114758277548716427
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114817323848855897
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114828736482992160
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repleavitt/status/2114843984912916606

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/leavitt/
- Campaign site: https://marileavitt.com/
- X: https://x.com/repleavitt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMariLeavitt/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marileavitt28th/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mari.kruger1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmarileavitt/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friends_of_mari_leavitt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mari-kruger-leavitt-5a79a39/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a203698b-5fe6-4a54-b939-5341937c57ec