# Larry Springer

Larry Springer is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 45
- Serving since: 2005-01-10
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a677ddb3-2d16-479d-aeaf-7d90e7c17509

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a677ddb3-2d16-479d-aeaf-7d90e7c17509 (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

7.1% of the 14 bills Springer sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Washington House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 131 donors and 1,200 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 92.8% (94.5%). 41 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 87. 7.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 89 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2736: Reinstating estate tax rates that applied immediately before May 20, 2025, for estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2026. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2736/
- HB 2725: Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2725/
- HB 2528: Creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2528/
- HB 2544: Concerning a pilot process for the upper Columbia water rights adjudication. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2544/
- HJM 4009: Requesting Congress to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities and infrastructure, limit impacts to natural… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HJM4009/
- HB 2274: Modifying the Washington commercial electronic mail act. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2274/
- HB 1825: Concerning grizzly bear management. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1825/
- HB 1831: Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1831/
- HB 1807: Regarding catered events with alcohol. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1807/
- HB 1769: Concerning abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1769/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/springer/
- Campaign site: http://www.larryspringer.org/
- X: https://x.com/repspringer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLarrySpringer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Larry-Springer/100058013621893/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-springer-593255a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a677ddb3-2d16-479d-aeaf-7d90e7c17509