# Steve Tharinger

Steve Tharinger is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 24
- Serving since: 2011-01-10
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a7654dc1-5240-437e-9579-48640c8564d8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7654dc1-5240-437e-9579-48640c8564d8 (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

Tharinger missed 40% of 1,204 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 98 in the Washington House (average 97.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 151 donors and 1,083 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 60% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 97.8% (94.5%). 7 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 82. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 53 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2295: Concerning the capital budget. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2295/
- HB 2016: Concerning an additive capital budget for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for broadband. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2016/
- HB 1983: Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a governmental entity. (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1983/
- HB 1906: Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates. (became law, 2026-03-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1906/
- HB 1805: Creating a local sales and use tax to fund services for children and families that enhance well-being, promote mental health, and provide early interventions. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1805/
- HB 1806: Ensuring that commercial fishing revenue benefits communities most dependent on the industry. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1806/
- HB 1641: Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1641/
- HCR 4403: Renaming the Joel Pritchard State Library. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HCR4403/
- HB 1382: Modernizing the all payers claim database. (became law, 2025-05-17) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1382/
- HB 1208: Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1208/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,200 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/tharinger/
- X: https://x.com/stevetharinger
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSteveTharinger/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.tharinger.1/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058045450876
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-tharinger-9a655683
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-tharinger-a7b700a0/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7654dc1-5240-437e-9579-48640c8564d8