# Javier Valdez

Javier Valdez is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 46
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aba2c522-236c-4553-bda2-c02d72e79981

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aba2c522-236c-4553-bda2-c02d72e79981 (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

Valdez sits at −1.16 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State Senate Democrats.

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

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Valdez | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 42.9% | 303 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.3% | 3.4% | 10 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 16.1% | 52 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.16 (standard error 0.03), from 523 donors and 900 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.5% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 320. 31.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 22 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 6314: Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6314/
- SB 6262: Increasing the maximum weight of certain vehicles subject to transportation benefit district vehicle fees. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6262/
- SB 6270: Establishing a passenger rail advisory committee. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6270/
- SB 5973: Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5973/
- SB 5882: Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting local correctional facility workers. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5882/
- SB 5855: Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5855/
- SR 8659: Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8659/
- SR 8646: Honoring Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8646/
- SR 8625: Honoring Ana Mari Cauce. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8625/
- SB 5667: Establishing intercity passenger rail improvement priorities. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5667/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $84.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2025-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1957940862576443659
- 2025-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1932157250841567389
- 2025-06-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1931017477519286284
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1905007101036147045
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1902465567736656063
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1899880569540153640
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenValdez46th,javiervaldez/status/1876708503210848534

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/valdez/
- Campaign site: https://www.javiervaldez.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenValdez46th
- X: https://x.com/javiervaldez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenJavierValdez/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/javiervaldezforstatesenate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/javiervaldez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorjaviervaldez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiervaldez

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aba2c522-236c-4553-bda2-c02d72e79981