# John Braun

John Braun is a Republican member of the Washington Senate for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4856c5b-d3e0-4227-a4c0-ff6abe81fda7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4856c5b-d3e0-4227-a4c0-ff6abe81fda7 (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

14% of the 42 bills Braun sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Washington Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.01), from 960 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 94.2% (95.5%). 50 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 60. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 45 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 8705: Honoring Senator Matt Boehnke. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8705/
- SR 8702: Honoring Senator Judy Warnick. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8702/
- SB 6342: Requiring coverage for seizure detection devices as durable medical equipment under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6342/
- SB 6322: Directing the relocation of the Bob Oke game farm. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6322/
- SB 6285: Relieving school districts of certain requirements. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6285/
- SB 6254: Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve Washington's regulatory climate through streamlining language in rules and regulatory guidance documents. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6254/
- SB 6264: Amending the statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6264/
- SB 6241: Enhancing steelhead populations with wild broodstock conservation programs. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6241/
- SB 6242: Granting counties authority to enter into a shared stewardship agreement. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6242/
- SB 6207: Maintaining hatchery production of salmonids. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6207/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,857 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: http://johnbraun.src.wastateleg.org/
- X: https://x.com/senatorbraun_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteJohnBraun/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.braun.1481
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-braun-4558142b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4856c5b-d3e0-4227-a4c0-ff6abe81fda7