# Sharlett Mena

Sharlett Mena is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 29
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bae8eb88-3355-400e-82d6-f60101b8daed

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bae8eb88-3355-400e-82d6-f60101b8daed (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

Mena sits at −1.22 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.22 (standard error 0.02), from 821 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 100% (94.5%). 15 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 128. 27.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 42 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 4697: Honoring Dr. Bernal Baca. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4697/
- HB 2563: Concerning electronic notices and orders in certain unemployment compensation cases. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2563/
- HB 2409: Placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2409/
- HB 2373: Requiring electric utilities to provide monthly bill assistance as part of their obligation to offer energy assistance to low-income households. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2373/
- HB 2265: Protecting tenants from periods of extreme heat. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2265/
- HB 2259: 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, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2259/
- HB 2244: Adopting the recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee in its 2025 annual report. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2244/
- HB 2206: Adopting national standards for uniformed and overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing statute. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2206/
- HB 2205: Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2205/
- HB 2008: Concerning chemicals in certain personal hygiene products. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2008/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $137.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/mena/
- Campaign site: https://www.sharlettmena.org/
- X: https://x.com/sharlettmena
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectSharlett/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSharlettMena/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharlett.mena
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharlettmena/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharlettmena/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bae8eb88-3355-400e-82d6-f60101b8daed