# Joe Fitzgibbon

Joe Fitzgibbon is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 34
- Serving since: 2010-01-10
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c9f41cc2-815d-4a97-b354-b6ef3383c1e1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9f41cc2-815d-4a97-b354-b6ef3383c1e1 (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

56% of the 34 bills Fitzgibbon sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Washington House.

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fitzgibbon | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 30.0% | 10.4% | 42 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 226 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 30.0% | 14.4% | 86 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 10.0% | 1.0% | 7 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 40% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 20% (State House Democrats 0.9%); Housing and Community Development 20% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Taxation 20% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.04), from 111 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 99.6% (94.5%). 8 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 112. 55.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 3 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 4409: Adjourning SINE DIE. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HCR4409/
- HR 4712: Providing for House business during interim. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4712/
- HB 2724: Establishing a tax on millionaires. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2724/
- HB 2581: Providing additional investment options for electric utilities under the 20 percent alternative compliance option of the clean energy transformation act's… (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2581/
- HB 2517: Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2517/
- HR 4667: Adopting the permanent rules of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4667/
- HR 4665: Notifying the Governor that the House of Representatives is organized and ready to conduct business. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4665/
- HB 2367: Eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant. (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2367/
- HJR 4209: Concerning congressional redistricting between decennial censuses. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HJR4209/
- HB 2251: Concerning climate commitment act accounts. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2251/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2025-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1978835185329111218
- 2025-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1978530845431673324
- 2025-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1968717230373237195
- 2025-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1920597453486592053
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1919940579179315459
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1919956104680722717
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1898530689936703787
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1898531205576056868
- 2025-02-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1886476901327495262
- 2025-01-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/joefitzgibbon/status/1876129056649068930

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/fitzgibbon/
- Campaign site: https://joefitzgibbon.com/
- X: https://x.com/joefitzgibbon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeFitzgibbon/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Joe-Fitzgibbon-for-State-Representative-100058150324776/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.fitzgibbon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joefitzgibbon/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-fitzgibbon-5b4160282/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9f41cc2-815d-4a97-b354-b6ef3383c1e1