# Sharon Shewmake

Sharon Shewmake is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d95d04c7-e3d0-4120-91c6-2bbeba4c8acb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d95d04c7-e3d0-4120-91c6-2bbeba4c8acb (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

100% of Shewmake’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Washington, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.46 (standard error 0.02), from 1,342 donors and 1,188 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 97.0% (95.5%). 17 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 220. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 23 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 8696: Recognizing Washington's interconnected relationship with Canada. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8696/
- SR 8677: Blessing of the fleet. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SR8677/
- SB 6315: Concerning collection and publishing of disaggregated data to inform state-funded programs, services, and activities. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6315/
- SB 6303: Concerning sustainability and safety in cannabis product packaging and vapor devices. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6303/
- SB 6269: Modernizing the definition of motor fuel in the motor fuel quality act. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6269/
- SB 6216: Updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6216/
- SB 6171: Addressing emerging large energy use facilities. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6171/
- SB 6110: Addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6110/
- SB 6131: Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6131/
- SB 6010: Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6010/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/shewmake/
- Campaign site: https://www.sharon4whatcom.com/
- X: https://x.com/drshewmake
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votesharonshewmake
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharon.shewmake
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animals4sharon/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharonshewmake1923
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shewmake/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d95d04c7-e3d0-4120-91c6-2bbeba4c8acb