# Joel McEntire

Joel McEntire is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 19
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dcc383e0-945d-4580-b8fd-e0914e1af1f0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dcc383e0-945d-4580-b8fd-e0914e1af1f0 (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

McEntire missed 17% of 1,204 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Washington House (average 97.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 188 donors and 800 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 96.9% (94.5%). 106 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 44. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 8 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2214: Allowing self-insurers to accept certain industrial insurance claims (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2214/
- HR 4641: Honoring Julia Butler Hansen. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4641/
- HB 1538: Providing capital financial assistance to small school districts with demonstrated funding challenges. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1538/
- HB 1393: Providing public school students with opportunities for cultural expression at commencement ceremonies. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1393/
- HB 1309: Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1309/
- HB 1231: Supporting the exploration and implementation of later starting times for public schools. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1231/
- HJM 4006: Requesting that a portion of State Route No. 6 be designated "The Washington State Patrol Trooper Justin R. Schaffer Memorial Highway." (in committee, 2024-02-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HJM4006/
- HB 2381: Increasing eligibility for economy and efficiency flexible school calendar waivers. (became law, 2024-03-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB2381/
- HB 2310: Creating the Julia Butler Hansen state park heritage center. (in committee, 2024-01-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB2310/
- HB 2267: Providing public school students with opportunities for cultural expression at commencement ceremonies. (in committee, 2024-02-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB2267/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: http://joelmcentire.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://joelmcentire.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joel.mcentire.77
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068850145150

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dcc383e0-945d-4580-b8fd-e0914e1af1f0