# Barbara Washington

Barbara Washington is a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Missouri Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/de8806cc-fa03-4745-ae1e-198c56492f9a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de8806cc-fa03-4745-ae1e-198c56492f9a (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

2.0% of the 101 bills Washington sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Missouri Senate.

## What Washington says (MO 2025–26 session)

20 classified statements: 20 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Washington | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 327 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 321 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.05), from 285 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 101 bills: 101 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 2.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri Senate 11.0%; rank 30 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1807: Modifies provisions relating to automated expungement (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1807/
- SB 1806: Preempts local regulation of intoxicating liquor in original packages (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1806/
- SB 1738: Creates the offense of tampering with an election official (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1738/
- SB 1736: Modifies the calculation of state aid for certain school districts (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1736/
- SB 1740: Creates a mobile device pilot project implemented by the Department of Social Services (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1740/
- SB 1739: Creates provisions relating to solicitations to buy real property (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1739/
- SB 1735: Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1735/
- SB 1741: Modifies provisions relating to rental protections for victims of domestic violence (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1741/
- SB 1737: Creates provisions related to insurance coverage of annual kidney function screenings (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1737/
- SB 1612: Creates the "Success for Homeless and Foster Youth in Higher Education Act" requiring all public institutions of higher education to designate a homeless and… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1612/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $170.2K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 79% 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.

- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2106570891530518951
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2103629345462063272
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2097138333541413198
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2097138842675404891
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2097140439853805784
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2097166177394966953
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2096318607063945262
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2028675318899257609
- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2022670077401965012
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/beedubyah1967/status/2013739860301910514

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mo.gov/senators/member/09
- X: https://x.com/beedubyah1967
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beedubyah
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonforsenate9/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-washington-1582259/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de8806cc-fa03-4745-ae1e-198c56492f9a