# Josh Penner

Josh Penner is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 31
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e42edd00-010a-4144-8df0-5da6088095d7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e42edd00-010a-4144-8df0-5da6088095d7 (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

0% of the 10 bills Penner sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Washington House.

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

216 classified statements: 216 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Penner | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 2.9% | 354 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.3% | 9.3% | 170 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 26.4% | 31.9% | 463 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 1.8% | 503 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.4% | 12.7% | 696 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.4% | 252 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 26% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 14% (State House Republicans 10%); Families 12% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.03), from 101 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,201 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 92.7% (94.5%). 63 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 50. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 95 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJM 4012: Supporting combat-injured veterans. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HJM4012/
- HB 2331: Preventing reductions in access to pediatric primary care and behavioral health services. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2331/
- HB 2314: Concerning dental care services at residential habilitation centers. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2314/
- HB 2280: Providing access for legislators to facilities owned and operated by the state and facilities that contract with or are licensed by state agencies. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2280/
- HB 2203: Creating the offense of reckless interference with emergency operations. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2203/
- HB 2202: Establishing a dental care pilot at the Rainier school residential habilitation center. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2202/
- HB 2200: Increasing access to data related to the safety and stability of residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2200/
- HB 2187: Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- HB 1818: Concerning the administration of plats. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1818/
- HB 1564: Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1564/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2114079711093837959
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113727548190532033
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113730765024592203
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113730767285281244
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113730769759895613
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113730771840373141
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113730774298145236
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113412511924207782
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2113416671352561921
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theJoShPENNER/status/2110174190011826381

## Links

- Official site: http://joshuapenner.houserepublicans.wa.gov
- Campaign site: https://votepenner.com
- X: https://x.com/theJoShPENNER
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.penner.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoshpenner/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuapenner/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e42edd00-010a-4144-8df0-5da6088095d7