# Jess Bateman

Jess Bateman is a Democratic member of the Washington Senate for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea4e5e77-aa55-421f-8ac5-48c65fbc2ab0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea4e5e77-aa55-421f-8ac5-48c65fbc2ab0 (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

Bateman sits at −1.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State Senate Democrats.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Bateman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 42.9% | 137 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 16.1% | 7 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 100% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.03), from 308 donors and 899 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.9% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 99.4% (95.5%). 5 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 145. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 9 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 6267: Concerning nursing education program standards. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6267/
- SB 6232: Creating the Washington state board of licensed mental health counselors. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6232/
- SB 6237: Concerning rental property disclosures of flooding history and flood risk. (became law, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6237/
- SB 6182: Establishing an abortion savings program. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6182/
- SB 6189: Changing the deadline for forming a public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities. (became law, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6189/
- SB 6153: Concerning senior independent housing protections. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6153/
- SB 6063: Correcting terminology to align the revised code of Washington with recent reorganization at the department of social and health services. (in committee, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6063/
- SB 6015: Concerning permit-ready residential building plans. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6015/
- SB 6001: Concerning scissor stair regulations in the state building code. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6001/
- SB 6016: Considering critical aquifer recharge areas when revising an urban growth area. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6016/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,695 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2025-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessdbateman/status/1886626485378666521
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jessdbateman/status/1877345429345509531

## Links

- Campaign site: https://votejessicabateman.com
- X: https://x.com/jessdbateman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteJessicaBateman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votejessicabateman/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mysagebrush
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-bateman-bb4b4610/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea4e5e77-aa55-421f-8ac5-48c65fbc2ab0