# April Connors

April Connors is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 8
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ee68f6b7-3cb2-4269-90df-ce11e4027c52

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee68f6b7-3cb2-4269-90df-ce11e4027c52 (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 Connors’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Washington, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

32 classified statements: 32 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 | Connors | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 28.1% | 9.3% | 46 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.5% | 31.9% | 303 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 12.7% | 626 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 42% (State House Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.3% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 8.3% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Education 8.3% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 344 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 94.4% (94.5%). 39 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 90. 27.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 42 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2696: Requiring a less restrictive alternative placement to be owned and operated by the same individuals. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2696/
- HB 2665: Requiring owners of properties used as less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to make certain disclosures. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2665/
- HB 2654: Concerning residential restrictions for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2654/
- HB 2664: Modifying requirements for service of unlawful detainer notices and other notices served in the same manner. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2664/
- HB 2635: Providing supervision of a sexually violent predator after release or discharge. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2635/
- HB 2607: Concerning child care rate regions. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2607/
- HB 2424: Exempting temporary staffing services from retail sales tax. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2424/
- HB 2452: Modifying requirements for service of rent increase notices. (became law, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2452/
- HB 2316: Concerning land use development when vegetation associated with shrubsteppe is present in the urban growth areas. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2316/
- HB 2262: Concerning civics education for public school students through instruction and information about the production and use of official signatures. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2262/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $103.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2025-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1950070543748841727
- 2025-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1949692394460561569
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1918427243380081027
- 2025-04-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1916697864040071540
- 2025-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1912055349550456864
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1907619179404161123
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1898282960698384647
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1898420506807919030
- 2025-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1896416706912002546
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/theaprilconnors/status/1895732187439456580

## Links

- Official site: https://aprilconnors.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://aprilforwashington.com/
- X: https://x.com/theaprilconnors
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representativeaprilconnors/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/april.cargillconnors/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aprilforwashington/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconnorsgroup/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilforwashington/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilcargillconnors/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU_QWJw6AmpqtFGQh_zW7pw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilconnors/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee68f6b7-3cb2-4269-90df-ce11e4027c52