# Jim McCune

Jim McCune is a Republican member of the Washington Senate for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc68fcd2-66ca-481a-b699-7a4ba113d4d7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc68fcd2-66ca-481a-b699-7a4ba113d4d7 (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 15 bills McCune sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 49 in the Washington Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 159 donors and 878 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,101 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Washington Senate 99.1%). Party unity 98.9% (95.5%). 112 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 37. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington Senate 28.7%; rank 49 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 6341: Establishing campaign contribution limits for state employees. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6341/
- SB 6316: Creating a homestead exemption for seniors, persons retired due to disability, and veterans with disabilities. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6316/
- SJR 8210: Providing a constitutional amendment to limit growth of assessed valuation of real property. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SJR8210/
- SB 6299: Concerning artificial intelligence and instructional staff. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6299/
- SB 6300: Authorizing school districts to adopt alternative learning standards. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB6300/
- SB 5670: Creating the fuel tax assistance grant program. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5670/
- SB 5564: Modifying the goals of a basic education. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5564/
- SB 5566: Increasing the penalty for assaulting a law enforcement officer. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5566/
- SB 5565: Permitting senior-focused groups to engage in certain bingo gambling activities. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5565/
- SB 5483: Preserving history and heritage education. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/SB5483/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $49.1K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://jimmccune.src.wastateleg.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.electjimmccune.com/
- X: https://x.com/staterepmccune
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electjimmccune/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.mccune.7
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccunejim/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc68fcd2-66ca-481a-b699-7a4ba113d4d7