# Stephanie Barnard

Stephanie Barnard 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/fed97a36-088f-46e6-9b96-ca2d679c955b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fed97a36-088f-46e6-9b96-ca2d679c955b (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 Barnard’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Washington, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 206 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 92.7% (94.5%). 54 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 157. 14.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 74 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJM 4016: Supporting state interest in hosting a federal nuclear lifecycle innovation campus. (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HJM4016/
- HB 2694: Prohibiting sexually violent predators from being placed in less restrictive alternatives within 500 feet of, or with a sight line to, certain facilities or… (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2694/
- HB 2693: Prohibiting sexually violent predators from being placed in less restrictive alternatives located in areas with a high concentration of children. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2693/
- HB 2698: Requiring the court to consider recommendations from the prosecutor before approving a less restrictive alternative for a sexually violent predator. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2698/
- HB 2687: Prohibiting a less restrictive alternative placement from abutting a residence with a minor in the household. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2687/
- HB 2606: Concerning performance measures, duties, and reporting requirements for the office of privacy and data protection. (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2606/
- HB 2608: Modifying the targeted urban areas tax preference for projects related to nuclear facilities. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2608/
- HR 4669: Recognizing the contributions of Washington's joint operating agencies. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4669/
- HB 2413: Ensuring that the clean energy transformation act provides the regulatory certainty to allow investments in new energy generation resources sufficient to meet… (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2413/
- HB 2446: Developing the quantum technology industry into the state's economic development and workforce. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2446/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://stephaniebarnard.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.stephanieforwa.com/
- X: https://x.com/Stephanieforwa
- X: https://x.com/barnardwonk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBarnardforWA/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepStephanieBarnard
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.swanberg.50
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniebarnardforwa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-barnard-230b9b169/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fed97a36-088f-46e6-9b96-ca2d679c955b