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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Maria Cantwell

D · Democrat · U.S. Senator, Washington1

In Congress
Since 1993 · 27 years
 Next election
Nov 5, 2030
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Ranking Member, Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

CommitteesJoint: Taxation; Ranking Member, Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Finance +2 more2

Participation3

100 / 100

Chamber median 98
913 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

98 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 838 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

8 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 891 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.31

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Cantwell votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

D Patty Murray WA 97% of 843
D Tammy Baldwin WI 97% of 888
D Tina Smith MN 96% of 849

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 5, 2030 · Seat next on the ballot in 20301

Data as of Oct 5, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/maria-cantwell

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-05. www.congress.gov/member/C000127
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-05. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-05. voteview.com/person/39310
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/39310
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data

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