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U.S. Representative for Washington’s 10th District

Marilyn Strickland

Democrat 3rd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.9M raised · top PACs: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Breaks with Democrats most onFinance and Financial Sector: broke on 3 of 13 party-line votes (23%; most Democrats: 8%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
11BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2021–now
5 years in CongressMore senior than 36% of the House
Committees
  • Armed Services 13th minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 18th minority
Age
64

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date6830138567411
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1613631,23523

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security 36% 33%
Health 13% 17%
Transportation and Public Works 5% 10%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Health and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Health.

  • She talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Health Care Coverage (Health), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Ecosystem Restoration (Public Lands and Natural Resources).
  • 30 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberArmed Services Committee13th minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee18th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 36% of the House, in the minority.

  • 5 years in Congress: more senior than 36% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

23% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Strickland.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

23% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in her party: DelBene and Aguilar.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 30 · expected 27
Action in committee 8 · expected 4
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 106 of 433 in the House

1.34expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

1 of 30 bills passed the House; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.34 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 970 (became law).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.44

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 11 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: −0.44, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 3 of 13, Energy 2 of 34, Government Operations and Politics 1 of 16.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Strickland$1.9M raised6%47%46%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

54% of what she raised came from individuals; 6% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.9M raised, 46% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 17.3 points.

113 PACs of the 173 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Health.

  1. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  2. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants37% D
  3. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

146 bills

Strickland voted Yea on 29, Nay on 38, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 78 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.