Senator 2018 Missed Votes Representative 2018 Missed Votes Sen. Jan Angel (Port Orchard) (R) 1 Rep. Sherry Appleton (Poulsbo) (D) 0 Sen. Barbara Bailey (Oak Harbor) (R) 1 Rep. Andrew Barkis (Olympia) (R) 3 Sen. Michael Baumgartner (Spokane) (R) 174 Rep. Steve Bergquist (Renton) (D) 0 Sen. Randi Becker (Eatonville) (R) 0 Rep. Brian Blake (Longview) (D) 0 Sen. Andy Billig (Spokane) (D) 0 Rep. Vincent Buys (Lynden) (R) 1 Sen. John Braun (Centralia) (R) 0 Rep. Michelle Caldier (Port Orchard) (R) 1 Sen. Sharon Brown (Kennewick) (R) 0 Rep. Bruce Chandler (Granger) (R) 1 Sen. Reuven Carlyle (Seattle) (D) 17 Rep. Mike Chapman (Port Angeles) (D) 0 Sen. Maralyn Chase (Shoreline) (D) 3 Rep. Frank Chopp (Seattle) (D) 0 Sen. Annette Cleveland (Vancouver) (D) 1 Rep. Judy Clibborn (Mercer Island) (D) 0 Sen. Steve Conway (South Tacoma) (D) 0 Rep. Eileen Cody (West Seattle) (D) 0 Sen. Jeannie Darneille (Tacoma) (D) 0 Rep. Cary Condotta (East Wenatchee) (R) 1 Sen. Manka Dhingra (Redmond) (D) 0 Rep. Richard DeBolt (Chehalis) (R) 5 Sen. Doug Ericksen (Ferndale) (R) 7 Rep. Tom Dent (Moses Lake) (R) 1 Sen. Joe Fain (Auburn) (R) 0 Rep. Beth Doglio (Olympia) (D) 0 Sen. Phil Fortunato (Auburn) (R) 0 Rep. Laurie Dolan (Olympia) (D) 0 Sen. David Frockt (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Mary Dye (Pomeroy) (R) 1 Sen. Bob Hasegawa (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Carolyn Eslick (Sultan) (R) 1 Sen. Brad Hawkins (Douglas County) (R) 0 Rep. Jake Fey (Tacoma) (D) 29 Sen. Steve Hobbs (Lake Stevens) (D) 47 Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (West Seattle) (D) 0 Sen. Jim Honeyford (Grandview) (R) 5 Rep. Noel Frame (Seattle) (D) 0 Sen. Sam Hunt (Olympia) (D) 1 Rep. Roger Goodman (KirkLand) (D) 0 Sen. Karen Keiser (Kent) (D) 0 Rep. Paul Graves (Fall City) (R) 1 Sen. Curtis King (Yakima) (R) 0 Rep. Mia Gregerson (Des Moines) (D) 0 Sen. Patty Kuderer (Bellevue) (D) 0 Rep. Dan Griffey (Allyn) (R) 1 Sen. Marko Liias (Lynnwood) (D) 0 Rep. Larry Haler (Richland) (R) 1 Sen. John McCoy (Tulalip) (D) 1 Rep. Drew Hansen (Kitsap) (D) 0 Sen. Mark Miloscia (Algona) (R) 0 Rep. Mark Hargrove (Covington) (R) 1 Sen. Mark Mullet (Issaquah) (D) 1 Rep. Mark Harmsworth (Mill Creek) (R) 1 Sen. Sharon Nelson (Maury Island) (D) 4 Rep. Paul Harris (Vancouver) (R) 1 Sen. Steve O’Ban (Pierce County) (R) 1 Rep. Dave Hayes (Camano Island) (R) 11 Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) 0 Rep. Jeff Holy (Cheney) (R) 11 Sen. Guy Palumbo (Maltby) (D) 1 Rep. Zack Hudgins (Tukwila) (D) 0 Sen. Kirk Pearson (King) (R) 0 Rep. Morgan Irwin (Enumclaw) (R) 1 Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Bill Jenkin (Pasco) (R) 1 Sen. Kevin Ranker (Orcas Island) (D) 3 Rep. Laurie Jinkins (Tacoma) (D) 0 Sen. Ann Rivers (Vancouver) (R) 6 Rep. Norm Johnson (Yakima) (R) 1 Sen. Christine Rolfes (Kitsap County) (D) 3 Rep. Ruth Kagi (Lake Forest Park) (D) 0 Sen. Rebecca Saldaña (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Christine Kilduff (University Place) (D) 31 Sen. Mark Schoesler (Ritzville) (R) 8 Rep. Steve Kirby (Tacoma) (D) 0 Sen. Tim Sheldon (Mason County) (D) 0 Rep. Brad Klippert (Kennewick) (R) 1 Sen. Shelly Short (Addy) (R) 0 Rep. Shelley Kloba (Bothell) (D) 0 Sen. Dean Takko (Longview) (D) 1 Rep. Vicki Kraft (Vancouver) (R) 1 Sen. Kevin Van De Wege (Sequim) (D) 2 Rep. Joel Kretz (Wauconda) (R) 1 Sen. Keith Wagoner (Sedro-Woolley) (R) 0 Rep. Dan Kristiansen (Snohomish) (R) 1 Sen. Maureen Walsh (Walla Walla) (R) 237 Rep. John Lovick (Mill Creek) (D) 0 Sen. Judy Warnick (Grant) (R) 0 Rep. Kristine Lytton (Anacortes) (D) 19 Sen. Lisa Wellman (Mercer Island) (D) 1 Rep. Drew MacEwen (Union) (R) 9 Sen. Lynda Wilson (Clark County) (R) 0 Rep. Nicole Macri (Seattle) (D) 0 Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) 0 Rep. Matt Manweller (Ellensburg) (R) 17 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (Republic) (R) 1 Rep. Joan McBride (Kirkland) (D) 0 Representative 2018 Missed Votes Rep. Gina R. McCabe (Goldendale) (R) 1 Rep. Bob McCaslin Jr. (Spokane Valley) (R) 11 Rep. Joyce McDonald (Puyallup) (R) 4 Rep. Jeff Morris (Mt. Vernon) (D) 3 Rep. Dick Muri (Steilacoom) (R) 1 Rep. Terry Nealey (Dayton) (R) 9 Rep. Ed Orcutt (Kalama) (R) 1 Rep. Timm Ormsby (Spokane) (D) 13 Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (Mukilteo) (D) 0 Rep. Tina Orwall (Des Moines) (D) 0 Rep. Mike Pellicciotti (Algona) (D) 0 Rep. Strom Peterson (Edmonds) (D) 0 Rep. Eric Pettigrew (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Liz Pike (Camas) (R) 29 Rep. Gerry Pollet (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Kristine Reeves (Algona) (D) 0 Rep. Marcus Riccelli (Spokane) (D) 0 Rep. June Robinson (Everett) (D) 0 Rep. Jay Rodne (North Bend) (R) 71 Rep. Cindy Ryu (Shoreline) (D) 13 Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. David Sawyer (Tacoma) (D) 0 Rep. Joe Schmick (Colfax) (R) 1 Rep. Mike Sells (Everett) (D) 0 Rep. Tana Senn (East King County) (D) 0 Rep. Matt Shea (Spokane Valley) (R) 2 Rep. Vandana Slatter (Kirkland) (D) 0 Rep. Norma Smith (R-Clinton) (R) 5 Rep. Larry Springer (Kirkland) (D) 0 Rep. Melanie Stambaugh (Puyallup) (R) 1 Rep. Derek Stanford (Bothell) (D) 0 Rep. Mike Steele (Chelan) (R) 1 Rep. Drew Stokesbary (Auburn) (R) 1 Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier (Vancouver) (D) 0 Rep. Pat Sullivan (Covington) (D) 0 Rep. Gael Tarleton (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. David Taylor (Moxee) (R) 1 Rep. Steve Tharinger (Sequim) (D) 0 Rep. Javier Valdez (Seattle) (D) 0 Rep. Luanne Van Werven (Lynden) (R) 1 Rep. Brandon Vick (Camas) (R) 1 Rep. Mike Volz (Spokane) (R) 32 Rep. Jim Walsh (Aberdeen) (R) 1 Rep. J.T. Wilcox (Yelm) (R) 15 Rep. Sharon Wylie (Vancouver) (D) 0 Rep. Jesse Young (Gig Harbor) (R) 1 2018 Session - Legislator Comments on Missed Votes
WashingtonVotes contacted the legislators with the highest number of missed votes in their chamber to give them an opportunity to comment on their voting record. Following are the responses received by WashingtonVotes:
State Senators Sen. Michael Baumgartner: “My wife suffered a family medical emergency in her 20th week of pregnancy.”
Sen. Steve Hobbs: “Sen. Hobbs is both our lead negotiator on Transportation and more importantly an active member of the National Guard. He is routinely on duty on weekends and because we work so many weekends, especially this year, that accounts for the vast majority of any missed votes.”
Sen. Maureen Walsh: “You can’t imagine the guilt l feel in missing more votes/days this year than all of the last 14 years l’ve been a legislator combined. I suffered a heart attack on Jan. 30 and spent 4 days in 2 different hospitals. Then on Feb. 14 after coming back to work, l was re-admitted to the hospital for liquid around my heart. I am hopeful my constituents will understand and forgive me. Thank you for the opportunity to respond.”
State Representatives Rep. Jake Fey: “The reason for my missed votes was result of my bout with the flu. As was advised to not show up unless absolutely needed by my physician so that I would not risk getting others sick. I hope that explains my missed votes.”
Rep. Christine Kilduff: “I take my role as a state legislator very seriously. This legislative session my mother took critically ill as a result of long-term illness and then, sadly, passed away. Never having missed a floor vote previously, I ended up missing five days of House business to support my grieving family, including my father, and travel to the East Coast to attend my mother’s wake and funeral. This personal family emergency and death caused me to miss roll call votes.”
Rep. Liz Pike: “I was sick with influenza.”
Rep. Mike Volz: “Along with the entire Republican Caucus, I did not vote on SB6199 and was medically excused from the floor during the week of January 29th – February 2nd.”