Paul Harris

Paul Harris

Republican Senator District 17
✉️ paul.harris@leg.wa.gov 📞 (360) 786-7632 🏛️ 242A Irv Newhouse Building
PO Box 40417
Olympia, WA 98504 🌐 Personal website 📄 Official leg.wa.gov page
$803K Total Raised (2022-2026)
131 Bills Sponsored
11 Harmful Bills
1.4 Avg Threat Score

💰 Top Campaign Donors

Who's funding this legislator? Data from WA Public Disclosure Commission (2022-2026 elections).

Donor Total Given Contributions
SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $124091 5
HOUSE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE $80000 1
WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $13222 2
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $6800 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON $5900 9
PUGET SOUND ENERGY $5800 5
HOSPITALS FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE PAC $5600 5
PREMERA $5600 5
WHCA-PAC $5600 5
DAVITA $5600 5
AVISTA CORP $5600 5
DELTA DENTAL $5600 5
WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC $5600 5
WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5600 5
CHEVRON $5600 5

Donor Categories

Organization
$669306
Individual
$133802
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📜 Bills Sponsored

Paul Harris has sponsored 131 bills this session, including 11 rated as harmful.

11 High

🏛️ Committees & Office

Office staff: Toni Camp (Sr. Legislative Assistant)

🗳️ Voting Record

Floor roll-call votes this session (2025-26), from the official Legislature record.

1101 Floor Votes
827 / 274 Yes / No
0.0% Votes Missed
104 Votes Against Own Party

Broke with their party

Votes where Paul Harris voted the opposite way from most of their party (9.4% of votes cast).

DateBillMotionTheir VoteResult
2026-03-12 SB 6355Concerning the electric transmission system. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2689Concerning the working connections child care program. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2711Concerning transportation resources. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-10 SB 6002Concerning driver privacy protections. Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-10 HB 2325Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund st... Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Passed
2026-03-10 SB 6200Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install p... Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-09 SB 5520Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-09 HB 2675Concerning accounts. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-06 HB 2215Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels ... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Passed
2026-03-06 HB 2588Concerning county ferry district authority. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed

Recent votes

DateBillMotionTheir VoteResult
2026-03-12 SB 5998Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriati... Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee Nay Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6003Concerning the capital budget. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6228Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing... Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6260Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6005Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027... Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6225Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 HB 2215Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels ... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6355Concerning the electric transmission system. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 HB 1408Establishing funding for community preservation and development aut... Final Passage without Senate Amendments Yea Passed
2026-03-12 HB 1295Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6347Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6354Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to ele... Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2487Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2681Revised for engrossed: Concerning cannabis license fees. 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2689Concerning the working connections child care program. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed

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