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Tana Senn
Tana Senn is an officeholder of the Washington Secretary Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
Senn (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 41-Position 1. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Senn resigned from the Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on January 15, 2025 after being appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) to serve as director of the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families.[1]
Biography
Senn earned her Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from Columbia University. She worked in policy, communications, and as a project manager. She serves on the Mercer Island City Council.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Senn was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee, Chair
- Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans Committee
2021-2022
Senn was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Children, Youth & Families Committee, Chair
- House Local Government Committee
2019-2020
Senn was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee, Chair
- Appropriations Committee
- House Local Government Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Early Learning and Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Senn served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Early Learning and Human Services |
| • General Government and Information Technology, Vice-Chair |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn defeated Emily Tadlock in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tana Senn (D) | 67.5 | 50,823 |
 | Emily Tadlock (R)  | 32.3 | 24,305 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 75,252 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn and Emily Tadlock defeated Stan Lippmann in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 70.2 | 27,122 |
| ✔ | | Emily Tadlock (R) | 27.8 | 10,719 |
 | Stan Lippmann (Anti-Administration Party) | 1.8 | 714 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 38,619 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Senn received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn defeated Mike Nykreim in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 75.9 | 46,624 |
| Mike Nykreim (Election Integrity) | 23.7 | 14,586 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 212 | ||
| Total votes: 61,422 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn and Mike Nykreim advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 78.6 | 27,958 |
| ✔ | Mike Nykreim (Election Integrity) | 20.6 | 7,339 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 267 | ||
| Total votes: 35,564 | |||
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2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 96.8 | 63,815 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 2,131 | ||
| Total votes: 65,946 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 94.0 | 38,802 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.0 | 2,482 | ||
| Total votes: 41,284 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn defeated Tim Cruickshank in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 65.3 | 45,408 |
| Tim Cruickshank (R) | 34.7 | 24,175 | ||
| Total votes: 69,583 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1
Incumbent Tana Senn and Tim Cruickshank defeated Nathaniel Deily in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tana Senn (D) | 64.5 | 25,894 |
| ✔ | Tim Cruickshank (R) | 33.4 | 13,408 | |
| Nathaniel Deily (L) | 2.0 | 818 | ||
| Total votes: 40,120 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Incumbent Tana Senn defeated John Pass in the Washington House of Representatives, District 41-Position 1 general election.[3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 41-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tana Senn Incumbent |
64.50% | 45,092 | |
| Republican | John Pass | 35.50% | 24,818 | |
| Total Votes | 69,910 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Tana Senn and John Pass were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 top two primary.[4][5]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 41-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tana Senn Incumbent | |
| Republican | John Pass | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
2014
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Tana Senn (D) and Bill Stinson (R) were unopposed in the primary. Senn defeated Stinson in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Tana Senn Incumbent |
63% | 28,166 | |
| Republican | Bill Stinson | 37% | 16,570 | |
| Total Votes | 44,736 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Tana Senn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Senn's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Championing our Schools I am proud of my legislation HB 2519 that is helping kids in our child welfare system access quality early learning programs. All children deserve the opportunity to excel—not just get by. But our most vulnerable—those in the child welfare system—are barely even getting by. Each year we are taking steps to improve education, but next year is when we must meet our McCleary obligation and finally fully-fund our public schools. Improving Transportation I will always be a strong proponent for transportation infrastructure, transit services and improving freight mobility. These are important investments in the long-term health of our economy. Protecting our Environment We are the stewards of that environment and I take that responsibility seriously. I don’t believe in the false choice between the economy and the environment. I believe we can have a vibrant economy and protect our environment. Creating Safe Communities I became involved in politics when a road near my home was too dangerous for the amount of kids and cars crossing it. Parents were nervous to let their children walk to school or the library. My involvement on the issue is what eventually led me to a seat on the Mercer Island City Council. I will continue to advocate for policies that improve road safety from Safe Routes to School as part of our state’s Transportation Package to DUI prevention efforts.[9] |
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| —Tana Senn[10] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 9 through April 23. There were also special sessions. The first special session was April 24 through May 23. The second special session was May 23 through June 21. The third special session was June 21 through July 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the 64th Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 11 through March 10. The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 12 through April 24. The legislature was in special session from April 29 to May 28, May 29 to June 27 and June 28 to July 10.[11]
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2014
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In 2014, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 13 to March 14.[12]
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2013
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In 2013, the 63rd Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 14 to April 29.
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Missed Votes Report
- See also: Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate
In March 2014, Washington Votes, a legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session.[13] The 2014 regular session included a total of 515 votes in the State House and 396 in the State Senate, as well as 1,372 bills introduced total in the legislature and 237 bills passed. Out of all roll call votes, 90 individual legislators did not miss any votes. Three individual legislators missed more than 50 votes.[13] Senn missed 0 votes in a total of 517 roll calls.
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Senn's endorsements included the following:[14]
- Washington Conservation Voters
- National Women’s Political Caucus of WA
- NARAL Pro-Choice Washington
- Children's Campaign Fund
- Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest & Hawaii
- Sierra Club
- Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund PAC
- King County Young Democrats
- Seattle King County Realtors
Personal
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Senn served on the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and also chaired the government affairs committee at the Federation.[15]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’Washington State Standard’’, "Replacements picked for two WA legislators who took jobs in Ferguson’s administration," January 22, 2025
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsworn - ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tana Senn, "Issues," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Washington Policy Center, "2014 Missed Votes Report for Legislators Released," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Elect Tana Senn, "Endorsements," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Tana Senn, cousin of former insurance commissioner, likely to run for Legislature," August 22, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Washington House of Representatives District 41-Position 1 2013-2025 |
Succeeded by Janice Zahn (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Washington Secretary Department of Children, Youth, and Families -Present |
Succeeded by - |
