Rebecca Saldana
Rebecca Saldana (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 37. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Saldana (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 37. She will not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 4, 2026.
On December 8, 2025, Saldana announced she would not run for re-election to the Washington State Senate District 37 in 2026.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Saldana was assigned to the following committees:
- Housing Committee
- Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Ways & Means Committee
- Audit Review and Oversight Committee (Decommissioned)
2021-2022
Saldana was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee
- Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Saldana was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
- Housing Stability and Affordability Committee
- Labor and Commerce Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Commerce, Labor & Sports |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2026
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
There are no candidates on the ballot in the primary at this time.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rebecca Saldana (D)
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2024
See also: Washington Public Lands Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands
Dave Upthegrove defeated Jaime Herrera Beutler in the general election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Upthegrove (D) | 52.6 | 1,969,936 |
 | Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | 47.2 | 1,765,121 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 8,394 | ||
| Total votes: 3,743,451 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | 22.0 | 419,309 |
| ✔ | | Dave Upthegrove (D) | 20.8 | 396,304 |
 | Sue Kuehl Pederson (R) | 20.8 | 396,255 | |
 | Patrick DePoe (D) | 14.1 | 267,944 | |
 | Allen Lebovitz (D) | 10.2 | 194,118 | |
 | Kevin Van De Wege (D) | 7.5 | 143,174 | |
 | Jeralee Anderson (D) | 4.4 | 84,353 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,658 | ||
| Total votes: 1,903,115 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mona Das (D)
- Rebecca Saldana (D)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 37
Incumbent Rebecca Saldana won election in the general election for Washington State Senate District 37 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rebecca Saldana (D) | 98.4 | 49,271 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 776 | ||
| Total votes: 50,047 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 37
Incumbent Rebecca Saldana advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 37 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Saldana (D) | 97.9 | 29,413 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 642 | ||
| Total votes: 30,055 | |||
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2018
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 37
Incumbent Rebecca Saldana defeated Beth Broadway in the general election for Washington State Senate District 37 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Saldana (D) | 89.0 | 57,501 |
| Beth Broadway (R) | 11.0 | 7,096 | ||
| Total votes: 64,597 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 37
Incumbent Rebecca Saldana and Beth Broadway advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 37 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Saldana (D) | 89.7 | 32,657 |
| ✔ | Beth Broadway (R) | 10.3 | 3,733 | |
| Total votes: 36,390 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Washington State Senate District 37 was called for November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 1, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 19, 2017.[2]
The seat was vacated by Pramila Jayapal (D) after she was elected to represent Washington's 7th Congressional District. Rebecca Saldaña (D) was appointed to fill the vacancy until the November election.
Incumbent Rebecca Saldaña (D) ran unopposed. No Republican candidates filed to run for election.[3]
| Washington State Senate, District 37, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rebecca Saldaña |
100% | 29,811 | |
| Total Votes | 29,811 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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2022
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2025.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2024.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2022.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2021.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2020.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2019.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2018.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2017.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2016.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their stances on small business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington State Senate District 37 |
Officeholder Washington State Senate District 37 |
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Footnotes
