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Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic · WA U.S. Senator

29 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1993

  • background Born October 13, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana; graduated from Miami University
  • role A Democrat who served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993
  • background U.S. Representative from Washington from 1993 to 1995, losing her seat in 1994; later worked as a marketing VP at RealNetworks
  • role Junior U.S. Senator from Washington since 2001, first elected in 2000 by defeating incumbent Slade Gorton; reelected in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024
  • achievement The second female senator from Washington, after Patty Murray

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 46 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 26
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 255 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 26 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 26 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 13
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Maria Cantwell. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

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Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $5,330 ·

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • SRES 931A resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SJRES 220Original Slavery Remembrance Day ResolutioncosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 924A resolution designating October 7, 2026, as "Energy Efficiency Day" in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • S 5545Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 903A resolution designating October 30, 2026, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5494Zeus 95 Memorial ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5539Affordability is Access Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5491Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActcosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 864A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • SRES 854A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • S 5390End Trump’s Tariff Tax ActcosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5332Cooperative Institute Act of 2026sponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5275Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 821A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5119A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • S 5108Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • SRES 814A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling to protect the right of individuals with disabilities to live in their own homes and communities.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • S 5123Lunar Landing Day ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • SCONRES 36A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • SRES 801A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • S 4879Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • SRES 789A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
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Committee assignments (13)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Cantwell most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Cantwell, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Cantwell connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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