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Maria Cantwell

U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA

Democratic Washington since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Topics in their record

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA current
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2031 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Washington
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, WA-1
Washington
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District WA-1
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.309, social dim. -0.401. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
Unlinked roll call
On the Amendment Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-565 Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-565 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Amendment Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-564 Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-564 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Amendment Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-563 Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-563 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Amendment Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-562 Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-562 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-561 Oct 9, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-561 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 106
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On the Joint Resolution Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-560 Oct 9, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-560 US-GOV-PD
On the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-559 Oct 9, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-559 US-GOV-PD
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-558 Oct 9, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-558 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-551 Oct 8, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-551 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-545 Oct 6, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-545 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-543 Oct 3, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-543 US-GOV-PD
S 2882
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-557 Oct 9, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-557 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-550 Oct 8, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-550 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-544 Oct 6, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-544 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-542 Oct 3, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-542 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 105
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On the Joint Resolution Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-556 Oct 8, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-556 US-GOV-PD
On the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-553 Oct 8, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-553 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 83
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have…
On the Motion to Discharge Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-555 Oct 8, 2025 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-555 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 71
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
On the Joint Resolution Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-554 Oct 8, 2025 Joint Resolution Defeated U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-554 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-552 Oct 8, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-552 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 104
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On the Joint Resolution Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-549 Oct 8, 2025 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-549 US-GOV-PD
On the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-548 Oct 7, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-548 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-547 Oct 7, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-547 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-546 Oct 6, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-546 US-GOV-PD
SRES 412
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
On the Resolution Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-541 Oct 3, 2025 Resolution Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-541 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

ReceiptsSpendingCashDebtRefundsSelf-fundingNet receipts
$13,025,510$12,984,191 $611,211$2,173,183 $163,852 $12,861,658

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 19, 2023–Nov 5, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:43 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$4,138,477$0$4,138,477

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
2024 $142,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Sep 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $91,468 JUSTICE 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 29, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $65,500 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Jun 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $57,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Apr 19, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $49,200 GREEN SENATE 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $46,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Mar 29, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $34,500 NV WA 2024 VICTORY FUND FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Sep 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $34,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Dec 31, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $32,500 CANTWELL TESTER VICTORY FUND FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Dec 29, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $31,000 CANTWELL KLOBUCHAR ROSEN 2024 STATE VICTORY FUND FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Aug 8, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $28,508 BLUE SENATE 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Dec 29, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $27,535 WOMEN SENATORS MAKING HISTORY FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $27,075 WOMEN SENATORS MAKING HISTORY FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 28, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $24,066 JUSTICE 2024 - UNITEMIZED FRIENDS OF MARIA Corporate PAC Mar 29, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $18,000 CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 FRIENDS OF MARIA Party Dec 18, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $13,694 (18 records) Jan 25, 2023–Oct 16, 2024 · as of Oct 16, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Today Seattle's soccer fans will show the world their unmatched passion and national pride. Go @usmnt.ussoccer.com!
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  • On Juneteenth we reflect on America’s history of slavery and what it has meant for our country. It is also a day to look forward and recommit ourselves to the fight for civil rights, voting rights, and social and economic justice.
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  • NSF's decision to halt the dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative is a major victory for coastal communities across the Pacific Northwest. (1/3)
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  • The President’s war with Iran was a mistake. The MOU is the price the President must pay to get us out of this unauthorized war before it further damages our economy and costs more lives. (1/2)
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  • Thank you to the Planned Parenthood Alliance advocates from WA who visited me in DC. We talked about ways to ensure that Planned Parenthood can continue to provide care for the tens of thousands of Washingtonians who count on their services.
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  • I am monitoring the fires in Spokane. These fast-moving fires are unpredictable. Please follow evacuation orders and other instructions from local authorities as they work to save lives and homes. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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  • Schools are cutting Olympic sports programs & dropping scholarships. We can & should write better rules that put athletes first & keep our institutions strong. That is exactly what the Protect College Sports Act does. Thank you USOPC for voicing support!
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  • With seven World Cup matches in Vancouver and six in Seattle, making travel as frictionless as possible between the two venues will be great for fans during the games -- and for the whole region in the long run. (1/2) media.amtrak.com/2026/06/amtr...
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  • An inflation rate of 4.2% is too high for American households to endure. Rising energy prices because of the war with Iran is the biggest reason the cost of living is going up and this Administration has no plan to deal with it.
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  • Homeowners, renters, and business owners in WA who suffered losses from December’s floods may be eligible for FEMA assistance. Tomorrow, June 10, is the deadline to apply by visiting disasterassistance.gov or calling 1-800-621-3362.
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  • Congratulations to Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Bob Hines on being selected for NASA's Artemis III mission! (1/3) www.nasa.gov/news-release...
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  • On #WorldOceansDay, we recognize that healthy oceans are essential to Washington’s economy and environment. I will continue fighting for investments and legislation to protect Puget Sound and our coasts.
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