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Maria Cantwell
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WA
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Joint Committee on Taxation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Aviation, Space, and Innovation — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-40 | Feb 6, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-40 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-39 | Feb 6, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-39 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Table | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-38 | Feb 6, 2025 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-38 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-37 | Feb 6, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-37 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-36 | Feb 5, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-36 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-35 | Feb 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-35 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-34 | Feb 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-34 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-33 | Feb 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-33 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-32 | Feb 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-32 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-31 | Feb 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-31 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-30 | Feb 3, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-30 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-29 | Feb 3, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-29 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-28 | Jan 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-28 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-27 | Jan 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-27 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-26 | Jan 30, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-26 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-25 | Jan 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-25 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-24 | Jan 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-24 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-23 | Jan 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-23 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 23
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-22 | Jan 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-22 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-21 | Jan 28, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-21 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-20 | Jan 27, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-20 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-19 | Jan 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-19 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-18 | Jan 25, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-18 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-17 | Jan 25, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-17 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-16 | Jan 24, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-16 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
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net 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 loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $4,138,477 | $0 | $4,138,477 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
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| 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.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
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| 2024 | Support | $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)
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S 4802
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to provide for the acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of aircraft for air, atmosphere, and weather reconnaissance and…
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S 1514
US · Jun 3, 2026
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
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S 1513
US · May 20, 2026
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
Social media
Recent posts
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