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State Senator, 37th Legislative District

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Washington laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

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Chipalo Street

Prefers Democratic Party

State Representative; works at Microsoft

The gist

Supports the millionaires tax to fund schools and health care
Supports stronger tenant protections and rental assistance
Supports red flag laws and a ghost gun ban
Supports barring ICE agents from wearing masks
Supports expanding computer science and engineering training
Voted for SB 6346, the 2026 tax on millionairesIn office
Co-sponsored the 2025 law limiting rent and fee increasesIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports the millionaires tax to fund schools and health care
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“to champion the millionaires tax, which funds education, expands healthcare access, and cuts taxes for working families”
Supports stronger tenant protections and rental assistance
Priorities – Chipalo Street
Campaign website · electchipalo.com
“We must protect tenants while we rebalance the housing market.”
Supports red flag laws and a ghost gun ban
Priorities – Chipalo Street
Campaign website · electchipalo.com
“empower families and law enforcement to prevent gun tragedies by temporarily”
Supports barring ICE agents from wearing masks
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“restoring the abortion funding he eliminated, maintaining food assistance for immigrants, banning ICE from wearing masks”
Supports expanding computer science and engineering training
Priorities – Chipalo Street
Campaign website · electchipalo.com
“grow the state's capacity for training the next generation of computer scientists and engineers”
Voted for SB 6346, the 2026 tax on millionaires
Roll calls on ESSB 6346 (establishing a tax on millionaires), 2026 regular session
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Yeas: 51 Nays: 46 Absent: 0 Excused: 1 … Springer, Stearns, Stonier, Street, Taylor, Thai”
Co-sponsored the 2025 law limiting rent and fee increases
HB 1217 (2025–26): Residential tenants (rent and fee increase limits)
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“by limiting rent and fee increases … Cortes , Duerr , Street”

Tatiana Brown

Prefers Democratic Party

Community organizer; co-chair, Washington Environmental Justice Council

The gist

Supports a tax structure where the wealthiest pay more
Proposes a statewide moratorium on hyperscale AI data centers
Supports requiring data centers to pay for their energy
Pledges to protect Running Start and the Washington College Grant
Supports banning suspensions for vague, subjective student behavior
Supports SAFE Act limits on immigration enforcement at schools
Supports community assemblies to help shape public policy
Pledges to refuse corporate PAC and fossil-fuel donations

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Supports a tax structure where the wealthiest pay more
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“ensure our tax system is structured so the wealthiest pay their fair share”
Proposes a statewide moratorium on hyperscale AI data centers
Our Platform – Tatiana Brown for WA State Senate LD 37
Campaign website · tatianaforwa.org
“pass a statewide moratorium on new hyper-scale AI data centers”
Supports requiring data centers to pay for their energy
Our Platform – Tatiana Brown for WA State Senate LD 37
Campaign website · tatianaforwa.org
“requiring data center developers to pay for their energy use, lower usage during peak hours”
Pledges to protect Running Start and the Washington College Grant
Our Platform – Tatiana Brown for WA State Senate LD 37
Campaign website · tatianaforwa.org
“I will defend crucial state-funded programs like Running Start, Washington College Grant”
Supports banning suspensions for vague, subjective student behavior
Our Platform – Tatiana Brown for WA State Senate LD 37
Campaign website · tatianaforwa.org
“bans exclusionary discipline (suspension, expulsion, arrests) for vague and subjective behaviors”
Supports SAFE Act limits on immigration enforcement at schools
Our Platform – Tatiana Brown for WA State Senate LD 37
Campaign website · tatianaforwa.org
“to create the strongest protections to ICE-proof our schools, and community spaces”
Supports community assemblies to help shape public policy
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“the people most impacted by public policy should help create it”
Pledges to refuse corporate PAC and fossil-fuel donations
Tatiana Brown for WA State Senate LD 37
Campaign website · tatianaforwa.org
“We reject donations from corporate CEOs/PACs, climate polluters, fossil fuel companies, and war profiteers.”

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