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Gerry Pollet

Democratic · WA · Washington State Representative, District 46, Position 1

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Gerry Pollet is the Washington state representative for District 46, Position 1, and chairs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee. He is a public-interest attorney and educator who teaches at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Western Washington University. Before serving in the Legislature, he co-founded Heart of America Northwest and worked on cleanup and accountability issues involving the Hanford nuclear site.

Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 46 - State Representative Position 1

Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 46 - State Representative Position 1 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$145,305
Spent
$80,917

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • UNKNOWN$46,057
  • Not Employed$18,530
  • RETIRED$7,940
  • retired$6,550
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  • Attorney$4,910
Direct contributions by size
  • 1000 4999$53,900
  • 250 999$56,400
  • 100 249$30,165
  • Under 100$4,841

Source: Washington PDC · 2026 cycle · my.pdc.wa.gov

Track record

Environment and Public Health

· 3 records

  • Sponsored 2SHB 1551 limiting lead in cookware, which became Chapter 340 of the 2024 Laws.

    March 28, 2024For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored E2SHB 1139 requiring testing and remediation of lead in public-school drinking water, which became Chapter 154 of the 2021 Laws.

    May 3, 2021For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored E2SHB 1873 taxing vapor products and directing revenue to prevention and public health, which became Chapter 445 of the 2019 Laws.

    May 21, 2019For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 1 record

  • Secured adoption of his amendment directing part of millionaire-tax revenue to increased basic-education funding.

    March 10, 2026For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Anti-Corruption

· 5 records

  • Received the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association's Freedom's Light Award for open-government work.

    October 5, 2025For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored HB 1317 requiring disclosure of funding behind grassroots lobbying campaigns, which became Chapter 413 of the 2023 Laws.

    May 11, 2023For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored ESHB 2588 adding governance and financial-accountability requirements for special-purpose districts, which became Chapter 179 of the 2020 Laws.

    March 27, 2020For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Became the first Washington legislator to publish a complete legislative-session calendar online for public and media review.

    April 30, 2018For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Co-chaired and convened the first meeting of the bipartisan Open Government Caucus.

    February 3, 2014For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 3 records

  • Sponsored HB 2543 changing county-clerk fees, which became Chapter 33 of the 2026 Laws.

    March 11, 2026For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored E2SHB 1069 providing local-government fiscal flexibility, which became Chapter 296 of the 2021 Laws after a partial veto.

    May 13, 2021For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Was selected by the House Democratic Caucus to chair the Local Government Committee for the 2019 session.

    December 13, 2018For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 1 record

  • Sponsored SHB 1171 strengthening mandated-reporting rules in higher education, which became Chapter 192 of the 2025 Laws.

    April 30, 2025For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 7 records

  • Sponsored ESHB 1295 modernizing early-literacy instruction and educator preparation, which became Chapter 190 of the 2026 Laws.

    March 24, 2026For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored ESHB 1572 governing higher-education accreditation, which became Chapter 157 of the 2025 Laws.

    April 24, 2025For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored ESHB 1436 increasing special-education funding, which became Chapter 417 of the 2023 Laws after a partial veto.

    May 11, 2023For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored HB 1051 adding a faculty member to the University of Washington Board of Regents, which became Chapter 12 of the 2022 Laws.

    March 11, 2022For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored SHB 1240 restricting student restraint and isolation, which became Chapter 206 of the 2015 Laws.

    May 8, 2015For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored SHB 1669 on higher-education self-supporting programs, which became Chapter 60 of the 2014 Laws.

    March 27, 2014For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Received the Washington Student Association's 2013 Legislator of the Year Award for work on higher-education funding and student participation.

    September 5, 2013For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Civil Rights

· 4 records

  • Sponsored 2SHB 1522 expanding higher-education sexual-misconduct disclosure protections to professional associations, which became Chapter 79 of the 2023 Laws.

    April 13, 2023For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored SHB 1717 requiring tribal participation in Growth Management Act planning, which became Chapter 252 of the 2022 Laws.

    March 31, 2022For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored ESHB 2327 requiring higher-education employers to preserve and disclose substantiated sexual-misconduct findings, which became Chapter 335 of the 2020 Laws.

    April 3, 2020For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Voted for final passage of ESSB 6239 establishing marriage equality after voting against six unsuccessful amendments.

    February 8, 2012For

    Source: leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Corporate Accountability

· 4 records

  • Sponsored EHB 1279 applying Washington student-consumer protections to out-of-state online colleges, which became Chapter 82 of the 2025 Laws.

    April 21, 2025For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored E2SHB 1439 regulating higher-education institutions to protect students from unfair business practices, which became Chapter 203 of the 2018 Laws.

    March 22, 2018For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored HB 1499 protecting students from fees on financial-aid disbursements, which became Chapter 13 of the 2018 Laws.

    March 9, 2018For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Sponsored ESHB 1625 regulating towing charges, which became Chapter 37 of the 2013 Laws.

    April 23, 2013For

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

General

· 2 records

  • Received the Washington State Nurses Association PAC endorsement for the 2018 primary election.

    July 27, 2018

    Source: wsna.org · researched July 23, 2026

  • Received unanimous appointment by the King County Council to fill Washington House District 46, Position 1.

    December 5, 2011

    Source: kingcounty.gov · researched July 23, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 1 record

  • Received a formal PDC written warning after staff found his 2016 campaign filed some contribution and expenditure reports late; the complaint was dismissed without enforcement action or penalty.

    November 21, 2018

    Source: pdc.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

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Profile last researched July 23, 2026.