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David Hackney

Democratic · WA · Washington State Representative, District 11 Position 1

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David Hackney represents Washington's 11th LD, consisting of Tukwila, Renton and parts of Kent. He serves as Vice Chair of the Consumer Protection & Business Committee.

Where David Hackney stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (2 records), Labor Rights (17 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),

Opposes

Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (2 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (10 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 2 oppose),

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 2 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2225, which makes companion chatbot companies disclose they are artificial intelligence and protect children. The Washington House approved it 74-21.

    March 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1170, which makes large artificial intelligence companies label the images, video, and audio their systems create. The Washington House approved it 55-38.

    March 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5981, which bars drug makers from blocking delivery of discounted 340B medicines to clinics serving low-income patients. The Washington House approved it 67-30.

    March 6, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2242, which locks health plans' preventive care coverage to the federal lists as they stood on June 30, 2025. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

    February 11, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2041, a bill cutting Apple Health coverage after pregnancy from 12 months to six for people approved from July 2026. The Washington House passed it 56-40. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    April 17, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 10 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2215, which brings small fuel suppliers into the cap-and-invest program from 2027. The Washington House approved it 57-38.

    March 12, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2367, which ends the cap-and-invest exemption for older coal-fired power plants from 2026. The Washington House approved it 63-33.

    February 12, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1462, which caps the warming potential of newly made bulk hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants from 2030. The Washington House approved it 58-39.

    April 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1409, which speeds up required carbon pollution cuts from transportation fuels under the clean fuels program. The Washington House approved it 54-43.

    April 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5284, which makes companies that sell packaging and paper in Washington pay for a statewide recycling program. The Washington House approved it 51-45.

    April 14, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5494, which creates a state program requiring certified firms for renovation work on older homes and buildings with lead paint. The Washington House approved it 63-33.

    April 11, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5175, which delays the deadlines for solar panel makers to fund panel recycling programs to 2030 and 2031. The Washington House approved it 58-37.

    April 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored E2SHB 1185, enacted as Chapter 339, Laws of 2024, reducing environmental impacts associated with lighting products containing mercury.

    March 28, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Wrote a law creating a trust land transfer program for Washington's Department of Natural Resources and changing how the agency buys and sells land and splits the revenue. The governor signed it in May 2023 (House Bill 1460, Chapter 383, Laws of 2023).

    May 9, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 1236, enacted as Chapter 234, Laws of 2023, enhancing access to clean fuel for agencies providing public transportation.

    May 3, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1793, enacted as Chapter 27, Laws of 2022, requiring common interest communities to allow installation of electric vehicle charging stations.

    March 11, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 17 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1155, which voids every noncompete agreement in Washington, including ones signed years earlier. The Washington House approved it 62-33.

    March 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5847, which protects injured workers' right to choose their own doctor under workers' compensation. The Washington House approved it 67-28.

    March 6, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1570, which lets student workers at Western Washington University form unions and bargain. The Washington House approved it 58-35.

    February 14, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2471, which creates a state union law for private workers that applies only if federal labor law stops covering them. The Washington House approved it 58-35.

    February 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2355, which gives nannies, house cleaners, and other domestic workers minimum wage, overtime, written agreements, and notice before firing. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

    February 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1002, a bill to let county coroner and medical examiner staff get workers' compensation for job-caused post-traumatic stress disorder. The Washington House passed it 70-24. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    February 10, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2411, which lets state workers receive shared leave when they are hate crime victims or caught up in immigration enforcement. The Washington House approved it 60-36.

    January 29, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass the final version of Senate Bill 5041, which lets striking workers collect unemployment benefits for up to six weeks. The Washington House approved it 51-45.

    April 25, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1213, which allows paid family leave in four-hour blocks and extends job protection to smaller employers. The Washington House approved it 57-38.

    April 19, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1332, which makes ride-hailing companies show drivers per-trip bonuses and give 24 months of trip receipts. The Washington House approved it 59-37.

    April 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1308, which defines personnel files and makes employers give workers a free copy within 21 days. The Washington House approved it 56-40.

    April 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5503, which changes how the state labor relations commission handles public-sector union cases, including faster hearings. The Washington House approved it 59-36.

    April 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5101, which lets hate crime victims and their family members take leave or ask for safety changes at work. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

    April 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5217, which makes employers pay for breast milk pumping breaks and widens rights for pregnant workers. The Washington House approved it 71-25.

    April 14, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5104, which bars employers using immigration threats to stop workers claiming wage and labor rights, with fines up to $10,000. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

    April 14, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5040, which gives police officers in every city and county interest arbitration, where a neutral arbitrator settles contract disputes. The Washington House approved it 59-35.

    April 12, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5525, which requires employers of 50 or more to give 60 days' notice of mass layoffs. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

    April 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Voted to pass House Bill 2244, a bill to open more government records to the public, including toxicology test results and redacted accident reports. The Washington House passed it 70-26. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    February 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support
  • Prime-sponsored E2SHB 1274, enacted as Chapter 40, Laws of 2021, directing state agencies to adopt cloud computing solutions and modernize data infrastructure.

    April 14, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 3 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2105, which makes employers tell workers within five days when federal agents seek employment records. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

    March 11, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5068, which lets prisons and jails hire anyone legally allowed to work in the United States as corrections officers. The Washington House approved it 62-33.

    March 6, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5714, which makes it license-threatening misconduct for a bail recovery agent to enforce a civil immigration warrant. The Washington House approved it 58-37.

    April 10, 2025Supports Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2156, which lets the Attorney General appoint investigators for economic and financial crimes. The Washington House approved it 54-41.

    March 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2165, which creates the crime of falsely posing as a police officer, including federal officers. The Washington House approved it 66-29.

    March 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2095, a bill presuming a driver careless for hitting a pedestrian or cyclist in a crosswalk, bike lane or sidewalk. The Washington House passed it 53-44. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    February 17, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1149, enacted as Chapter 220, Laws of 2025, expanding animal cruelty protections and penalties for preventing cruelty to animals.

    May 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5375, which adds clergy to the people who must report suspected child abuse, with no exception for privileged conversations. The Washington House approved it 64-31.

    April 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 9 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1974, which lets cities and counties set up land banks holding land for affordable housing. The Washington House approved it 59-37.

    March 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2266, which makes local governments allow shelters and supportive housing wherever homes or hotels are allowed. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

    March 9, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 6026, which makes cities and counties of 30,000 or more allow homes on land zoned for commercial or mixed use. The Washington House approved it 69-27.

    March 5, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1687, which lets cities and counties create social housing authorities that build and run mixed-income public rental homes. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

    February 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to approve the compromise version of House Bill 1217, which caps yearly rent increases at 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower. The Washington House approved it 54-44.

    April 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5686, which opens the state's foreclosure mediation program to condo and homeowner association members behind on dues. The Washington House approved it 56-41.

    April 23, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5184, which caps how much off-street parking cities and counties may require, with none for affordable and senior housing. The Washington House approved it 64-31.

    April 11, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5662, which lets cities in large eastern Washington counties waive utility hookup fees for shelters and affordable housing. The Washington House approved it 64-33.

    April 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1643, enacted as Chapter 199, Laws of 2022, exempting a sale or transfer of real property for affordable housing to a nonprofit entity from the real estate excise tax.

    March 30, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 2 oppose
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1903, which creates a statewide program of utility bill credits for low-income households. The Washington House approved it 70-26.

    March 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2039, which passes all current child support to families on cash welfare instead of the state keeping most of it. The Washington House approved it 56-40.

    April 17, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2040, which stops the state clawing back disability cash aid when federal disability payments later cover the same months. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

    April 17, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5232, which lets the state keep housing aid flowing to elderly or disabled adults who move onto Social Security. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

    April 14, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1795, which limits school restraint and isolation to cases of real risk of serious harm. The Washington House approved it 58-37.

    March 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 2 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2320, which extends Washington's illegal-gun manufacturing bans to 3D printers, milling machines and their digital files. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

    March 11, 2026Supports Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1163, which requires a permit, with fingerprints and a safety course, to buy a firearm. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

    April 22, 2025Supports Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 6182, which creates a state grant program to keep abortion care available for people who cannot pay. The Washington House approved it 57-36.

    March 11, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5632, which extends Washington's abortion and gender-affirming care shield law to help such as money, rides, and information. The Washington House approved it 58-36.

    April 12, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5093, which ends coroner authority over abortion and stillbirth deaths and decriminalizes concealing a birth. The Washington House approved it 58-39.

    April 9, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 6346, which creates a 9.9% state income tax on individual income above $1 million a year, starting in 2028. The Washington House approved it 51-46.

    March 9, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 2 support
  • Voted to pass House Bill 2637, a bill keeping birth dates, home addresses, location data and ID numbers held by agencies out of public records. The Washington House passed it 52-45. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    February 16, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1956, enacted as Chapter 272, Laws of 2022, exempting from public disclosure sensitive records pertaining to current and formerly incarcerated individuals.

    March 31, 2022Supports Data Privacy

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 9 support
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1710, which makes the Attorney General list local governments with a recent record of voting bias. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

    March 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1750, which sets a separate legal test for claims that a local rule hinders minority voting. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

    March 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5520, which makes it easier for people wrongly convicted of a felony to win compensation from the state. The Washington House approved it 72-23.

    March 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5925, which lets the Attorney General demand documents and sworn statements before suing over civil rights, wage, or immigration-limit violations. The Washington House approved it 56-41.

    March 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2464, a bill making private jails and detention centers report deaths, abuse claims and injuries within a business day. The Washington House passed it 58-38. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    February 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1604, which sets rules for how local jails search transgender and intersex people, barring searches to learn genital status. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

    February 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1052, which makes a hate crime provable when bias was part, not all, of the motive. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

    April 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored EHB 1324, enacted as Chapter 415, Laws of 2023, changing how prior juvenile offenses are scored in adult felony sentencing range calculations.

    May 11, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1187, enacted as Chapter 202, Laws of 2023, establishing privileged communication between employees and the unions that represent them.

    May 1, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 8 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 2548, which requires 60 days' notice to the Attorney General before more health care mergers. The Washington House approved it 55-41.

    March 11, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1155, which voids every noncompete agreement in Washington, including ones signed years earlier. The Washington House approved it 62-33.

    March 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 2294, which voids new property deed clauses that bar a grocery store or pharmacy from opening on the land. The Washington House approved it 69-25.

    February 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5313, which bars landlords from making tenants give up the right to sue or sign nondisclosure agreements about the lease. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

    April 15, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5463, which requires every self-insured employer to handle injured workers' compensation claims in good faith. The Washington House approved it 64-32.

    April 11, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5651, which raises the amount in a debtor's bank account protected from creditors from $1,000 to $2,000. The Washington House approved it 61-34.

    April 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5480, which keeps medical debt off credit reports and makes any medical debt that is reported unenforceable. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

    April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 5122, which makes Washington-based companies send their federal merger filings to the state Attorney General at the same time. The Washington House approved it 59-39.

    March 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored a law letting cargo and passenger ports meet and coordinate on rates and practices under a federal agreement, free of antitrust liability, for ten years (House Bill 1257).

    May 9, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 6355, which creates the Washington Electric Transmission Authority to build more high-voltage power lines. The Washington House approved it 66-27.

    March 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 6309, which speeds up permits for regional transit authorities such as Sound Transit. The Washington House approved it 56-38.

    March 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records
  • Voted against passing House Bill 2515, a bill making large data centers use rate plans that protect other customers and 80% new renewable power. The Washington House passed it 51-41. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

    February 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Wrote a state law giving a recorded mortgage priority over claims recorded later, including money the lender hands out after the loan is recorded (House Bill 1420, Chapter 76, Laws of 2023).

    April 13, 2023

    Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

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