Claudia Kauffman
Democratic · WA · Washington State Senator, Legislative District 47
Claudia Kauffman is the Democratic Washington state senator for Legislative District 47. She is the caucus Leadership Liaison to Tribal Nations, chair of Business, Trade & Economic Development, vice chair of State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections, and a Ways & Means member. Kauffman was sworn into the Senate in January 2023 after previously serving as the district's senator from 2007 to 2011. A Nez Perce tribal member, she is the only American Indian currently serving in the Senate.
Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 47 - State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 47 - State Senator · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $148,639
- Spent
- $73,243
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- UNKNOWN$14,941
- RETIRED$4,253
- LOBBYIST$3,325
- ATTORNEY$2,700
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- CONSULTANT$2,118
Direct contributions by size
- 1000 4999$105,220
- 250 999$39,643
- 100 249$6,795
- Under 100$1,181
Source: Washington PDC · 2026 cycle · my.pdc.wa.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored SSB 5494 (protecting Washington communities from lead-based paint), enacted into law.
April 29, 2025For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored ESB 6347 (undoing certain recent reductions to the state estate tax), enacted into law.
March 24, 2026For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored SSB 6186 (authorizing disclosure of certain recipient locations to the state patrol in missing-persons cases), enacted into law.
March 19, 2024For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored SB 5811 (expanding the definition of family member for individual care providers), enacted into law.
March 28, 2024For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 5 records
Prime-sponsored SB 5110 (providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at community and technical colleges), enacted into law.
April 29, 2025For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored 2SSB 6403 (strengthening accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts), enacted into law.
March 29, 2010For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored 2SSB 5973 (addressing the achievement gap to provide more equitable education), enacted into law.
May 12, 2009For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored E2SSB 5828 (advancing early childhood development and learning programs), enacted into law.
May 9, 2007For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SB 5382 (authorizing employee record checks at bureau of Indian affairs-funded schools), enacted into law.
April 13, 2007For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored 2SSB 6035 (ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters), enacted into law.
March 25, 2026For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Civil Rights
· 4 records
Prime-sponsored SSB 6034 (statutorily establishing the governor's office of Indian affairs), enacted into law.
March 30, 2026For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SB 5683 (creating child-specific foster care licenses for the placement of Indian children), enacted into law.
April 22, 2023For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SSB 6470 (addressing burdens of proof in dependency matters affecting Indian children), enacted into law.
April 1, 2010For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SB 5640 (authorizing tribal governments to participate in public employees' benefits board programs), enacted into law.
April 18, 2007For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 2 records
Prime-sponsored SSB 5742 (codifying existing grant programs at the department of transportation), enacted into law.
May 11, 2023For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SB 5342 (letting transit agencies enter interlocal agreements for procurement), enacted into law.
April 6, 2023For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 6 records
Served as Chair of the Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee, Vice Chair of the State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee, and the Senate Democrats' Leadership Liaison to Tribal Nations.
July 24, 2026
Source: senatedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SB 5863 (concerning the preservation and inspection of state historical records), enacted into law.
March 24, 2026
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SSB 5262 (correcting obsolete or erroneous references in insurance commissioner statutes), enacted into law.
May 12, 2025
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Voted Yea on final passage of the 2025-27 state operating budget (SB 5167) as recommended by the conference committee.
April 27, 2025
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SSB 6125 (preserving records of the historical treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities), enacted into law.
March 15, 2024
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Voted Yea on final passage of the 2023-25 state operating budget (SB 5187) as recommended by the conference committee.
April 23, 2023
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
The Washington Public Disclosure Commission resolved a 2022 case against her through a Statement of Understanding and a $100 penalty for failing to timely file her F-1 personal financial affairs statement after becoming a candidate.
July 19, 2022
Source: pdc.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- Legislative District 47 - State Senator · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (Senate) District 47; Washington · incumbent
Profile last researched July 24, 2026.