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Julia Grant Reed

Democratic · WA · Washington State Representative, District 36, Position 1

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Julia Grant Reed serves as Washington State Representative for District 36, Position 1. She is vice chair of the House Transportation Committee and serves on the Housing and Postsecondary Education and Workforce committees. Reed previously worked in the Obama administration with the U.S. State Department and Office of Management and Budget and later served as a senior policy adviser to the Seattle mayor. She earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a Master of Public Administration from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs.

Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 36 - State Representative Position 1

Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 36 - State Representative Position 1 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$45,201
Spent
$18,353

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • UNKNOWN$12,691
  • Not Employed$1,700
  • OWNER$750
  • NOT EMPLOYED$510
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  • Attorney$500
Direct contributions by size
  • 1000 4999$25,945
  • 250 999$14,601
  • 100 249$4,375
  • Under 100$280

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

Track record

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 1 record

  • Voted yes on final passage of ESSB 6346, the millionaires tax imposing a 9.9 percent tax on household income above $1 million, which passed the House 51-46.

    March 9, 2026For

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

Healthcare Affordability

· 2 records

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 2363, which created temporary licensure exemptions for certain applicants for a music therapy license; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 27, 2026 Laws.

    March 11, 2026For

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

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 1247, which created a state license for music therapists; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 175, 2023 Laws.

    April 25, 2023For

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

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • Prime-sponsored 2SHB 2022, the construction crane safety act; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 311, 2024 Laws.

    March 28, 2024For

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

  • Prime-sponsored HB 1319, which revised the collision-reporting criteria that trigger a driver's license reexamination; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 29, 2023 Laws.

    April 6, 2023For

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

Housing Affordability

· 8 records

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1500, which governs resale certificates for units in common interest communities; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 194, 2026 Laws.

    March 24, 2026For

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

  • Prime-sponsored EHB 1501, which set rules for how unit owners in common interest communities may inquire into association governance and operations; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 128, 2026 Laws.

    March 23, 2026For

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

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 2354, a common interest communities measure; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 96, 2026 Laws.

    March 18, 2026For

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

  • Prime-sponsored EHB 1687, which streamlined the rules governing social housing public development authorities; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 1, 2026 Laws.

    March 9, 2026For

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

  • Prime-sponsored 3SHB 1491, which promotes transit-oriented housing development near major transit stops; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 267, 2025 Laws.

    May 13, 2025For

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

  • Voted yes on final passage of EHB 1217 as recommended by the conference committee, Washington's rent stabilization law capping residential rent increases, which passed the House 54-44.

    April 27, 2025For

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

  • Voted yes on third reading of ESHB 2114, the 2024 residential rent and fee increase limit bill, which passed the House 54-43; she also voted against the Klicker striking amendment to that bill the same day.

    February 13, 2024For

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

  • Voted yes on final passage of E2SHB 1110, the middle housing bill requiring cities to allow duplexes and other middle-density housing types, which cleared the House 79-18.

    April 18, 2023For

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

Public Education Quality

· 2 records

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 2025, which modified placement and salary-matching requirements for the state work-study program; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 182, 2024 Laws.

    March 19, 2024For

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

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 1289, which changed program administration for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 176, 2023 Laws.

    April 25, 2023For

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

Gun Control

· 2 records

  • Voted yes on final passage of E2SHB 1163, which requires a state-issued permit to purchase a firearm, when the House adopted the Senate amendments 57-39.

    April 22, 2025For

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

  • Voted yes on final passage of SHB 1240, Washington's ban on the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons, when the House concurred in the Senate amendments 56-42.

    April 19, 2023For

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

Civil Rights

· 2 records

  • Prime-sponsored HB 2091, which requires public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to give employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 195, 2026 Laws.

    March 24, 2026For

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

  • Prime-sponsored SHB 1308, which expanded worker access to their own personnel records and created remedies for noncompliance; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 273, 2025 Laws.

    May 13, 2025For

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

Corporate Accountability

· 1 record

  • Voted yes on third reading and final passage of ESSB 6231, which ended the sales and use tax exemption for data center equipment and refurbishment, on a 51-46 House vote.

    March 12, 2026For

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

Public Infrastructure

· 2 records

  • Prime-sponsored ESHB 1837, which established state intercity passenger rail improvement priorities; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 363, 2025 Laws.

    May 19, 2025For

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

  • Issued a public statement on the benefits of improved intercity passenger rail service for Washington as her rail priorities bill advanced through the Legislature.

    March 13, 2025For

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

General

· 4 records

  • Received the endorsement of The Urbanist's 2026 Elections Committee for Legislative District 36, Position 1 in its published primary endorsement slate.

    July 16, 2026

    Source: theurbanist.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Reported in her May 2026 legislative update that she serves as vice chair of the House Transportation Committee and as chair of the Legislature's Maritime Caucus, and that she spoke at the 98th annual Blessing of the Fleet at Fisherman's Terminal.

    May 3, 2026

    Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored 2SHB 1515, which modernized the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 361, 2025 Laws.

    May 19, 2025

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

  • Prime-sponsored HB 1575, which let a county or city councilmanic authority impose the cultural access program sales and use tax and set timelines and priorities for that action; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 179, 2023 Laws.

    April 25, 2023

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

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