Kim D. Harless
Democratic · WA · Vancouver City Council Member, Seat 1
Kim Harless serves on the Vancouver City Council. She grew up in Vancouver and earned a science degree while working and raising a child; her priorities are affordable housing and wages, and a fairer tax system.
Where Kim D. Harless stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Made the motion creating a Vancouver City Council sub-quorum to examine establishing an independent ethics commission for the city; the council approved it 5-1.
May 4, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Made the motion to approve Ordinance 4422, setting 2024 Vancouver garbage, recycling and organics collection rates that raised the typical residential customer's combined monthly bill by 9.9 percent; the council approved it unanimously.
November 6, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Made the motion adopting Resolution M-4339 Option A, which placed on the November 4, 2025 ballot a Vancouver charter amendment creating four council voting districts whose candidates are elected by district voters in both the primary and the general election plus two at-large seats; it passed 5-1 over Mayor McEnerny-Ogle's no vote, and the competing Option B resolution received no motion.
June 9, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Cast the lone no vote on Resolution M-4198, which granted the Kirkland Tower developer a 10-month extension of its multifamily housing limited property tax exemption certificate; the council approved the extension 5-1.
November 28, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Made the motion directing the Vancouver City Council to ask the C-TRAN Board of Directors to adopt the 4-3-2 board composition plan without stipulations; the council approved it 6-1.
December 1, 2025
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Washington's Public Disclosure Commission found that Harless appeared to file required campaign contribution reports late during her 2025 election. Staff closed the case with a reminder, deciding she was substantially in compliance, and imposed no penalty (case 169783).
June 3, 2025
Source: pdc.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Moved two amendments that the council adopted: one changing wording in Vancouver's Climate Action Plan Early Action Package, and one adding text to the council's meeting-procedures policy. The council then approved both items.
June 6, 2022
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Cast the lone no vote as a Vancouver city councilmember on Ordinance M-4368, the zoning text change allowing self-storage businesses in downtown building basements in the CX district, after questioning its street loading and unloading impacts; the council approved it 6-1.
April 18, 2022
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 3 records
The Vancouver City Council voted 5-1, with Perez opposed, to adopt written findings that a preponderance of the evidence showed she violated the City Council Code of Ethics. She recused herself and left the chamber for the item and the vote.
December 8, 2025
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
State campaign-finance regulators closed a complaint against Harless with a written warning and no penalty. They found she filed some contribution reports late and left the required sponsor label off campaign advertising, but called the problem minor and fixed (case 175934).
October 8, 2025
Source: pdc.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
The Vancouver City Council voted 5-0 to refer an ethics complaint against her to a hearings examiner for investigation and voted 5-0 to remove her from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee until the ethics matter concluded; she addressed the complaint and then left the council chambers for the votes.
October 6, 2025
Source: vancouverwa.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 24, 2026
Race Kim D. Harless is in:
- Legislative District 49 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term) · November 3, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 49; Washington
Past race Kim D. Harless ran in:
- Legislative District 49 - State Representative Position 1 · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 49; Washington
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.