Legislative District 47 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term)
Legislative (House) District 47; Washington
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 155,639 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 155,639) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.1, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Chris Stearns serves as Speaker Pro Tem for the Washington House of Representatives, presiding over the House floor during debate and voting. He represents the 47th Legislative District, which includes Auburn, Kent and Covington.
Records: Labor Rights 23 for, Housing Affordability 12 for, Corporate Accountability 11 for,
Republican · declared
Ted Cooke argues government has overreached in taxation, regulation and mandates and failed on the economy, education, election security and road maintenance. His stated priorities are funding police, restoring education, fixing the economy and reducing homelessness.
Sources: sos.wa.gov23