Legislative District 37 - State Senator
August 4, 2026 · Legislative (Senate) District 37; Washington · State senate district · primary
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Low · 0 out of 100
This district is large for its type, so each vote is a smaller slice of the outcome. About 164,798 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(164,798 ÷ 164,798) ÷ ln(164,798 ÷ 152,644) = 0, comparing state senate districts in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No past results for this contest yet.
Low representation + unknown decisiveness → Below average vote impact.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
State Senator is responsible for:
- Voting on state laws and the state budget
- Representing their district in the state senate
- Confirming certain governor appointments in many states
- Helping district residents deal with state agencies
Affected Areas: Environment and Public Health, Reduce Wealth Gap, Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Healthcare Affordability, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Social Programs and Welfare, Public Education Quality, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights, Election Integrity, Personal Income Tax Reduction, Data Privacy, Civil Rights, Corporate Accountability, Public Infrastructure
Candidates
Chipalo Street
Democratic · declared
Chipalo Street is the Democratic Washington state representative for Legislative District 37, Position 2, and is running for the district's open State Senate seat. He is Majority Caucus Vice Chair and vice chair of the House Finance Committee, with membership on Appropriations and Environment & Energy. Street earned bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Brown University, worked at Microsoft on Azure IoT Edge and emerging technology, cofounded a remote-cardiac-rehabilitation startup, and taught computer science in South Seattle.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for
Tatiana Brown
Democratic · declared
Tatiana Brown is the Democratic candidate for Washington State Senate in Legislative District 37. She was appointed by Governor Inslee as the youth representative to the Washington Environmental Justice Council and was elected by fellow council members as its co-chair. Brown develops collaborative-governance tools with the People's Economy Lab and has worked on government-funded community assemblies. Her campaign platform focuses on economics, education, environment, and well-being.
Election sources
Source: sos.wa.gov
Source: sos.wa.gov
Source: www2.sos.wa.gov