Legislative District 31 - State Senator (4-year term)
Legislative (Senate) District 31; 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 · 67 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 160,958 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 ÷ 160,958) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.94, 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
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Phil Fortunato represents Washington's 31st Legislative District, serving Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley, Edgewood, Milton, Sumner and Wilkeson. He serves on the Law and Justice, Transportation, State Government and Business, Trade and Economic Development committees.
Records: Government Efficiency 4 for, Government Spending Reduction 4 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 2 against,
Democratic · declared
Tamara Stramel spent years as a counselor in youth treatment facilities, finishing as a supervisor and emergency response team member, and was field organizer for the Sumner-Bonney Lake School Bond in 2024. She has served on the 31st LD Executive Board since 2019.
Sources: sos.wa.gov23