Shelly Short

Shelly Short

Republican Senator District 7
✉️ shelly.short@leg.wa.gov 📞 (360) 786-7612 🏛️ 240A Irv Newhouse Building
PO Box 40407
Olympia, WA 98504 🌐 Personal website 📄 Official leg.wa.gov page
$456K Total Raised (2022-2026)
136 Bills Sponsored
13 Harmful Bills
1.42 Avg Threat Score

💰 Top Campaign Donors

Who's funding this legislator? Data from WA Public Disclosure Commission (2022-2026 elections).

Donor Total Given Contributions
SHELLY FOR STATE SURPLUS ACCOUNT $10000 1
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS $6915 2
SABEY CORPORATION $4400 8
WASHINGTON FOREST PROTECTION ASSOC PAC $4400 4
KAISER ALUMINUM $4400 4
WA CHARTERS ACTION PAC $4400 5
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $4400 4
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $4400 4
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $4400 4
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $4400 4
WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOC PAC $4400 5
HHFPAC $4400 4
MICROSOFT CORPORATION $4400 7
WA BEER & WINE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOC $4400 4
WA BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC $4400 4

Donor Categories

Organization
$415260
Individual
$40295
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📜 Bills Sponsored

Shelly Short has sponsored 136 bills this session, including 13 rated as harmful.

13 High

🏛️ Committees & Office

Office staff: Shannon Whitmore (Sr. Executive Assistant)

🗳️ Voting Record

Floor roll-call votes this session (2025-26), from the official Legislature record.

1101 Floor Votes
730 / 371 Yes / No
0.0% Votes Missed
44 Votes Against Own Party

Broke with their party

Votes where Shelly Short voted the opposite way from most of their party (4.0% of votes cast).

DateBillMotionTheir VoteResult
2026-03-10 HB 2325Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund st... Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Passed
2026-03-10 SB 6110Addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles. Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-10 SB 6162Concerning property tax reform. Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-06 HB 1903Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-06 HB 2215Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels ... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Passed
2026-03-06 HB 2225Revised for 1st substitute: Regulating artificial intelligence comp... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Passed
2026-03-05 HB 2353Concerning predesign thresholds. 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Passed
2026-03-04 HB 2416Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the c... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-02-28 SB 5647Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualif... 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Passed
2026-02-17 SB 5924Expanding prescriptive authority for pharmacists. 3rd Reading & Final Passage Yea Passed

Recent votes

DateBillMotionTheir VoteResult
2026-03-12 SB 5998Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriati... Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee Nay Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6003Concerning the capital budget. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6228Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing... Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6260Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6005Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027... Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6225Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 HB 2215Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels ... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6355Concerning the electric transmission system. Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Passed
2026-03-12 HB 1408Establishing funding for community preservation and development aut... Final Passage without Senate Amendments Yea Passed
2026-03-12 HB 1295Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing... 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6347Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax. Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-12 SB 6354Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to ele... Final Passage as Amended by the House Yea Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2487Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2681Revised for engrossed: Concerning cannabis license fees. 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Passed
2026-03-11 HB 2689Concerning the working connections child care program. 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Passed

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