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Marilyn Strickland

U.S. Representative (since 2021)DINCUMBENT

Race
U.S. House · Washington's 10th District
Result
Marilyn Strickland, projected winner
Opponent
Chris Chung (R)
Research
Basic

Party line24 votes tracked

22With Democrats
2Against
0Didn't vote

With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.

Said vs. did6 statements · 24 votes

I will continue to stand up to extreme attempts to take away health care from Americans, protect Medicare, and make health care more affordable.

Expand public health coverage

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On the ballotU.S. House · 10

2026-11-03

Marilyn Strickland Dincumbent
Chris Chung Rchallenger

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Expand public health coverageSupports
I will continue to stand up to extreme attempts to take away health care from Americans, protect Medicare, and make health care more affordable.

Says she will continue to protect Medicare and oppose efforts to take health care away from Americans.[6]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.[7][8]
  • YESBreaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.[9]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports
We need to do more to protect our planet for our kids and future generations. In Congress, I'm working to boost renewable energy.

Says she is working in Congress to boost renewable energy as part of protecting the environment.[6]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[7][8]
  • YESBuild Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.[10][11]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Protect legal access to abortionSupports
We must continue to protect reproductive freedom, and I look forward to codifying a woman’s right to make private medical decisions.

In a June 2024 statement she said reproductive freedom must continue to be protected and that she looks forward to codifying a woman’s right to make private medical decisions.[12]

  • YESWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24).[13]
  • YESWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[14]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to voteOpposes
These extreme voter registration requirements and restrictions on absentee and mail-in voting are nothing more than voter suppression.

In an April 2025 statement she criticized the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register, as voter suppression.[15]

  • NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[16]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Stricter gun lawsSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress), which would ban the sale and manufacture of many semiautomatic assault weapons.

Documented position[17]

  • YESAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons.[18]
  • YESBipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.[19]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Raise the minimum wageSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.

Documented position[20]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22).[21]
  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[7][8]
  • NOSecure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[22]
  • YESAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).[23]
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[7][8]
  • YESInflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.[11]
Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[24]
  • YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[25]
Broad tariffs on imported goods

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[26]
Universal, publicly funded child care

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESBuild Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.[10]

Biography

Marilyn Strickland is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington's 10th Congressional District and won re-election on November 3, 2026. Born in Seoul and raised in Tacoma, she served as mayor of Tacoma and as president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce before her 2020 election to Congress. She serves on the House Armed Services and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.[1][2][3][4][5]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Strickland was born September 25, 1962, in Seoul, South Korea. Her family moved to Tacoma in 1967 after her father, a U.S. serviceman, was stationed at Fort Lewis, and she was raised in Tacoma and attended Mount Tahoma High School.[2] Her campaign website describes her as an "Army brat" and a graduate of Tacoma Public Schools.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington and a master's degree in business administration from Clark Atlanta University.[1][27]

Strickland worked in the private sector, including at Northern Life Insurance, before entering local government as a member of the Tacoma City Council.[2] She served two terms as mayor of Tacoma, from 2010 to 2018, according to her campaign website; Wikipedia describes her as the city's first Asian-born elected mayor and first African-American woman in the office.[2][1] After her mayoralty she became president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.[1][2]

Strickland was elected to Congress in November 2020 and sworn in on January 3, 2021. Her campaign website calls her the first African-American and Korean-American woman elected to Congress, and her House website says she is the first African American to represent Washington state in federal office.[1][3] In the 119th Congress (2025-2026) she sits on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and Highways and Transit subcommittees, and on the Armed Services Committee, with the Military Personnel and Readiness subcommittees.[4] Her House website lists her as Whip of the New Democrat Coalition, Secretary of the Congressional Black Caucus, and chair of the New Democrat Coalition National Security Taskforce.[3][4]

Outside government, Strickland has served as campaign chair of the United Way of Pierce County, as a trustee of the Tacoma Public Library and Annie Wright Schools, and as a board member of Grand Cinema.[27] According to her House website, she lives in the district with her husband.[3] She won the November 3, 2026 general election with 63.5% of the vote to Chris Chung's 35.9%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[5]

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Recent votes

DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212
2025-12-10With partyvoted yesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2

Showing the 8 most recent of 24 votes.

All 24 recorded votes
DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
2025-12-10With partyvoted yesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
2025-07-17Against partyvoted yesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
2025-07-17Against partyvoted yesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
2025-07-03With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
2025-06-12With partyvoted noRescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
2025-05-22With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
2025-04-10With partyvoted noSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
2025-03-11With partyvoted noFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
2025-01-22With partyvoted noLaken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
2023-05-11With partyvoted noSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.
2022-08-12With partyvoted yesInflation Reduction Act — final House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 0–207Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
2022-07-29With partyvoted yesAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passageH.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 215–5 · Republicans 2–208Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
2022-07-15With partyvoted yesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passageH.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–1 · Republicans 0–209Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions.
2022-06-24With partyvoted yesBipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passageS. 2938 · Passed 234–193 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 14–193Expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded state red-flag and crisis-intervention programs, and narrowed the "boyfriend loophole."
2021-11-19With partyvoted yesBuild Back Better Act — House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–1 · Republicans 0–212Would have funded clean-energy tax credits, universal pre-kindergarten and child-care subsidies, and extended health-coverage subsidies; it did not pass the Senate.
2021-09-24With partyvoted yesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passageH.R. 3755 · Passed 218–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 218–1 · Republicans 0–210Would have created a federal statutory right for providers to offer, and patients to receive, abortion services, limiting state restrictions.
2021-03-18With partyvoted yesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passageH.R. 6 · Passed 228–197 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–0 · Republicans 9–197Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.

On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • billLed bipartisan legislation to help military families facing food insecurity and to expand access to affordable housing for military families.[6]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Lists building an economy that works for working people, protecting access to health care, fighting pollution and protecting the environment, and supporting servicemembers, military families, and veterans as her campaign's priorities.[6]
  • Says she has focused on lowering costs, creating jobs, and building more housing, and has led bipartisan legislation to help military families with food insecurity and affordable housing.[6]
Campaign money$1.5M raised · 56% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-15

Totals this cycle

Raised$1.5M
Spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$677K

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $839K
  • PACs & committees $667K

Profile: /people/marilyn-strickland

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 11 of 465 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (6), Climate & energy (3), Foreign affairs & defense (2)

  • Amendment (Massie) to H.R. 8595 — Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

    A yes vote supported an H.R. 8595 amendment that bars funds in the bill from being used for Israel and cuts the Foreign Military Financing account by $3.3 billion. (AI-written)

    What it does: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for national security, the Department of State, and related programs.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 103–98, Republicans 1–215

    Jul 15, 2026Official record ↗

  • Amendment (Bentz) to H.R. 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

    A yes vote adopted an amendment (Bentz) revising the Renewable Fuel Standard’s “renewable biomass” definition to include forest-product mill residuals and trees, slash and storm debris from non-federal, National Forest System, public and tribal lands. (AI-written)

    What it does: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 37–176, Republicans 172–40

    Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

  • Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

    What it does: Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act This bill reauthorizes Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until April 30, 2029, and expands protections relat…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 42–169, Republicans 192–22

    Apr 29, 2026Official record ↗

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Meet Marilyn · Strickland for Washington Candidate's own words
  2. 2.Marilyn Strickland · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  3. 3.About - Marilyn Strickland · Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland Official record
  4. 4.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland, U.S. House Official record
  5. 5.Washington's 10th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  6. 6.Marilyn's Priorities · Strickland for Washington Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  12. 12.Strickland Statement on Supreme Court Abortion Pill Decision · Rep. Marilyn Strickland (official site) Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  15. 15.New Dem Whip Marilyn Strickland on SAVE Act · Rep. Marilyn Strickland (official site) Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  20. 20.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  27. 27.Marilyn Strickland · Ballotpedia Reference