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Emily Randall

U.S. Representative (since 2025)DINCUMBENT

Race
U.S. House · Washington's 6th District
Result
Emily Randall, projected winner
Opponent
Teresa Fox (R)
Research
Basic

Party line16 votes tracked

14With Democrats
1Against
1Didn't vote

Broke with Democrats on

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

Said vs. did7 statements · 16 votes

We must make a just and fair transition away from fossil fuels and invest in clean energy jobs and infrastructure.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

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On the ballotU.S. House · 6

2026-11-03

Emily Randall Dincumbent
Teresa Fox 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.

Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports
We must make a just and fair transition away from fossil fuels and invest in clean energy jobs and infrastructure.

Calls for a just and fair transition away from fossil fuels with investment in clean energy jobs and infrastructure.[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]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Expand public health coverageSupports
As a member of Congress, I will work hard to protect and strengthen the ACA, increase the flexibility of Medicaid dollars so that states like Washington can continue expanding coverage

Says she will work to protect and strengthen the ACA and increase Medicaid flexibility so states like Washington can continue expanding coverage.[9]

  • 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.[10]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Protect legal access to abortionSupports
In Washington state, I have been one of the top abortion rights and reproductive rights advocates.

Describes herself as an abortion rights advocate in the Washington Legislature, citing her sponsored bills expanding access and a 100% lifetime pro-choice voting record, and says she will fight for abortion rights in Congress.[11]

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

Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports
a tax structure that requires big business to pay its fair share

Says she believes in a tax structure that requires big business to pay its fair share.[12]

  • 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]

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[13]

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

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[14]

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

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroadSupports

Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 40 (119th Congress), a War Powers Resolution measure directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 64 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 68 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from Venezuela not authorized by Congress.

Documented position[15][16][17]

  • 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.[18]
  • 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.[19]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22).[20]
  • 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]
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[21]
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.[22]

Biography

Emily Randall is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington's 6th District, first elected in 2024 to succeed Derek Kilmer, and won re-election on November 3, 2026. A Port Orchard native and Wellesley College graduate, she worked for nonprofit and health-care organizations before serving in the Washington State Senate from 2019 to 2024, where she was Deputy Majority Leader.[1][2][3][4][5]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Randall was born in Port Orchard, Washington, to a union household; according to her official biography, her father worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and her mother was an educator at South Kitsap High School.[1][2][3] She was the first in her family to graduate college, earning bachelor's degrees in Spanish and women's studies from Wellesley College in 2008, and her campaign says she paid for school by working in retail and waiting tables.[1][2][3]

After college she worked as a development professional with Wellesley College, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (beginning in 2016, per her campaign), and Legal Voice.[1][3] Randall won election to the Washington State Senate from the 26th Legislative District in 2018, defeating Marty McClendon, and was reelected in 2022 over Jesse L. Young. She served from 2019 to 2024.[1] In the state senate she was Deputy Majority Leader and sat on the Higher Education and Workforce Development, Health and Long-Term Care, and Ways and Means committees, according to her campaign website, which cites her legislation on post-partum Medicaid coverage, pay transparency, subminimum wage for people with disabilities, and abortion providers.[3]

Randall was elected to the U.S. House in November 2024, defeating Drew MacEwen, to succeed Rep. Derek Kilmer, and took office in 2025.[1] For the 2025-2026 Congress she sits on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Government Operations; Health Care and Financial Services subcommittees) and the Committee on Natural Resources (Federal Lands; Indian and Insular Affairs subcommittees).[1] Her campaign listed climate change, costs, democracy, health care, education, and abortion access among her core issues.[4] She won the November 3, 2026 general election with 63.6% of the vote to Teresa Fox's 36.2%, 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
2025-12-10Against partyvoted noNational 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 16 votes.

All 16 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.
2025-12-10Against partyvoted noNational 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.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noCLARITY 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.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noGENIUS 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.
2025-06-12No votevoted didn't voteRescissions 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.

In their own words

Priorities

  • Lists fighting climate change, lowering costs for families, defending democracy, enhancing healthcare, improving education, and safeguarding access to abortion as her campaign's core issues.[23]
Campaign money$1.2M raised · 74% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-15

Totals this cycle

Raised$1.2M
Spent$981K
Cash on hand$242K

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

Who gave

  • Individuals $876K
  • PACs & committees $312K

Largest committee contributions

  1. Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC PAC$10K
  2. No Vote Left Behind PAC PAC$10K
  3. Equality PAC PAC$10K
  4. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club PAC$10K
  5. Resistance PAC PAC$10K
  6. Chc Bold PAC PAC$10K
  7. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$10K
  8. American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) PAC$7,500
  9. American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$7,500
  10. Equality Project PAC PAC$7,500

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/emily-randall

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 1 of 459 party-divided votes on file.

  • 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 ↗

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Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Emily Randall · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About - Emily Randall · Office of Rep. Emily Randall (house.gov) Official record
  3. 3.About Emily · Emily Randall for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
  4. 4.On the Issues · Emily Randall for Congress Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Washington's 6th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  6. 6.Fighting Climate Change · Emily Randall for Congress 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.Enhancing Healthcare · Emily Randall for Congress Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  11. 11.Safeguarding Access to Abortion · Emily Randall for Congress Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Lowering Costs for Families · Emily Randall for Congress Candidate's own words
  13. 13.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.Con.Res. 40 (Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.Con.Res. 64 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  23. 23.On the Issues · Emily Randall for Congress Candidate's own words