Representative · Washington's 1st district

Suzan K. DelBene

Suzan K. DelBene is a Democratic representative for Washington's 1st district, in Congress since 2012. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 10, and cast 457 of 464 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Nov 13, 2012
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	1.5%10 of 675 · rank 263 of 439	98%457 of 464 · rank 203 of 439	160 became law	25%146 of 585
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.5%6 of 1,222 · rank 401 of 442	99%838 of 849 · rank 138 of 442	190 became law	23%121 of 523
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.0%0 of 997 · rank 426 of 443	99%567 of 573 · rank 131 of 443	251 became law	8%41 of 546

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.30+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

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.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
S. 1582: GENIUS ActYea
Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–122· Against party
H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity ActYea
Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 294–134· Against party
H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl ActYea
Feb 6, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 312–108· Against party
S. 2228: Building Chips in America Act of 2023Yea
Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 257–125· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

House Committee on Ways and Means
Oversight
Tax
Trade

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Washington's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $380.7M
Per resident: $496
Rank in Washington: 6 of 10
Contract actions: 4,154; New awards: 2,668

By fiscal year

250.6MFY2017
372.1MFY2018
387MFY2019
558.1MFY2020
351.1MFY2021
405.9MFY2022
485.9MFY2023
501.6MFY2024
558.4MFY2025
380.7MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of Veterans Affairs$149.3M39%
U.S. Special Operations Command$63.3M17%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$36.4M9.6%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$36.4M9.6%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$25.5M6.7%
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force$19.7M5.2%
Department of Defense
Defense Information Systems Agency$17.4M4.6%
Department of Defense
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.3M1.4%

Top recipients

PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC$152.6M40%
362 awards
MICROSOFT CORPORATION$63.3M17%
14 awards
DELL MARKETING L.P.$60.9M16%
1 award
FUJIFILM SONOSITE INC$13.1M3.4%
145 awards
GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (AEROSPACE), INC.$12.6M3.3%
3 awards
VERATHON INC$7.1M1.9%
430 awards
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC.$4.9M1.3%
2 awards
ASEPTICO, INC.$4.6M1.2%
239 awards
TRUVETA INC$3.9M1.0%
2 awards
ECHODYNE CORP$3.5M0.9%
3 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $3.6M; through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand: $1.1M
From committees: $1.6M; 401 committees
From contractor PACs: $409.8K; 98 PACs · 26% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)	$10K	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$125K
bristol-myers squibb companybristol-myers squibb company political action committee	$10K	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$8.8M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$10K	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$10K	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$10K	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee	$10K	HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$5.6B
medtronic inc.medtronic inc. pac	$10K	MEDTRONIC INCAI match · 99% · the same organization	$15.8M
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$9,000	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$7,500	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$3.6M	$1.6M	$409.8K98 PACs · 26% of committee money
2024	$3.9M	$1.8M	$437.8K101 PACs · 24% of committee money
2022	$2.5M	$1.4M	$379.2K93 PACs · 27% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Washington's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Washington's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Washington's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Washington's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Washington's 1st districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Washington's 1st districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Washington's 1st districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Washington's 1st districtNov 13, 2012 – Jan 3, 2013

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: delbene.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6311
Office: 2311 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.