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Maria Cantwell

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D WA · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 Senate

2011–2013 Senate

2009–2011 Senate

2007–2009 Senate

2005–2007 Senate

2003–2005 Senate

2001–2003 Senate

1993–1995 House Of Representatives (District 1)

Defense

Helped 924 Hurt 918 Unclear 764

Healthcare

+154

Helped 486 Hurt 332 Unclear 478

Energy

+140

Helped 482 Hurt 342 Unclear 197

Weather

-351

Helped 275 Hurt 626 Unclear 3

Transportation

+107

Helped 350 Hurt 243 Unclear 295

Education

+139

Helped 347 Hurt 208 Unclear 252

Finance

Helped 312 Hurt 311 Mixed 1 Unclear 155

Government Operations

-23

Helped 70 Hurt 93 Unclear 554

Agriculture

+189

Helped 384 Hurt 195 Unclear 118

Veterans Affairs

+194

Helped 340 Hurt 146 Unclear 80

Technology

+111

Helped 268 Hurt 157 Unclear 71

Science & Space

+173

Helped 323 Hurt 150 Unclear 21

Trade

+65

Helped 228 Hurt 163 Unclear 47

Environment

-33

Helped 122 Hurt 155 Unclear 159

Criminal Justice

+227

Helped 306 Hurt 79 Unclear 22

Housing

+136

Helped 235 Hurt 99 Unclear 17

Appropriations

+93

Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Labor

+10

Helped 106 Hurt 96 Unclear 120

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-117

Helped 31 Hurt 148 Unclear 65

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15960 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2061 P·83 C·282 Y·1359 N·1693 w:25.0

Direct (1535), Defense (154), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), USDA (16), State (14), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Scientific Agencies (4), Weather (4), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), USGS (2), Commerce (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Environmental Science (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1), State Legislatures (1), State/Local (1)

General Public 575 P·32 C·180 Y·349 N·361 w:17.1

Direct (415), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Sports Consumers (1), Students (1), Students And Athletes (1)

Education 343 P·63 C·137 Y·124 N·140 w:14.8

Direct (317), Intercollegiate Athletics (19), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Small Colleges (1), Technical (1)

Research & Science 316 P·55 C·202 Y·46 N·52 w:12.9

Direct (315), Defense (1)

Defense 308 P·44 C·40 Y·108 N·224 w:4.8

Direct (295), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Healthcare 276 P·5 C·72 Y·189 N·198 w:5.4

Direct (253), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1), Sports Medicine (1)

Agriculture 255 P·4 C·96 Y·151 N·155 w:5.0

Direct (247), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Transportation 247 P·53 C·119 Y·43 N·75 w:9.5

Military 234 C·10 Y·109 N·224 w:0.7

Direct (233), Families (1)

Technology 202 P·75 C·60 Y·45 N·67 w:13.6

Direct (194), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2525 P·151 C·1345 Y·770 N·1025 w:43.7

Direct (2105), Defense (125), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (13), Federal (12), Education (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), Weather (9), DHS (8), HHS (8), Transportation (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Space (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SBA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Justice (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), NIST (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), FTC (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

Taxpayers 195 P·2 C·108 Y·85 N·85 w:3.5

Defense 173 P·10 C·15 Y·54 N·148 w:3.9

Direct (169), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

General Public 158 P·6 C·21 Y·119 N·130 w:6.5

Direct (136), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Transportation 158 P·44 C·40 Y·44 N·74 w:10.2

State & Local Government 154 P·3 C·95 Y·54 N·56 w:5.5

Direct (149), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2)

Healthcare 138 C·28 Y·98 N·110 w:2.8

Direct (127), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Military 138 C·3 Y·53 N·135 w:0.5

Direct (137), Space Force (1)

Research & Science 129 P·9 C·102 Y·10 N·17 w:5.6

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:0.1

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			-575
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			+40
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more	-	-	-76
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)		-	-85
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more			+51
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)			-40
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)			-3
Taxpayers	-	-	-18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)			-104
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+1
Transportation		-	+23
Immigration	-	-	+107
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)		-	-25
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)		-	-17
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)	-	-	-22

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Defense

Healthcare

Energy

Weather

Transportation

Education

Finance

Government Operations

Agriculture

Veterans Affairs

Technology

Science & Space

Trade

Environment

Criminal Justice

Housing

Appropriations

Labor

Federal Budget

Immigration

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s3991-119

s3975-119

s3957-119

s3948-119

sres617-119

s3952-119

s3915-119

sres615-119

s3923-119

s3903-119

s3905-119

s3888-119

s3881-119

s3869-119

sres610-119

sres601-119

s3795-119

sres600-119

s3791-119

sres596-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution