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Chris Stearns
Data last updated: F-1 statements filed through Oct 13, 2026 · contributions through Oct 14, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)
State Representative, Legislative District 47, Position 2
Running in 2026: State Representative, District 47, Position 2 (In the general)
Statements of financial affairs (F-1)
| Period | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 State Representative, Legislative District 47 | 2026-04-15 | 2 income, 1 real estate, 1 creditors |
| 2024-01-01 – 2025-01-12 State Representative, Legislative District 47 | 2025-04-15 | 2 income, 1 real estate, 1 creditors |
Findings
None.
In the Legislature
Bills they introduced as prime sponsor 31
| SHB 2496 EFSEC tribal consultation 2025-26 | Law (C 244 L 26) |
| EHB 1461 Joint operating agencies 2025-26 | Law (C 62 L 25) |
| HB 1222 Gambling commission/PRA 2025-26 | Law (C 81 L 25) |
| 2SHB 1274 Juvenile convictions/score 2025-26 | Referred to Appropriations. |
| 2SHB 2281 State-tribal relationship 2025-26 | House Rules "X" file. |
| HB 2117 Board of natural resources 2025-26 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. |
| HB 2103 Electric/public contracts 2025-26 | First reading, referred to Local Government. |
| SHB 2526 Prostitution 2025-26 | Referred to Appropriations. |
| HB 1265 Commercial sexual exploit. 2025-26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| SHB 1703 Equine industry 2025-26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| HB 1713 Automatic voter reg./tribes 2025-26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| HB 2579 Public media grants 2025-26 | First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. |
| HB 1362 Gambling diversion court 2025-26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| HB 1513 Seashore conservation area 2025-26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| SHB 1532 Sales tax sourcing impact 2025-26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| HB 2493 Crime victims & witnesses 2025-26 | First reading, referred to Community Safety. |
| HB 2572 Voting services 2025-26 | Referred to Appropriations. |
| HR 4684 Ireland 2025-26 | Adopted. |
| HB 2135 Emergency worker prg./tribes 2023-24 | Law (C 205 L 24) |
| ESHB 2019 Native American apprentices 2023-24 | Law (C 203 L 24) |
| HB 1221 Lottery players/PRA 2023-24 | Law (C 346 L 23) |
| SHB 1352 County invest. pools/tribes 2023-24 | Law (C 74 L 23) |
| HB 1471 State procurement procedures 2023-24 | Law (C 140 L 24) |
| E2SHB 2065 Offender score recalc. 2023-24 | By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. |
| 2ESHB 1362 Reports 2023-24 | By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. |
Final passage votes on the most-lobbied bills
| Bill | Vote | Lobbying employers |
|---|---|---|
| ESSB 5167 Operating budget House, Apr 27, 2025 | Yea | 93 |
| ESSB 5167 Operating budget House, Mar 31, 2025 | Yea | 93 |
| ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. House, Mar 12, 2026 | Yea | 57 |
| ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. House, Feb 28, 2026 | Yea | 57 |
| E2SSB 5284 Solid waste management House, Apr 14, 2025 | Yea | 52 |
| SSB 5195 Capital budget House, Apr 27, 2025 | Yea | 50 |
| ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires House, Mar 9, 2026 | Yea | 46 |
| EHB 1217 Residential tenants House, Apr 27, 2025 | Yea | 42 |
| EHB 1217 Residential tenants House, Mar 10, 2025 | Yea | 42 |
| ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax House, Apr 22, 2025 | Yea | 38 |
| ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax House, Apr 22, 2025 | Yea | 38 |
| ESSB 5814 Excise taxes House, Apr 23, 2025 | Yea | 34 |
| E2SSB 5981 340B drug pricing program House, Mar 6, 2026 | Yea | 30 |
| ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts House, Apr 25, 2025 | Yea | 28 |
| ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts House, Apr 12, 2025 | Yea | 28 |
| SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental House, Mar 12, 2026 | Yea | 25 |
| 2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers House, Mar 11, 2026 | Yea | 24 |
| 2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers House, Feb 13, 2026 | Yea | 24 |
| E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance House, Mar 11, 2026 | Yea | 23 |
| ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing House, Mar 9, 2026 | Yea | 23 |
| ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing House, Feb 16, 2026 | Yea | 23 |
| E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance House, Feb 14, 2026 | Yea | 23 |
| ESSB 5794 Tax preferences House, Apr 23, 2025 | Yea | 22 |
| ESHB 1155 Noncompetition agreements House, Mar 9, 2026 | Yea | 20 |
| ESSB 6002 Driver privacy House, Mar 5, 2026 | Yea | 20 |
Lobbyist-paid meals and events 18
Where a lobbyist's monthly report lists them among the people a lobbyist or employer paid for. A dinner several employers split appears once for each employer. Shares are shown when the report states them.
| Date | Paid by | Occasion | Their share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | WA ASSN OF REALTORS reported by Mary Hull-Drury | Legislative Reception · Washington Realtors Office | not stated |
| 2026-01-22 | BOEING reported by Ryan R. Tomasich | Boeing sponsored Aerospace Futures Alliance Reception · Boeing Olympia House, Olympia, WA | not stated |
| 2026-01-21 | ENERGY NORTHWEST reported by DAVID C ARBAUGH | Legislative Reception · Capitol Rotunda (Budd Bay Cafe Catering) | not stated |
| 2026-01-20 | ASSN OF WA SPIRITS & WINE DISTRIBUTORS reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC | AWSWD Legislative Reception · Jean-Pierre's three16 | not stated |
| 2026-01-14 | WA PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTS ASSN reported by LIZ ANDERSON | WPUDA Legislative Reception · Legislative Building Rotunda, Olympia WA | not stated |
| 2025-09-09 | INLAND POWER & LIGHT reported by Andy Barth | Inland Power Dam Tour (Meals, Rental Van) - This tour was an educational tour for lawmakers to learn more about hydropower's critical role in the Pacific Northwest energy industry. · 10110 W Hallett Rd., Spokane, WA 99224 | $73.83 |
| 2025-07-22 | Northwest Gas Association reported by Dan Kirschner | Energy/Technology Dinner · The Lakehouse, Bellevue | not stated |
| 2025-07-22 | WA TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSN reported by Kelly Fukai | Tech and Energy Dinner at PNWER · The Lakehouse, Bellevue | not stated |
| 2025-04-08 | ENERGY NORTHWEST reported by DAVID C ARBAUGH | Legislative Nuclear Energy Caucus Reception · Senate Rules Room - Lt. Governor’s office | not stated |
| 2025-03-31 | TECHNOLOGY NETWORK reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC | TechNet Reception · Olympia, WA | not stated |
| 2025-03-27 | BOEING reported by Ryan R. Tomasich | Reception with legislators to share the Aerospace Impact study and discuss statewide issues. · Boeing Olympia House (Office) | not stated |
| 2025-03-24 | ENERGY NORTHWEST reported by DAVID C ARBAUGH | Legislative Nuclear Energy Caucus · Vic's Pizzeria Wildwood - JAC211 Capitol Campus | $4.65 |
| 2025-03-17 | ENERGY NORTHWEST reported by DAVID C ARBAUGH | Legislative Nuclear Energy Caucus · Vic's Pizzeria Wildwood - JAC211 Capitol Campus | $4.58 |
| 2025-02-05 | WA ST COUNCIL OF FIRE FIGHTERS reported by DENNIS J LAWSON | Legislative Conference Reception · Capital Event Center, ESD 113, 6005 Tyee Drive SW, Tumwater, WA 98512 | not stated |
| 2025-01-22 | WA FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES reported by DENNIS EAGLE | WFSE Legislative Reception · Octapas Cafe - 810 Water Street SW - Olympia, WA 98501 | $61.88 |
| 2025-01-16 | ASSN OF WA SPIRITS & WINE DISTRIBUTORS reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC | AWSWD Lobby Day Evening Reception · John Pierre's Three16 | not stated |
| 2025-01-13 | MCBRIDE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC reported by MCBRIDE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC | Opening Day Reception · 1889 Prime Steakhouse, 406 5th Ave SW, Olympia WA | $63.53 |
| 2024-02-22 | WA REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSN reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC | WRRA Legislative Reception · Columbia Room | not stated |
Who reported lobbying them
Employers whose lobbyists named them in a monthly report's lobbying, with the bills reported.
| Employer | Reports | Bills |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WA latest 2026-09 | 15 | HB 1274, HB 1317, HB 2426, HB 2526 |
| WA State Assn of Plumbers & Pipefitters latest 2026-09 | 5 | HB 1173, HB 1462, HB 1549, HB 1628, HB 1723, HB 1788, SB 5422, SB 5548, SB 5572, SB 5756 |
| Spark Northwest latest 2026-03 | 5 | ESSB 6200, HB 2265, HB 2296, HB 2338, SB 6050, SB 6200, SB 6223 |
| Washington State Labor Council latest 2026-01 | 3 | none named |
| TREEHOUSE latest 2026-02 | 3 | none named |
| FairVote Washington latest 2026-02 | 3 | HB 1146, HB 1448, HB 1710, HB 1916, HB 2210 |
| FAITH ACTION NETWORK latest 2026-02 | 3 | HB 1859, HB 2281, SB 5284 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION latest 2025-03 | 3 | HB 1960, SB 5466, SB 5570 |
| 350 Seattle latest 2026-08 | 3 | none named |
| The Arc of King County latest 2025-04 | 2 | HB 1908, SB 5393 |
| Pasado's Safe Haven latest 2026-02 | 2 | HB 1904, HB 2247 |
| ONEAMERICA latest 2026-03 | 2 | HB 1710, HB 1750, SB 5925 |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project latest 2025-03 | 2 | HB 1056, HB 1113, HB 1217, HB 1232, HB 1399, HB 1512, HB 1620, HB 1875, SB 5023, SB 5041, SB 5223, SB 5362 and 6 more |
| NATL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY GREATER NW CHAPTER latest 2026-03 | 2 | SB 5993 |
| Families Against Mandatory Minimums latest 2025-01 | 2 | HB 1274, HB 1317, HB 1325, HB 2065 |
| ENERGY NORTHWEST latest 2026-01 | 2 | HB 2281 |
| Washington Trails Association latest 2025-03 | 1 | none named |
| WA ST HOSPITAL ASSN latest 2026-01 | 1 | none named |
| WA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSN latest 2025-12 | 1 | none named |
| WA FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES latest 2026-02 | 1 | none named |
| UNITED WAY OF KING CO latest 2026-02 | 1 | HB 2238 |
| Snoqualmie Tribe latest 2025-12 | 1 | HB 2281, SB 5609 |
| REGIONAL FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP COALITION latest 2026-02 | 1 | none named |
| Northwest Harvest EMM latest 2025-10 | 1 | none named |
| Nez Perce Tribe latest 2024-01 | 1 | none named |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. latest 2025-07 | 1 | none named |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE latest 2025-12 | 1 | SB 5950 |
| INLAND POWER & LIGHT latest 2025-09 | 1 | none named |
| INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF WASHINGTON latest 2026-01 | 1 | none named |
| GoWest Credit Union Association latest 2025-10 | 1 | none named |
| General Matter latest 2025-10 | 1 | none named |
| Full Life Care latest 2025-12 | 1 | none named |
| DreamCorps latest 2025-12 | 1 | HB 1125 |
| BP AMERICA INC latest 2025-01 | 1 | none named |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF WA latest 2026-01 | 1 | none named |
| AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON STATE latest 2024-11 | 1 | none named |
| AFT Washington latest 2024-10 | 1 | none named |
Where their 2026 money comes from
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money
Contributions to their 2026 campaign by kind of donor (how kinds are read).
Campaign money: State Representative, 2026
$81,707raised, 108 contributions
$5their own money
$61,659spent
$132 / $0outside spending for / against
PACs $56,400 · Businesses $12,000 · Individuals $6,074 · Other (incl. small contributions) $4,469 · Unions $1,350 · Parties $1,300 · Caucuses $109 · Their own money $5
How it was spent
Management and consulting services$18,461
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$12,606
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$12,004
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $5,600
Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs$4,118
Other$3,049
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$2,200
Inkind contribution$1,459
Printing campaign signs$756
Fundraising events and related costs$730
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Arlington | PACs | $2,400 |
| PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE Kingston | PACs | $2,400 |
| PUGET SOUND ENERGY Bellevue | Businesses | $2,400 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Seattle | Businesses | $2,400 |
| JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE Sequim | PACs | $2,400 |
| DELTA DENTAL OF WASHINGTON Seattle | Businesses | $2,400 |
| SNOQUALMIE TRIBE Snoqualmie | PACs | $2,400 |
| NAT'L INDIAN GAMING ASSN SOVEREIGNTY PAC Washington | PACs | $2,400 |
| SEIU 775 QUALITY CARE COMMITTEE Seattle | PACs | $2,400 |
| SEIU HEALTHCARE 1199NW PAC Kent | PACs | $2,400 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR TRIBAL SELF-RELIANCE BY WA INDIAN GAMING ASSN Olympia | PACs | $2,400 |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WA Tulalip | PACs | $2,400 |
| SAMISH TYEE Anacortes | PACs | $2,400 |
| WA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Federal Way | PACs | $2,400 |
| CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND Seatac | PACs | $2,400 |
Raised and spent are the PDC's totals for this candidacy; the breakdowns are from its itemized contributions and expenditures · the PDC's page
Campaign money: State Representative, 2024
$108,447raised, 164 contributions
$30their own money
$113,666spent
$120 / $0outside spending for / against
PACs $76,782 · Individuals $12,326 · Businesses $8,400 · Other (incl. small contributions) $6,259 · Unions $2,400 · Parties $1,295 · Caucuses $954 · Their own money $30
How it was spent
Management and consulting services$47,937
Transfer to surplus funds account$15,000
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$14,805
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$11,796
Transfer to political party or legislative caucus committee$10,000
Inkind contribution$3,158
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$2,348
Printing campaign signs$1,732
Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs$1,705
Other$1,686
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE Auburn | PACs | $2,400 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION Nespelem | PACs | $2,400 |
| NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE Olympia | PACs | $2,400 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR TRIBAL SELF-RELIANCE BY WA INDIAN GAMING ASSN Olympia | PACs | $2,400 |
| KENT FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1747 PAC Kent | PACs | $2,400 |
| JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC Seattle | PACs | $2,400 |
| WA BEER & WINE DISTRIBUTORS ASSN Olympia | Other (incl. small contributions) | $2,400 |
| PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS Tacoma | PACs | $2,400 |
| COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE Longview | PACs | $2,400 |
| PUGET SOUND ENERGY Bellevue | Businesses | $2,400 |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WA Tulalip | PACs | $2,400 |
| JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE Sequim | PACs | $2,400 |
| WA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC Olympia | PACs | $2,400 |
| WA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC Federal Way | PACs | $2,400 |
| SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS Highland | PACs | $2,400 |
Raised and spent are the PDC's totals for this candidacy; the breakdowns are from its itemized contributions and expenditures · the PDC's page