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Rick Larsen

U.S. House · WA-2 · Democrats · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

Rick Larsen is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Washington's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. He is the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Larsen was born in Arlington, Washington, and holds a master's degree in public affairs. Before entering Congress, he worked as director of public affairs for the Washington State Dental Association and as a lobbyist.

Career

Larsen has consistently supported transportation funding and infrastructure investment since his 2008 reelection, voting for every major transportation bill during that period. He voted for the 2009 American Clean Energy and Security Act. He supported the Affordable Care Act and opposed bills to restrict abortion rights. He backed President Obama's exit strategy for Iraq and has consistently voted in favor of funding for Iraq and Afghanistan operations. He supported President Trump's impeachment in 2019.

Prior political experience

Larsen was first elected to Congress in 2000 and has won reelection multiple times. In 2006, he defeated Republican Doug Roulstone with 65% of the vote. In 2010, he narrowly defeated Republican John Koster for a sixth term. In 2012, he won reelection with 61% against Republican Dan Matthews. In 2016, he defeated Republican Marc Hennemann with 64% of the vote. In 2018, he received 210,187 votes (71.3% of the vote in his district).

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress-0.365

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.166
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 336 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
13thU.S. House WA-22025–presentIn progressRick Larsen—
12thU.S. House WA-22023–2025Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
11thU.S. House WA-22021–2023Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
10thU.S. House WA-22019–2021Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
9thU.S. House WA-22017–2019Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
8thU.S. House WA-22015–2017Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
7thU.S. House WA-22013–2015Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
6thU.S. House WA-22011–2013Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
5thU.S. House WA-22009–2011Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
4thU.S. House WA-22007–2009Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
3rdU.S. House WA-22005–2007Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
2ndU.S. House WA-22003–2005Term endedRick LarsenRick Larsen
1stU.S. House WA-22001–2003Term ended—Rick Larsen

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term9

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House WA-2Won71.29%