As House Majority Leader and your Representative, I work every day to help lead Washington through the big challenges facing our state and country.

I passed landmark climate legislation, generational tax reform, defended reproductive freedom and democracy from an out-of-control federal government, and delivered investments in education, healthcare, housing, and public safety.

As a new father of two young kids, I am focused on building a future where every Washington family can thrive. I would be honored to earn your continued support.”

—Joe

PRIORITIES

Housing and Affordability

Washington’s affordability crisis is pushing too many families farther from jobs, schools, and opportunity. Joe Fitzgibbon has been a leader in addressing the housing shortage by supporting policies that expand housing options, lower costs, and build more connected communities.

Joe sponsored major housing legislation to help cities create more housing near transit, modernize local planning, and increase housing supply statewide. He believes Washington must build more affordable homes at every income level while protecting existing communities from displacement and ensuring working families can stay rooted in the places they call home.

As House Majority Leader, Joe has also helped secure investments in homelessness response, behavioral health services, rental assistance, and infrastructure that supports growing communities. He understands that housing affordability is tied to transportation, climate, economic opportunity, and quality of life.

Joe supports:

  • Expanding affordable housing and homeownership opportunities
  • Building more housing near transit and jobs
  • Investing in homelessness prevention and behavioral health
  • Supporting local governments with infrastructure and planning tools
  • Protecting renters and helping working families stay in their communities

Joe believes Washington should be a place where teachers, nurses, tradespeople, young families, and seniors can all afford to live and thrive.

Fighting Climate Change and Building a Clean Energy Economy

Joe Fitzgibbon has been one of the nation’s leading legislative voices on climate action and clean energy. As Chair of the House Environment & Energy Committee and now House Majority Leader, Joe helped lead the passage of Washington’s historic Climate Commitment Act, Clean Fuel Standard, and the strongest package of state climate laws in the country.

Joe has sponsored and passed major legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, transition Washington toward clean energy, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste and pollution, and modernize transportation systems. His work positioned Washington as a national model for how states can fight climate change while growing the economy and creating jobs.

Joe knows that climate action and affordability must go hand in hand. That means investing in clean energy infrastructure, lowering energy costs for families, supporting union jobs, improving air and water quality, and ensuring communities across Washington benefit from the transition to a cleaner economy.

As attacks on climate progress intensify nationally, Joe has protected Washington’s environmental leadership and accelerated the transition away from fossil fuels. He believes states must lead where the federal government falls short.

Joe supports:

  • Protecting and strengthening Washington’s Climate Commitment Act
  • Expanding clean energy and energy efficiency investments
  • Reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
  • Supporting clean transportation and electrification
  • Protecting air quality, water quality, and public health
  • Investing in climate resilience and environmental justice
  • Creating family-wage jobs in the clean energy economy
  • Preserving natural spaces, salmon habitat, and outdoor recreation

Joe knows that Washington can continue proving that bold climate action, economic growth, and opportunity for working families can go together.

Transportation and Transit

Joe Fitzgibbon has long championed safe, sustainable, and reliable transportation systems that connect communities and reduce traffic and pollution.

By passing the Climate Commitment Act, he secured billions of dollars in investments in public transit, ferry service, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and transportation infrastructure that supports Washington’s growing population and economy. Joe understands that transportation is not just about mobility — it’s about affordability, climate action, public safety, and access to opportunity.

Joe has sponsored and passed legislation improving safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, protecting transit access, and supporting smarter transportation planning. He also fought to preserve critical transit and ferry service for communities including West Seattle, south Seattle, White Center, and Vashon Island.

As Washington continues to grow, Joe is focused on building transportation systems that are cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable. He supports expanding transit options, reducing congestion, improving freight mobility, and ensuring communities across the state remain connected.

Joe supports:

  • Expanding transit and ferry service
  • Investing in safer streets for pedestrians and bicyclists
  • Reducing traffic congestion and transportation emissions
  • Modernizing infrastructure and improving reliability
  • Building transit-oriented communities with affordable housing access
  • Creating transportation systems that work for urban, suburban, and rural communities alike

Joe believes Washington’s future depends on transportation systems that are reliable, sustainable, and accessible for everyone.

Protecting Washington Values

At a time when fundamental rights and democratic institutions are under attack nationally, Joe Fitzgibbon has helped lead efforts to ensure Washington remains a state that protects freedom, opportunity, and justice for everyone.

As House Majority Leader, Joe has played a central role in advancing legislation to protect reproductive freedom, defend voting rights, strengthen democracy, and push back against federal attacks on Washington’s values and priorities. He believes government must protect people’s rights, expand opportunity, and ensure everyone is treated with dignity and fairness.

Joe has worked to advance policies that promote racial equity, strengthen environmental justice, improve access to healthcare, and make government more responsive and accountable. He understands that progress requires both bold leadership and the ability to bring people together to get things done.

Joe supports:

  • Protecting reproductive freedom and healthcare access
  • Defending voting rights and democratic institutions
  • Advancing racial and environmental justice
  • Standing up to federal overreach and extremist attacks on civil liberties
  • Investing in public education, healthcare, and community safety
  • Building a government that works for working families, not just the wealthy and well-connected

Joe believes Washington can continue leading the nation by showing that progressive values and effective governance go hand in hand.

 

Meet Joe

As House Majority Leader and State Representative, Joe has become one of the state’s leading voices on climate action, affordability, and progressive governance. He has helped pass landmark legislation on clean energy, housing, transportation, tax fairness, and environmental protection. Joe  played a leading role in passing Washington’s Climate Commitment Act and some of the nation’s strongest climate policies.

Joe currently serves on the House Appropriations and Rules Committees, as well as the Joint Committee on Employment Relations and the Select Committee on Pension Policy. He is the co-chair of the Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparecy & Fiscal Accountability. Before his election as House Majority Leader in 2022, Joe spent nine years chairing the House Environment & Energy Committee.

Outside of the Legislature, Joe’s primary focus is on raising his two young kids. He has also worked as a policy consultant for organizations fighting climatr change. Before serving in the Legislature, Joe worked for environmental and political campaigns and as a staffer in the state Legislature. He served on the Burien Planning Commission and advocated for safer streets and sustainable growth in his community.

Born in Kirkland and raised in a Navy family, Joe grew up many places but most of all Burien. He now lives in West Seattle with his wife and two young children. When he’s not in Olympia, Joe enjoys hiking, biking, gardening, cooking, and spending time with his family.

 

In The News

House Democrats
NY Can Learn from Washington State’s Cap-and-Invest Policy

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West Seattle Blog
How Joe Fitzgibbon’s Bills Are Moving Through the Legislature

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The Spokesman-Review
Spokesman-Review: Fight for Competitive Congressional Maps

Sometimes, when legislators try to send a message, they can’t always be sure that message will be received. In response to controversial efforts to redraw congressional districts in several other states, a legislative committee has scheduled a hearing this week on a tit-for-tat proposal thatRead More

Volts Podcast
Volts Podcast: Joe Fitzgibbon on Washington’s Climate Progress

Greetings! Last week, I wrote about the ambitious slate of climate and energy policies that the state of Washington has put in place over the last two years — culminating, a few weeks ago, with the passage of the Climate Commitment Act, which would cap the state’s emissions and reduce them 95Read More