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Emily Randall
Emily Elissa Randall (born October 30, 1985) is an American politician and healthcare advocate serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington State Senate from 2019 to 2024. Her district encompasses the Olympic Peninsula, the Kitsap Peninsula, and most of the city of Tacoma. Randall was elected to succeed fellow Democrat Derek Kilmer in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Randall was born in the Kitsap Peninsula to a white mother who works as a paraeducator and a Chicano father who worked as a shipyard worker. Raised in Port Orchard, Randall graduated from South Kitsap High School in 2004. The first to graduate college in her family, Randall graduated from Wellesley College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and women's studies. Her sister, Olivia, was born with microcephaly resulting in severe developmental and physical disabilities. Her family relied on Medicaid to help cover costs for her sister's healthcare that was not covered by her father's insurance.
Randall worked at Boston Children’s Hospital and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation advocating for healthcare and education.
In 2018, Randall was elected to the Washington State Senate, defeating Republican challenger Marty McClendon by 104 votes. In 2022, Randall won re-election to the Washington State Senate with around 51% of the vote.
As senator, Randall focused on increasing access to better behavioral health and reproductive health, affordable housing, and public safety. She served as whip for the state senate majority.
In February 2019, she spearheaded and helped pass the Randall Bill that "allowed the children of service members who receive transfer orders to any base in Washington to enroll in school before they have an address in district" to help support their family's transition. “As we welcome the families connected to the USS Carl Vinson to Bremerton this year, we want to make sure that regardless of the makeup of your family or how soon you know that you’re coming to our community, we’ve cleared the ground for you.”
In March 2022, Randall sponsored a bill to lower the toll to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge by 75 cents. The bill was passed and took effect in October of the same year. Alongside Senator Claire Wilson, Randall was one of two openly LGBTQ+ women serving in the Washington State Senate. Randall served in the senate’s Higher Education committee, Workforce Development Committee, and on the Health and Long Term Care and Transportation committee.
In June 2024, Randall fired her campaign manager for liking anti-Zionist and pro-Hamas Instagram posts. In an interview following the firing, Randall stated, "Israel has exercised its lawful right to defend itself against terrorist attacks, and has the unalienable right to do so against any future attacks from internal or external malign actors, such as Hamas or Iran." She further stated, "As an LGBTQ+ person and the grandchild of people who left their home to find a place to live with less discrimination, I feel a great connection to Israel. Israel is the only country in the region where I could live openly with my wife, Alison."
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Emily Randall
Emily Elissa Randall (born October 30, 1985) is an American politician and healthcare advocate serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington State Senate from 2019 to 2024. Her district encompasses the Olympic Peninsula, the Kitsap Peninsula, and most of the city of Tacoma. Randall was elected to succeed fellow Democrat Derek Kilmer in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Randall was born in the Kitsap Peninsula to a white mother who works as a paraeducator and a Chicano father who worked as a shipyard worker. Raised in Port Orchard, Randall graduated from South Kitsap High School in 2004. The first to graduate college in her family, Randall graduated from Wellesley College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and women's studies. Her sister, Olivia, was born with microcephaly resulting in severe developmental and physical disabilities. Her family relied on Medicaid to help cover costs for her sister's healthcare that was not covered by her father's insurance.
Randall worked at Boston Children’s Hospital and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation advocating for healthcare and education.
In 2018, Randall was elected to the Washington State Senate, defeating Republican challenger Marty McClendon by 104 votes. In 2022, Randall won re-election to the Washington State Senate with around 51% of the vote.
As senator, Randall focused on increasing access to better behavioral health and reproductive health, affordable housing, and public safety. She served as whip for the state senate majority.
In February 2019, she spearheaded and helped pass the Randall Bill that "allowed the children of service members who receive transfer orders to any base in Washington to enroll in school before they have an address in district" to help support their family's transition. “As we welcome the families connected to the USS Carl Vinson to Bremerton this year, we want to make sure that regardless of the makeup of your family or how soon you know that you’re coming to our community, we’ve cleared the ground for you.”
In March 2022, Randall sponsored a bill to lower the toll to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge by 75 cents. The bill was passed and took effect in October of the same year. Alongside Senator Claire Wilson, Randall was one of two openly LGBTQ+ women serving in the Washington State Senate. Randall served in the senate’s Higher Education committee, Workforce Development Committee, and on the Health and Long Term Care and Transportation committee.
In June 2024, Randall fired her campaign manager for liking anti-Zionist and pro-Hamas Instagram posts. In an interview following the firing, Randall stated, "Israel has exercised its lawful right to defend itself against terrorist attacks, and has the unalienable right to do so against any future attacks from internal or external malign actors, such as Hamas or Iran." She further stated, "As an LGBTQ+ person and the grandchild of people who left their home to find a place to live with less discrimination, I feel a great connection to Israel. Israel is the only country in the region where I could live openly with my wife, Alison."
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