State Senator District 31 in Washington State Senate District 31, Washington

2026 Primary Election

• Tamara Stramel — Community Volunteer in Lake Tapps, Washington

  Tamara Stramel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Bakersfield. Her early career was spent working with at-risk and incarcerated youth. As a military spouse, she helped reestablish the Family Readiness Group for the USS Shoup. After settling in the Lake Tapps area, she has been an active community volunteer, serving on her local PTA board and helping to organize the campaign for the Sumner-Bonney Lake School Bond, on which she now serves on the Oversight Committee.

• Phil Fortunato — Incumbent State Senator in Auburn, WA

  Phil Fortunato, a Republican businessman born in 1953 or 1954, is the incumbent Washington State Senator for the 31st Legislative District, representing areas including Auburn. He began his Senate tenure in 2017, following a prior term in the Washington House of Representatives (1999-2001). A past candidate for Governor (2020) and State Insurance Commissioner (2024), Fortunato is now seeking re-election for State Senate District 31 in the 2026 Washington Primary. He serves on committees such as Law and Justice and Transportation. His policy positions include opposing expanded voting rights legislation, citing bureaucracy, and advocating for gun rights, viewing restrictions as infringing on self-defense. He also addresses abortion funding issues.