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Former Sen. Jim Lykam

Democrat · Senate District 45 · Scott

Served from the 88th General Assembly–the 89th General Assembly

No longer in office after the 89th General Assembly. Senate District 45 now

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Official profile
615
floor votes cast
5%
of votes missed (29)
97%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 20 times
101 of 118
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)1

Votes most like

How often they voted the same way (yes or no) as each Senate colleague in the 2022 session. How it’s worked out

Closest across the aisle: Dan Zumbach (R), 86%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Jim Lykam’s contested votes in the 2022 session, compared with the sides 51 organizations registered on those bills.

Lining up with a group doesn’t mean it swayed the vote. Each legislator’s last floor vote on a bill is compared with the side the organization registered on it (its latest declaration; undecided doesn’t count). Only contested votes count, where at least a tenth of the chamber voted the other way, since most bills pass nearly unanimously. A vote on an amended bill may not be the version that was lobbied. Organizations with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed.

All votes

Votes against their party

  • SF 2287 A bill for an act relating to used catalytic converter transactions, providing penalties, and making…
    May 2, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 333 A bill for an act relating to authorized emergency vehicles, making penalties applicable, and includ…
    April 18, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 2–16 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2372 A bill for an act relating to state taxation and administration by modifying sales and use taxes, in…
    March 22, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2307 A bill for an act relating to professional licensing boards, including requirements related to the s…
    March 8, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2287 A bill for an act relating to used catalytic converter transactions, providing penalties, and making…
    March 2, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2311 A bill for an act relating to the adoption and use of certain general permits issued by the departme…
    February 22, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–13 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 838 A bill for an act relating to various matters under the purview of the insurance division of the dep…
    May 19, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 555 A bill for an act prohibiting counties and cities from regulating the sale of natural gas and propan…
    March 29, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 2–15 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 333 A bill for an act relating to authorized emergency vehicles, making penalties applicable, and includ…
    March 29, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–14 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 562 A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation by an adult providing training or instruction and …
    March 17, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 419 A bill for an act relating to the display of registration plates on motor vehicles.(Formerly SSB 115…
    March 9, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 1–16 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 476 A bill for an act relating to qualified immunity, the peace officer, public safety, and emergency pe…
    March 8, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–12 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 478 A bill for an act providing for training, prohibitions, and requirements relating to first amendment…
    March 8, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–14 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 599 A bill for an act relating to hunting by persons under the age of sixteen. (Formerly HF 164 .) Effec…
    June 13, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 716 A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179 .) Effective …
    June 10, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2589 A bill for an act concerning the medical cannabidiol Act and marijuana. (Formerly HSB 653 .) Effecti…
    June 3, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–13 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2349 A bill for an act relating to the office of the chief information officer, including procurement pre…
    March 11, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2348 A bill for an act relating to the restoration of voting rights to certain convicted persons and incl…
    March 3, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2275 A bill for an act relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle and …
    March 2, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2270 A bill for an act relating to the identification and use of tree stands for hunting deer placed on p…
    February 27, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–14 · Roll call
    Yes