The file

Pramila Jayapal

Democratic · U.S. Representative, Washington-7 · Washington · Spectrum score -68

House · CPC chair emeritus · 2026 ballot ·

Pramila Jayapal is U.S. Representative, Washington-7 in Washington. Political positions and ideology score -68 (Far left). Jayapal is the Squad’s adult.

College: Georgetown University, B.A. 1986 · Northwestern University, M.B.A. 1990
Spouse: Steve Williamson
Children: One; one stepson
Résumé: U.S. Representative · Washington-7 · 2017–
Washington State Senate · 2015–2017
Founder / executive director · OneAmerica · 2001–2012

Net worth: $2.1M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $400K
2026 raised: $4.8M
Years in office: 9

Where Pramila stands on the spectrum

Pramila Jayapal scores -68 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -68 · Far left · economic -78 · social -68 · authoritarian -36

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Jayapal is the Squad’s adult. The file is a Seattle operator: Amazon’s hometown progressive who still has to fundraise in a city the companies own. That tension is the job.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$2.1M

+425% since taking office

House disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$400K

Now$2.1M

Seattle professional household plus a national CPC fundraising roll. Not Pelosi money; not bartender money.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $4.8M
Cash on hand: $2.0M

Top industries

Tech
Unions
Small-dollar

Stock holdings

Index / retirement funds

Seattle professional household. Index funds, not Amazon call options — which is the interesting choice in that district.

House disclosure, 2024 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Joint
$100K–$500K
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Joint
$30K–$150K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Joint	$100K–$500K
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Joint	$30K–$150K

Sum of ranges $130K–$650K · midpoint $390K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

Polymarket · Kalshi

Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

Live · checked just now

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Conflicts

CPC chair who has to live with a Seattle donor class that also funds the companies the caucus wants to break up.
Husband’s industry ties periodically noted in local press, rarely nationally.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -78
Social: -68
Authoritarian: -36
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.65

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

DW-NOMINATE
CPC agenda
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.