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Did John Braun oppose Washington's 2021 capital gains tax?

Matches stated direction. He voted against it both times it passed the Senate 25 to 24, offered three amendments that failed, and spoke against it on the floor.

John Braun

The 2021 capital gains tax

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His campaign says that as Senate Republican Leader he opposed the 2021 capital gains tax.

“opposing the 2021 capital gains tax”

What the record shows ·

Senate Bill 5096, the capital gains excise tax, passed the Senate 25 to 24 on March 6, 2021, and its conference report passed by the same margin on April 25. He voted Nay both times. On March 6 the Senate Journal records him moving three floor amendments, numbers 431, 432 and 434, none of which was adopted, and lists him among sixteen senators who spoke against passage. It became Chapter 196, Laws of 2021.

Limit: The roll calls and the Journal show his votes, his amendments and that he spoke against the bill. They do not show caucus strategy or anything he did off the floor.

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  1. About John Braunhttps://www.votebraun.com/about

    John Braun for Congress · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source, used for his biography and for the record claims on this page: the tuition program, the 2017-19 budget, the capital gains and income tax opposition, and the fentanyl bills. His Navy rank and years of service are his campaign's account; no Navy record was read.

    candidate statement

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  2. SB 5096, 2021-22, capital gains tax: bill summary and historyhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5096&Year=2021

    Washington State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    History of the capital gains excise tax, ending in Chapter 196, Laws of 2021.

    official legislative record

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  3. SB 5096, 2021-22: roll callshttps://app.leg.wa.gov/bi/RollCallsOnABill/RollCall?biennium=2021-22&billNumber=5096&initiative=false

    Washington State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Senate passage of March 6, 2021 and the conference report of April 25, 2021, both 25 to 24.

    official legislative record

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  4. Senate Journal, 2021 regular session, volume 1 (document)

    Washington State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Includes the fifty-fifth day, March 6, 2021, when the Senate passed SB 5096: each amendment, who moved it, and who spoke for and against passage.

    official legislative record

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  5. Amendments offered in the 2021 sessionhttps://wslwebservices.leg.wa.gov/AmendmentService.asmx/GetAmendments?year=2021

    Washington State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The Legislature's web service list of every amendment offered in 2021, with its sponsor and floor action. Used for his floor amendments 431, 432 and 434 to SB 5096.

    official legislative record

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