Victoria Hunt

Victoria Hunt is an American politician who is a member of the Washington State Senate from the 5th district since 2025. Previously elected to the Washington House of Representatives and a member of the Democratic Party, she won election to the senate to succeed the late Bill Ramos.

Early life and education Hunt earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Computational Ecology from the University of Illinois in 2015.

Career Hunt has worked as the Chief Data Officer at Crosswalk Labs and as a faculty member at the University of Washington's Urban Design and Planning Department. She worked as a data scientist at Breakthrough Energy, Bill Gates's climate research firm, where she focused on electricity grid issues and modeling of the U.S. electric grid.

Hunt has served three terms as a member of the Issaquah City Council, where she advocated for increased density and affordable housing. She previously served on Issaquah's Planning Policy Commission.

Hunt has also advocated for increased emergency preparedness for natural disasters, especially in the aftermath of the 2024 Pacific bomb cyclone in Washington that affected the region.

Housing and homelessness Hunt supports increased density and affordable housing initiatives while maintaining local control over zoning and regulatory policy. She has expressed support for the state's Missing Middle Housing bill, rent stabilization measures, and advocates for expanding the state's Housing Trust Fund. She has argued that zoning changes alone are insufficient to address affordable housing needs and supports larger investments in the Housing Trust Fund to subsidize affordable units. She has also shown interest in exploring housing land trusts as a potential solution to housing challenges.

Public safety As a city councilmember, Hunt supported the implementation of co-response programs that pair behavioral health experts with law enforcement. She advocates for expanding state support for behavioral health services and crisis response programs across Washington. She has voiced opposition to placing school resource officers in schools. Her term ends on January 8, 2029.

Personal life Hunt is married with two children who attend public school in Issaquah.