Jayapal served on the Mayoral Advisory Committee that negotiated Seattle's $15 minimum wage, and co-chaired the Mayor's police chief search committee, which resulted in the unanimous selection of the city's first female police chief.

After State Senator Adam Kline announced his retirement in early 2014, Jayapal entered the race to succeed him.
She was endorsed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and won more than 51% of the vote in the August 5 primary, out of a field of six candidates.
She went on to defeat fellow Democrat Louis Watanabe in November 2014.

In the Washington State Senate, Jayapal was the primary sponsor of SB 5863, which directs the Washington State Department of Transportation to administer a pre-apprenticeship program targeting women and people of color; the bill passed into law in July 2015.
She co-sponsored a bill to test and track thousands of police department rape kits.

Jayapal endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in the 2016 Democratic primaries.
Jayapal served on the Mayoral Advisory Committee that negotiated Seattle's $15 minimum wage, and co-chaired the Mayor's police chief search committee, which resulted in the unanimous selection of the city's first female police chief.
After State Senator Adam Kline announced his retirement in early 2014, Jayapal entered the race to succeed him. She was endorsed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and won more than 51% of the vote in the August 5 primary, out of a field of six candidates. She went on to defeat fellow Democrat Louis Watanabe in November 2014.
In the Washington State Senate, Jayapal was the primary sponsor of SB 5863, which directs the Washington State Department of Transportation to administer a pre-apprenticeship program targeting women and people of color; the bill passed into law in July 2015. She co-sponsored a bill to test and track thousands of police department rape kits.
Jayapal endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in the 2016 Democratic primaries.
Pramila Jayapal