Kate Rebecca Washington (born 1970) is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Disability Inclusion and Families and Communities in the Minns Government of New South Wales since 2023.

[1] Washington first contested the seat of Port Stephens for the Labor Party at the 2011 election.

[4] Washington replaced her as Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, the Hunter and the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on 19 January 2016.

In a March 2016 reshuffle that occurred following the resignation of Linda Burney, she was replaced as Shadow Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by Jenny Aitchison but retained the portfolios of Early Childhood Education and the Hunter until the 2019 New South Wales Labor Party leadership election in which Jodi McKay was elected as Leader of the Opposition.

[5] In the 2023 election, Washington retained her seat for a third term with a 13.3-point swing to the Labor Party in the electorate.