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The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle. [1] It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party .
The State Legislature meets in the Legislative Building at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. As of January 2023, Democrats control both houses of the Washington State Legislature. Democrats hold a 58–40 majority in the House of Representatives [2] and a 29–20 majority in the Senate. [3] [unreliable source?]
The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts , each of which elects one Senator and two members of the House.
A rematch in Washington state is shaping up to be one of the key races to determine who controls the House in November, as first-term incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) faces off for a ...
Washington Democrats voted Monday to elect Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, to be the new Senate Majority Leader. Pedersen will replace Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, who is retiring after 14 years ...
Democrats won a second key House race in Washington state Saturday — an open seat in a conservative region that long evaded the party. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, an auto-shop owner who describes ...
State senators are elected to four-year terms, with half elected every two years. State representatives are elected to two-year terms, and two from each of 49 legislative districts in separate elections. While the U.S. state of Washington is considered a solidly Democratic state, it mainly elected Republican candidates during its first forty ...
Democratic state Rep. Tarra Simmons drew two opponents in the primary race for Washington's 23rd Legislative District's Pos. 1 race — independent candidate Tiffany Attrill and U.S. military ...