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Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States senators to class 1 and class 3.Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Patty Murray (since 1993) and Maria Cantwell (since 2001) making it one of only four states alongside Minnesota, Nevada and New Hampshire to have two female U.S. senators.
Pages in category "United States senators from Washington (state)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Republican Party Washington (state) state senators (177 P) Pages in category "Washington (state) state senators" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
The Senators moved and were replaced with an expansion Washington Senators team for 1961. The old Washington Senators became the new Minnesota Twins; the expansion Senators would become the Texas Rangers in 1972, and baseball would not return to the city until 2005, when the former Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals.
2020 - January 21: Washington reports the United States' first case of COVID-19. Washington would record the nation's first death from the disease the following month. 2021 - June & July: The 2021 Western North America heat wave kills 91 people in Washington, making it the state's second deadliest natural disaster on record. [26]
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives , composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate , with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. [ 1 ]
Stephen L. Johnson (born November 13, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 47th district from 1995 to 2007. [1] A member of the Republican Party, he ran for the Washington Supreme Court in 2006, losing to incumbent Susan Owens. [2]
For state senators of the U.S. state of Washington, see Category:Washington (state) state senators. For the 1891–99 baseball team, which were originally called the Washington Statesmen, see Category:Washington Senators (1891–1899). For the 1901–60 baseball team, which later became the Minnesota Twins, see Category:Washington Senators ...