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The Washington State Redistricting Commission reorganized the district in 2021 to include a 51.5 percent Latino majority, which was determined to be in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a U.S. District court judge.
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 ]
On January 19, 2018, it passed the Washington State Senate by a vote of 29 in favor and 19 against. On February 27, 2018, it passed the Washington House of Representatives as amended by a vote of 52 in favor and 46 against. The amended bill was then agreed to by the Washington State Senate by a vote of 29 in favor and 20 against.
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5891 is named for Dick Lenhart, the 72-year-old Pasco bus driver stabbed to death by a stranger in front of 35 students outside Longfellow Elementary in 2021.
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Washington's 14th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. The district includes all of Klickitat and Skamania counties, most of western Yakima County , and a slice of eastern Clark County .
Washington's 31st legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington for representation in the state legislature. This district covers parts of southeastern King County ,and parts of Pierce County, including the cities of Enumclaw , Buckley , Bonney Lake , Auburn , Sumner , Edgewood , South Prairie , Wilkeson and Carbonado .
It is a swing district that has elected both Democrats and Republicans to the state legislature. [ 2 ] As of 2023 [update] , the district's legislators are state senator Claudia Kauffman and state representatives Debra Entenman (position 1) and Chris Stearns (position 2), all Democrats.