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Manka Dhingra (born 1973 or 1974) [1] [2] is an Indian-born American attorney and politician who is a Washington State senator.A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the 45th legislative district, on Seattle's Eastside in King County, during a 2017 special election. [3]
Washington retired from the military and took up farming again at Mount Vernon as a celebrated war hero. Washington was elected President of the United States in 1789 and served for two consecutive terms of office after being re-elected in 1792. John Adams was elected to office in 1796 and succeeded Washington in 1797. [6]
Gluesenkamp Perez was born on June 4, 1988. [3] Her father immigrated from Mexico, [4] while her mother's family has roots in Washington. [5] Her great-great-grandfather was a quarry foreman in the state, [6] and her grandfather, Herbert Gilmore, was a carpenter in Bellevue. [5]
Incumbent secretary of state Steve Hobbs (D) was named to replace former secretary of state Kim Wyman (R) who was re-elected to a third term in 2020, but resigned in 2021 to take a position in the Biden administration. [14] Hobbs won a 2022 special election to fill the role, and announced that he would seek re-election to a first full term.
Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz (D) was re-elected to a second term. [6] She defeated Republican nominee Sue Kuehl Pederson in the general election by 13.5%. 2022 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election debate
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, [ 4 ] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills. [ 5 ]
The State Senate Chamber of the Washington State Capitol. The Washington State Legislature is the state's legislative branch. The state legislature is bicameral and is composed of a lower House of Representatives and an upper State Senate. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two ...
In 1997, he was appointed sheriff of King County, Washington, by King County Executive Ron Sims. [10] In 2001, he ran unopposed for a second four-year term. [15] Reichert served as president of the Washington State Sheriffs Association. [7] He was an executive board member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. [7]