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The state constitution allows both houses to write their own rules of procedure (article II, section 9) and to elect their own officers (article II, section 10) with the proviso that the lieutenant governor may preside in each house and has a deciding vote in the Senate, but that the Senate may choose a "temporary president" in the absence of the lieutenant governor.
Tina Louise Orwall [1] (born April 3, 1965) [2] is an American politician serving in the Washington State Senate.She previously served as the Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives from 2017-2018 and from 2021-2024,. [3]
A member of the Democratic Party, Murray served in the Washington State Senate from 1989 to 1993. She was Washington's first female U.S. senator and is the first woman in American history to hold the position of president pro tempore. Murray is also the youngest senator to occupy the office of president pro tempore in more than five decades. [1]
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After Roach won a seat on the Pierce County Council in the 2016 election, [8] Tim Sheldon, once again, became president pro tempore of the Washington State Senate. [9] Due to the special election held in November 2017, the Senate returned to a Democratic 25–24 majority. Sheldon once again lost his position as President Pro Tempore.
The 2024 Washington State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, with a nonpartisan blanket primary election held on August 6, 2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts elected Senators to the Washington State Senate. [1] The elections will coincide with other elections for federal, state, and local offices.
Since the office was created in 1789, 92 individuals, from 39 of the 50 states, have served as president pro tempore of the Senate. The current president pro tempore is Patty Murray of Washington, who assumed office on January 3, 2023, at the start of the 118th Congress. In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created ...
Sam C. Guess (August 8, 1909 – June 20, 1989) was an American politician in the state of Washington. ... President pro tempore of the Washington Senate 1981–1983