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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.
State Senate website Andrew Swire Billig (born May 1, 1968) is an American politician of the Democratic Party and co-owner of the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team. On November 6, 2012, Billig was elected to the Washington State Senate , representing the 3rd Legislative District. [ 2 ]
William E. Finkbeiner (born May 5, 1969) is an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 45th district from 1995 to 2007. Originally a Democrat , he became a Republican in 1994 following the Republican Revolution and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives ...
During his tenure as Washington State Senator, Baumgartner has sponsored keynote legislation such as an amendment to the Washington State Senate to rise Higher Education to the State's #2 focus, reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of the State Government, and reforming the rule-making process for State ...
Derek C. Stanford [2] (born October 18, 1970) is an American statistician and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 1st district since 2019. [3] A member of the Democratic Party , he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.
Faulk decided in 1966 to run for a seat in the 26th legislative district in the Washington State Senate. He campaigned as a moderate Republican with support from the Pierce County Young Republicans and beat the incumbent, Democrat John Petrich, by 515 votes. At thirty years old, he was the youngest member of the state senate. [2]
McDermott served in the state House from 2001 to 2007. A Democrat, he was re-elected by wide margins in 2002, 2004, and 2006, winning over 80 percent in 2006. [2] Following the resignation of Senator Erik Poulsen on September 5, 2007, McDermott expressed an interest in being appointed to the 34th district seat in the Washington State Senate.
Claudia G. Kauffman (born July 15, 1959) [1] is an American politician who is a member of the Washington State Senate representing the 47th district. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Native American woman elected to the upper chamber. [2] She previously served the district for one term, from 2007 to 2011. [3]