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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 .
Washington is one of three states that elects nine separate statewide officials, while six others elect ten. The table also indicates the historical party composition in the State Senate, State House of Representatives, State delegation to the U.S. Senate, and State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. State senators are elected to ...
Thomas Slade Gorton III (January 8, 1928 – August 19, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from Washington.A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987, and again from 1989 to 2001.
After graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in 1948, he went on to practice as a trial lawyer for 24 years. [1] Goodloe served in the Washington State Senate as a Republican from 1951 to 1959, and later headed the 1962 World's Fair committee. He also served as the chairman of the Washington State Republican Party from 1960 ...
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 ]
Karen Riese Fraser [1] (born September 12, 1944) is an American politician who served in the state legislature of Washington.She was a Democratic member of the House of Representative from 1989 to 1993 and a state senator from 1993 to 2017.
Electoral history Brock Adams: Democratic: January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977 7th: Elected in 1964. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Transportation. John B. Allen: Republican: March 4, 1889 – November 11, 1889 Territory: Elected in 1888. Retired to run for U.S. senator upon statehood. James Patton Anderson: Democratic: March 4, 1855 ...