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A special election was held on November 7, 2017, to fill the vacant seat in the Washington State Senate representing the 45th district. The seat was left vacant after the death of incumbent Andy Hill in October 2016. Dino Rossi, a former candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 and for governor in 2004 and 2008, was appointed to fill the seat until ...
The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia. As with the lower House of Representatives, state senators serve without term limits, though ...
On November 7, 2017, there was a special election to fill the district's state senate seat. Independent Parker Harris was eliminated in the top-two primary, and then Democrat Manka Dhingra defeated Republican Jinyoung Englund by 11 points. The victory gave control of the Washington State Senate to the Democrats. [3]
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 ]
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]
Washington's 23rd legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. The district includes northern Kitsap County and Bainbridge Island. [1] The district's legislators are state senator Drew Hansen and state representatives Tarra Simmons (position 1) and Greg Nance (position 2 ...
Incumbent state Sen. Dawn Driscoll will face off with challenger Ed Chabal in Senate District 46 on the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot. A three-county Iowa Senate race pits an incumbent ...
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 .