Thurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,its population was 294,793. The county seat and largest city is Olympia,the state capital.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected to the Senate in 1998;she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives,representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.
Olympia Jean Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe,a member of the Republican Party,became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes,including whether to end filibusters. In 2006,she was named one of America's Best Senators by Time magazine. Throughout her Senate career,she was considered one of the most moderate members of the chamber.
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature,the lower house being the California State Assembly. The state senate convenes,along with the state assembly,at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate,who currently number 49. Over the last century,the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opinions and activities of Senate Republicans. Today the Senate Republican Conference assists Republican Senators by providing a full range of communications services including graphics,radio,television,and the Internet. Its current Chairman is Senator John Barrasso,and its Vice Chairwoman is currently Senator Shelley Moore Capito.
Barbara A. Buono is an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2014,where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Stephen Sweeney,and was succeeded by Loretta Weinberg. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 general election,which she lost to Republican incumbent Chris Christie.
Denise Moreno Ducheny is an American lawyer and former politician from California. She is a former California State Senator who represented Senate District 40,which includes southern San Diego County,part of Riverside County,and all of Imperial County. Ducheny is a Democrat. She lives with her husband,Al,in San Diego,California. She is now a senior policy advisor at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California,San Diego.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
The Utah Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Utah. Its platform focuses on economic security,equal opportunity,the common good,and American leadership. The party also describes itself as a big tent party.
Timothy Markham Sheldon is an American farmer,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th District between 1997 and 2023. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties. A member of the Democratic Party,Sheldon caucused with the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus and afterwards the Republican Caucus from 2012. He previously represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
The Chehalis Western Trail is a rail trail in Thurston County,Washington and is the longest shared-use path in the region. It occupies an abandoned railroad corridor that was once used by the historic Weyerhaeuser-owned Chehalis Western Railroad. The rail line was converted to a bicycle and walking trail and intersects with the 14.5-mile (23.3 km) Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail and the 4.7-mile (7.6 km) Karen Fraser Woodland Trail.
Gilda Z. Jacobs was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 14th district from 2003 through 2010. The mostly suburban district is in southeastern Oakland County,and includes the cities of Farmington Hills,Huntington Woods,Southfield,and Oak Park. Jacobs was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Melony Ghee Griffith is an American politician who was a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 25 in Prince George's County from 2019 until her resignation on October 31,2023. She previously served as president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate from 2020 to 2023,and as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1999 to 2015.
Hannah-Beth Jackson is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2020. A Democrat,she represented the 19th Senate District,encompassing Santa Barbara County and most of Ventura County.
Ann H. Rest is an American politician and President pro tempore of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 43 which includes portions of the western suburbs of Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metro area.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Mary Margaret Whipple is a former Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia,representing the 31st district from 1996 - 2012.
The Majority Coalition Caucus (MCC) was a caucus formed on December 10,2012,by all 23 Republican members of the Washington State Senate and two Democratic senators. Its membership constituted a majority of the chamber's 49 members,allowing it to take control of the Senate from the Democratic caucus whose members had previously formed a majority. The MCC,operating much like a coalition government,offered an equal number of committee leadership positions to Republicans and Democrats. Senate Democrats accepted only three of the nine positions offered them. The Republicans strengthened their position by gaining one seat in the 2013 election,but lost its majority following a special election in November 2017. The coalition has 23 Republicans and one self-identified Democratic senator,Tim Sheldon. On November 15,2017,the Majority Coalition Caucus returned to being the state Senate Republican Caucus.
The Karen Fraser Woodland Trail is a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) paved rail trail in Thurston County,Washington that connects the cities of Olympia and Lacey along the abandoned Burlington Northern corridor. The trail opened in 2007 and connects with the Chehalis Western Trail at the border between the two cities. The Olympia trailhead features a sustainably designed shelter and restroom with a living roof and a rain garden and parts of the trail run alongside Indian Creek.
Stephanie Gray Chang is a Taiwanese-American politician and a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 3rd district. She previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 6th District.
