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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. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts,each of which elect one senator and two representatives.
State Route 11 (SR 11) is a 21.28-mile (34.25 km) long state highway that serves Skagit and Whatcom counties in the U.S. state of Washington. SR 11,known as Chuckanut Drive,begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) north of Burlington and continues northwest through several small towns and the Chuckanut Mountains to the Fairhaven district of Bellingham,where the highway turns east and ends again at I-5.
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.
The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature,and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts,each of which elects one Senator and two members of the House. They are elected to separate positions with the top-two primary system. All members of the House are elected to a two-year term without term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Olympia.
U.S. Route 2 (US 2) is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects the city of Everett in the U.S. state of Washington to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point,New York,to Houlton,Maine. Within Washington,the highway travels on a 326.36-mile-long (525.23 km) route that connects the western and eastern regions of the state as a part of the state highway system and the National Highway System. US 2 forms parts of two National Scenic Byways,the Stevens Pass Greenway from Monroe to Cashmere and the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway near Coulee City,and an All-American Road named the International Selkirk Loop within Newport.
The State Highways of Washington in the U.S. state of Washington comprise a network of over 7,000 miles (11,270 km) of state highways,including all Interstate and U.S. Highways that pass through the state,maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The system spans 8.5% of the state's public road mileage,but carries over half of the traffic. All other public roads in the state are either inside incorporated places or are maintained by the county. The state highway symbol is a white silhouette of George Washington's head.
In the United States,a state is a constituent political entity,of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union,each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty,Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible,and no government approval is required to move between states,except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders.
The 1898–99 United States Senate elections were elections in which the Republican Party gained eight seats in the United States Senate at the expense of the Democrats and several minor third parties.
John H. Jones was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1889 to 1891.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is a department of the Washington state government that regulates and enforces labor standards. The agency administers the state's workers' compensation system,conducts workplace inspections,licenses and certifies trade workers,and issues permits for heavy machinery.
Michael C. Chapman is an American customs inspector and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington State House of Representatives.
The 2022 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters elected state senators in 26 of the state's 49 Senate districts. The other 23 state senators were not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2024. State senators served four-year terms in the Washington State Senate.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
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- ↑ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
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