The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas,but also due to Texas's plural executive.
Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers is an American politician who is the United States representative for Washington's 5th congressional district,which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane,the state's second-largest city. A Republican,McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019,she chaired the House Republican Conference.
Katherine Anne Castor is an American politician and lawyer currently representing Florida's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,serving since 2007. The district,numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013,is based in Tampa. A Democrat,Castor was a member of the Hillsborough County Commission.
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.
Michael Joseph Bost is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. From 1995 to 2015,Bost was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 115th district. Before holding elected office,he was a firefighter.
Kevin Wayne Van De Wege is an American firefighter and former politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 24th district from 2017 until his resignation on October 2,2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017. His district included much of the Olympic Peninsula,which is made up of Clallam County,Jefferson County,and half of Grays Harbor County,and includes Forks,Hoquiam,Port Angeles,Port Townsend,Sequim,McCleary,Elma,and Ocean Shores.
James Truman Wilcox III is an American politician from Washington. Wilcox served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2011 –2025,representing the 2nd district.
Washington's 35th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
Shawn C. Dooley is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 9th Norfolk district,succeeding Dan Winslow. The 9th Norfolk District constitutes all or parts of the Towns of Medfield,Millis,Norfolk,Plainville,Walpole,and Wrentham. A member of the Republican Party,he was sworn in January 29,2014. In 2022,he vacated the seat to run for the Massachusetts State Senate,he was defeated by incumbent Becca Rausch.
V. Lowry Snow is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives,representing District 74 since his January 11,2012 appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Clark. He has lived in Washington County for over 40 years and is married to former high school music educator,Sheryl Snow. They have been married for 47 years and have 6 children and 17 grandchildren. They currently reside in Santa Clara.
Daniel Milton Newhouse is an American politician and agricultural scientist serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 4th congressional district. The district covers much of the central third of the state,including Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Before his election to Congress,Newhouse served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
Andrew Ryan Stokesbary is an American lawyer and politician. He serves in the Washington House of Representatives,where he is currently the ranking Republican member on the House Appropriations Committee. During his second term,he was elected Minority Floor Leader. He also sits on the House Finance Committee.
An election was held on November 8,2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including U.S. President,U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primary election was held on August 2,2016.
Andrew K. Barkis is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives. He was appointed by the Thurston County Commission in February 2016 to succeed fellow Republican Graham Hunt,who resigned.
Briscoe Cain is an American attorney and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 128.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland was held on November 3,2020,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Maryland,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. On March 17,2020,Governor Larry Hogan announced that the primary election would be postponed from April 28 to June 2 due to coronavirus concerns. On March 26,the Maryland Board of Elections met to consider whether in-person voting should be used for June's primary,and recommended that voting in June be mail-in only.
Bruce I. Griffey is an American attorney and politician from the state of Tennessee. A Republican,Griffey has represented the 75th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives,based in Henry,Benton,and Stewart Counties,since 2019.
Kathy Ellen Manning is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina,presently representing the state's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,her district is in the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes Greensboro and most of Winston-Salem. She was the nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in the 2018 election,and ran for and won the neighboring 6th in the 2020 election after court-ordered redistricting.
Dustin Ray Burrows is an attorney and businessman in Lubbock,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 83. He has represented the 83rd district since January 2015. Burrows is the former Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the former Chair of House Republican Caucus. He has sponsored legislation including the SB2 bill,enabling Texas taxpayers to control local tax rates and tax increases. He also serves as the Chairman of the House Calendars Committee,a position he has held since 2021.
