Related Research Articles
Jolene Bishoprick Unsoeld was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A Democrat,Unsoeld represented Washington's 3rd congressional district in Congress,where she developed a reputation as a supporter of environmentalist and feminist causes.
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970,Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota,serving the first district from 1979–1983,in the 96th and 97th congresses.
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.
Sidney Wallace Morrison is an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3,1981 until January 3,1993. A member of the Republican Party,Morrison had previously serve in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature and later served as Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation under Governors Mike Lowry and Gary Locke.
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.
Jeannette C. Hayner was an American politician,the first woman to hold the position of Majority Leader in the Washington State Senate.
Elizabeth K. Scott is an American politician and educator who served as member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 39th district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,she ran unsuccessfully for the state house in 2010 in the "heavily Democratic" 21st district,but since moved to the 39th district and was first elected to office there in 2012.
James Leonard McIntire is an American economist and politician who served as the 22nd Washington State Treasurer from 2008 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives,representing the 46th district from 1998 to 2009.
Peggy Joan Maxie is an American former politician in the state of Washington. Maxie was the first African-American woman elected to the Washington House of Representatives,serving the 37th district from 1971 to 1983. She was the prime sponsor the Landlord-Tenant Act in Washington state. Representing the Central District,Seattle,along with parts of Capitol Hill and Downtown,she worked to preserve her district and the representation of Central District in the legislature. She was defeated in the primary election for her seat in 1981 by Gary Locke. An alumnus of Seattle University and the University of Washington,she holds Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Social Work degrees and has worked as a mental health therapist and counselor.
Lauren Davis is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 32nd legislative district.
My-Linh T Thai is an American politician and pharmacist who serves in the Washington State House of Representatives representing the 41st district in King County. Thai,a Vietnamese immigrant who lives in Bellevue,served as a school board member prior to her election in 2018,replacing retiring legislator Judy Clibborn.
Michael John Pellicciotti is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 24th Washington State Treasurer since 2021. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 30th legislative district,which includes Federal Way,Algona,Auburn,Pacific,Milton,and Des Moines from 2017 to 2021.
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.
Belle Reeves was an American Democratic politician from Washington. After first winning election as a write-in candidate in 1922,she served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing Chelan County from 1923 to 1927 and 1931 to 1938. She became the first female Washington Secretary of State in 1938 upon her appointment by Governor Clarence D. Martin. She served as Secretary of State for ten years through successful elections in 1940 and 1944,dying while in office in 1948. She was also the first woman featured at a national convention of either major party.
Jennifer Emerson Belcher was an American politician who was the first woman to serve as Washington commissioner of public lands from 1993 to 2001. Belcher previously represented the 22nd district in the Washington House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. Her major legislative achievements include subsidizing childcare for state employees and furthering equal pay for women in state government. As commissioner of public lands,she oriented the Washington State Department of Natural Resources toward conservation.
Mary U. Farquharson was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate from 1935 to 1943. She represented Washington's 46th legislative district as a Democrat.
Jeanette Testu was an American politician who served eight terms in the Washington House of Representatives between 1943 and 1963. In her last term,she served as Speaker Pro Tempore. She represented Washington's 34th legislative district as a Democrat. She served on numerous committees in her time in the legislature,including terms as chair of the Transportation Committee (1949–1951),Colleges and Universities Committee (1951–1953),and Memorials Committee (1953–1955).
Mary Skinner was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for seven consecutive terms from 1995 to 2009. She represented Washington's 14th legislative district as a Republican. She was the daughter of migrant workers and a great niece of Venustiano Carranza,a former President of Mexico.
Patricia D. "Pat" Scott was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1984 to 2001. First appointed to office upon the resignation of John Martinis,she represented Washington's 28th legislative district as a Democrat for 17 years until her death in 2001.
Gladys Phillips was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1951 to 1953. She represented Washington's 21st legislative district as a Republican.
References
- ↑ "State of Washington: Members of the Legislature 1889-2019" (PDF). Washington Legislative Information Center. Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate; Bernard C. Dean, Chief Clerk House of Representatives. February 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- 1 2 "Delores E. Teutsch" (PDF). Women in the Legislature. Washington State Legislature . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ↑ Henry, Mary T. (October 28, 2007), "Locke, Hubert (1934-2018)", HistoryLink , Seattle: History Ink, retrieved August 2, 2022.
