Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician and president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2023 and the senior United States Senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,Murray served in the Washington State Senate from 1989 to 1993. She was Washington's first female U.S. senator and is the first woman in American history to hold the position of president pro tempore. Murray is also the youngest senator to occupy the office of president pro tempore in more than five decades. As president pro tempore,Murray is third in the line of succession to the U.S. presidency.
Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and retired attorney who has been serving as senate minority leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from Kentucky since 1985,the longest serving senator in his state's history. McConnell has been the leader of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007,including as majority leader from 2015 to 2021,making him the longest serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.
Lindsey Olin Graham is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina,a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party,Graham chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021.
Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alaska,having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the Senate and the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman,after Susan Collins of Maine. She became dean of Alaska's congressional delegation upon Representative Don Young's death.
Gerald Wesley Moran is an American politician and former lawyer who is the senior United States senator from Kansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 113th U.S. Congress,during which he led successful Republican efforts in the 2014 election,producing the first Republican Senate majority since 2006. Previously,he was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Kansas's 1st congressional district.
Thomas Slade Gorton III was an American lawyer and politician from Washington. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987,and again from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's U.S. Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice,first in 1986 by Brock Adams and again in 2000 by Maria Cantwell following a recount,becoming the last Republican senator to date for each seat.
Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served three terms as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district,from 1999 to 2005.
Robert Jones Portman is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Portman was the 35th director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2006 to 2007,the 14th United States trade representative from 2005 to 2006,and a U.S. representative from 1993 to 2005,representing Ohio's 2nd district.
Young Timothy Hutchinson is an American Republican politician,lobbyist,and former United States senator from the state of Arkansas.
Raymond Jon Tester is an American politician and farmer serving since 2007 as the senior United States senator from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation and the only Democrat who holds statewide office in Montana. He served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007,and as its president for his last two years in the chamber. He is widely considered to be a moderate Democrat.
Dean Arthur Heller is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator representing Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 to 2007 and U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Brian Sandoval and elected to a full term in the 2012 election. Heller unsuccessfully ran for a second term in 2018,losing to Democrat Jacky Rosen. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Nevada in 2022,and is currently the last Republican to win a Nevada U.S. Senate seat.
Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he has described himself as a constitutional conservative and a supporter of the Tea Party movement. His libertarian views have been compared to those of his father,three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas,Ron Paul.
Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district is in southwestern Washington,lying across the Columbia River from Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. A Republican,Herrera Beutler previously served in the Washington House of Representatives.
Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator from Montana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
Anna M. Rivers is an American politician and educator serving as a Republican member of the Washington State Senate from when she was appointed to represent the 18th district in 2012,upon the resignation of Joe Zarelli. Prior to this she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives. In her first full term,a Majority Coalition Caucus was formed,taking control away from the Democrats in the state senate. Rivers was appointed to be majority whip for the session,a rare appointment for a freshman senator. She won re-election for another four-year term in 2012,with 67% of the vote against 32% for her opponent,Ralph Schmidt.
Benjamin Eric Sasse is an American politician and former academic administrator who represented Nebraska in the United States Senate from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the president of the University of Florida from 2023 to 2024.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state of Washington,one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state certified the results on December 4. The nonpartisan blanket primary election was held on August 5,with the top two candidates for each position advancing to the general election.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Nevada gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12,2018.
The 1952 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4,1952,as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Incumbent senator Patty Murray was first elected in 1992 with 54% of the vote to succeed retiring fellow Democrat Brock Adams. Murray won re-election to a fifth term in 2016 with 59% of the vote.
