Walla Walla is a city in Walla Walla County,Washington,where it is the largest city and county seat. It had a population of 34,060 at the 2020 census,estimated to have decreased to 33,927 as of 2021. The population of the city and its two suburbs,the town of College Place and unincorporated Walla Walla East,is about 45,000.
Thomas Stephen Foley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign.
Dino John Rossi is an American businessman and politician who served as a Washington State Senator thrice,from 1997 to 2003,in 2012,and again from 2016 to 2017. A Republican,he is a former Chair of the Washington State Special Olympics.
Washington State Penitentiary is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Walla Walla,Washington. With an operating capacity of 2,200,it is the second largest prison in the state and is surrounded by wheat fields. It opened in 1886,three years before statehood.
Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez is an American politician. He is the U.S. representative for New York's 13th congressional district and the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to ever serve in Congress. He previously served in the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.
The Washington State Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party,headquartered in Bellevue.
Healy Hall is a National Historic Landmark and the flagship building of the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington,D.C. Constructed between 1877 and 1879,the hall was designed by Paul J. Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer. Paul J. Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer,also designed the Library of Congress. The structure was named after Patrick Francis Healy,who was the President of Georgetown University at the time.
Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington,covering the counties of Douglas,Okanogan,Grant,Yakima,Franklin,Benton,and Adams,and part of Walla Walla County. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. The fourth district is predominantly rural,and is considerably more conservative than the western part of the state.
Jamie D. Pedersen is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 43rd district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013.
Maureen S. Walsh is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 16th district from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2005 to 2017.
The 2008 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses were a series of events held by the Washington State Democratic Party to determine the delegates that the Party sent to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Delegates were selected in a four-tier process that began with precinct caucuses,was further refined in legislative district caucuses and/or county conventions,concluded for some delegates in the congressional district caucuses,and finally concluded for the remaining delegates at the state convention.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
LeAnna M. Washington is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 2005 to 2014. She served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,District 200 from 1993 to 2005. She resigned in 2014 after being charged with a felony for using campaign staff and state resources to plan her birthday party fundraiser.
Charniele LeRhonda Herring is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009,representing the 46th district,made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County,near Washington,D.C.
Pelz is a surname. It may refer to:
The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020. The top-two primary was held on August 4. Incumbent Jay Inslee,the Democratic candidate,soundly defeated Loren Culp,the Republican candidate. As Washington does not have gubernatorial term limits,incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee was eligible to run for a third term. Inslee initially launched a campaign for President of the United States in the 2020 election. When he dropped out of that race in August 2019 due to extremely low polling numbers,he announced he would seek a third term as governor. Several other Democratic political figures considered entering the race if Inslee did not run,including Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson;no other major Democratic candidates entered the race.
Jeannette Wood was an American politician who served in the Washington House of Representatives from the 21st district from 1988 to 1994 and in the Washington State Senate from the 21st district from 1994 to 1999. Wood graduated from Cornell University. She served on the Woodway,Washington city council and as mayor of Woodway.
Skyler David Rude is an American politician. A Republican,he has served in the Washington House of Representatives since January 3,2019. He was elected in 2018 to succeed retiring Republican Terry Nealey. Rude is the only openly gay Republican in the statehouse.
The 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the lieutenant governor of Washington concurrently with the 2020 Washington elections. The top-two primary was held on August 4,and Democrats Denny Heck and Marko Liias advanced to the general election,which Heck won.
The Washington Secretary of State election,2020,was held on November 3,2020. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Gael Tarleton,the two having received the most votes in an August 2020 primary election. As of 2022,this was the last time a Republican won a statewide election in Washington.
