The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington,headquartered in Seattle. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
Frank Vana Chopp is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 43rd district since 1995. His district covers the neighborhoods of Montlake,Fremont,Wallingford,the University District,Madison Park,and part of Capitol Hill,all of which are in Seattle. Chopp served as Speaker of the House from 2002 to 2019.
Robert Alan Hasegawa is an American labor leader and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 11th Legislative District since January 2013. Hasegawa is a lifelong resident of Seattle's Beacon Hill. He previously served in the Washington State House of Representatives,and is retired from the Teamsters Union where he was a member and union leader for over 32 years.
James Joseph McDermott is an American politician and a former member of the King County Council. He previously served ten years as a state legislator:seven years in the Washington House of Representatives and three in the Washington State Senate. In 2023,he announced that he would not seek re-election.
Cindy Ryu is an American politician. A Democrat,she represents District 32 in the Washington House of Representatives. Ryu was the first Korean-American woman to be elected a mayor in the United States. She is the Chair of the Innovation,Community &Economic Development,and Veterans Committee and works on issues such as broadband deployment,catalytic converter thefts,consumer protection,outdoor recreation funding,increasing housing supply,tourism,and resilience of small businesses,communities,infrastructure and the environment.
Washington's 34th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
Mia Su-Ling Gregerson-Dahle is an American politician. A Democrat,Gregerson has served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 33rd Legislative District since 2013. She served on the SeaTac city council from 2008 to 2016.
Britnee N. Timberlake is an American Democratic Party elected official,community advocate,nonprofit executive,and humanitarian. She has represented the 34th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since January 2024,when she became New Jersey's youngest state senator. Before she took office in the senate,Timberlake had represented the 34th District in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 29,2018,when she was sworn in to replace Sheila Oliver,who took office as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. Timberlake had served as Freeholder President of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders,where she was at the time the state's only African-American woman to serve as a freeholder board leader.
Michael 'Mike' Howard is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Howard represents District 51A in the south-central Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Richfield and parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County.
Joseph-Thanh Nguyen is an American politician who is a former member of the Washington State Senate from the 34th district. Nguyen,a second-generation Vietnamese American,was raised with his three siblings in White Center,Washington,by his mother. He was a candidate for King County Executive in 2021 but was defeated by Dow Constantine 55 percent to 44 percent. In January 2025,Ngyuen resigned from the Senate after he was appointed to lead the Washington State Department of Commerce.
Melanie Virginia Morgan is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 29th legislative district.
My-Linh Thi 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.
Sharon Anne Shewmake is an American politician of the Democratic Party,and a professor of Economics and Energy Policy at Western Washington University in Bellingham,Washington. Shewmake represents the 42nd district in the Washington State Senate after serving two terms in the State House.
Emily Elissa Randall is an American politician and activist who is a U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district and a former member of the Washington State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,she succeeded Derek Kilmer in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Tammy Janine Morales is an American politician from Seattle,Washington. She was elected to represent District 2 on the Seattle City Council in November 2019.
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. Murray had won re-election to a fifth term in 2016 with 59% of the vote.
Iman Mohamad Jodeh is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate from the 29th district. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2020,she is the first Muslim elected to the legislature and assumed office on January 13,2021. She became a Colorado State Senator on January 9,2025.
Simon A. Sefzik is an American politician of the Republican Party who served as a member of the Washington State Senate from the 42nd district. He served in office from January 11,2022 to December 9,2022.
The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 4,2025,for 2 state legislative chambers in 2 states. Across the fifty states,3 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election,with no upper house having regularly scheduled elections. The elections take place concurrently with several other state and local elections,including the gubernatorial elections.
Victoria Hunt is an American politician,data scientist,and urban planner who is the member-elect of the Washington House of Representatives representing the state's 5th district,Position 1. A member of the Democratic Party,Hunt will take office on January 13,2025,succeeding Bill Ramos.
