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The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body,composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives,composed of 98 Representatives,and the upper Washington State Senate,with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts,each of which elect one senator and two representatives.
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.
The 2020 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3,2020,for 86 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington,D.C. also held elections. The elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,U.S. Senate elections,U.S. House elections,and gubernatorial elections.
Cathy Wolfe is an American politician who served as a member of the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners from 2001 to 2017 and a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. In the legislature,she represented Washington's 22nd legislative district as a Democrat. During her final term in the legislature,she served as the Democratic whip from 1999 to 2001.
Karla Wilson was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. A lifelong resident of Lake Stevens,Washington,she represented Washington legislative district 39A as a Democrat. She studied at Vassar College in New York and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English/Education and a Master of Arts in special education,both from the University of Washington. Wilson later taught at Lake Stevens High School and was a Running Start administrator at Everett Community College.
Deb Wallace is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. She represented Washington's 17th legislative district as a Democrat for four consecutive terms. While in the legislature,she served as chair of the House Committee on Higher Education. She ran in the 2010 election to represent Washington's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,but dropped out of the race in February.
Sally W. Walker was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1990. She represented Washington's 28th legislative district as a Republican,serving as the Republican Caucus Vice Chair in 1989. She resigned on September 28,1990.
Linda Craig Thomas is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987. She represented Washington's 26th legislative district as a Republican.
Delores E. Teutsch is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983. She represented Washington's 45th legislative district as a Republican. In the 1981 to 1983 term,she served as chair of the Higher Education Committee.
Maude Sweetman was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1923 to 1931. She represented Washington's 44th legislative district as a Republican,and was the first woman from King County elected to the legislature.
B. Jean Silver was an American politician who served seven consecutive terms in the Washington House of Representatives from 1983 to 1997. Born in Spokane,Washington,she represented Washington's 5th and then 6th legislative districts,both in Spokane County,as a Republican.
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.
Shay Schual-Berke is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009. She represented Washington's 33rd legislative district as a Democrat. Before election to the legislature,she served from 1995 to 1999 as a member of the Highline School Board.
Judith "Judi" Roland is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. She represented Washington's 31st legislative district as a Democrat. She also served on the Auburn City Council.
Emma Abbott Ridgway was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for five terms,from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1957. She represented Washington's 40th legislative district as a Democrat. She served on a number of legislative committees over her five terms,chairing the educational institutions committee in the 1945 term. In party leadership,she was vice chair of the state Democratic Central Committee from 1936 to 1946,state chair of the Democratic Women's Division,and served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1944 and 1948.
Katherine Reid is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate in 1979. She represented Washington's 3rd legislative district as a Democrat. She was appointed to serve the unexpired term of James E. Keefe upon his death,and served for less than three months until her successor Margaret Hurley won special election and was sworn in to serve the remainder of the term.
Shirley Rector was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for one term from 1989 to 1991. She represented Washington's 5th legislative district as a Democrat. In party leadership,she was vice chair of the state Democratic Central Committee. She died in Spokane in 2004.
Renee Radcliff is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001. She represented Washington's 21st legislative district as a Republican.
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.
Blanche Pennick was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. She represented Washington's 19th legislative district as a Democrat. She chaired the Counties and County Boundaries Committee.
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 September 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Jan Shabro" (PDF). Women in the Legislature. Washington State Legislature . Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Jan Shabro". Celebrating 100 Years: Women in the Legislature. Washington State Legislature . Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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