James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party,he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter and as the 31st governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2007.
Timothy Markham Sheldon is an American farmer,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th District between 1997 and 2023. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties. A member of the Democratic Party,Sheldon caucused with the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus and afterwards the Republican Caucus from 2012. He previously represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
Bradley Allen Klippert is an American politician,minister,law enforcement officer,and military officer who formerly served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 8th Legislative District.
Stephen Harold Urquhart is an American politician and religious leader from Utah. A Republican,he was a member of the Utah State Senate,representing the State's 29th Senate district in Washington County from 2009 to 2016,and he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009.
Michael James Baumgartner is an American politician and diplomat serving as the 28th Spokane County Treasurer. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 6th district from 2011 to 2019 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 election for the United States Senate,unsuccessfully challenging Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell.
Michael Dean Hewitt is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington State Senate. He represented District 16 from 2001 to 2017.
Curtis Paul King is an American businessman and politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington State Senate. He has represented District 14 since 2007.
Janéa Noel Holmquist Newbry is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 13th Legislative District from 2007 to 2015. She previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006.
Linda Rae Evans Parlette is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the state's 12th Legislative District. She served three four-year Senate terms,after serving four years in the House of Representatives.
Barbara Floyd Bailey is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington Senate,representing the 10th district,from 2013 to 2019. She previously represented the 10th district in the Washington House of Representatives.
Judith May Warnick is an American politician who is a member of the Republican Party. She is a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 13th Legislative District since 2015. She was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,from 2007-2015.
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.
The 2012 Washington State Senate elections took place on November 6,2012. Twenty-five of Washington's forty-nine state senators were elected. Each state legislative district has one senator elected to a four-year term,but state senate elections alternate so that about half of the senators are elected in presidential election years and the other half are elected in non-presidential even numbered election years. A top two primary election on August 7,2012 determined which candidates appear on the November ballot. Candidates were allowed to self-declare a party preference.
John Eric Braun is an American politician from Washington. A Republican,Braun serves in the Washington State Senate,representing the 20th district. Braun serves as the President of Braun Northwest and as an officer in the US Navy Reserve.
Sharon Raye Brown is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party. She is a member of the Washington State Senate from Washington's 8th Legislative District. Brown was appointed to fill the Senate seat on February 4,2013 following Senator Jerome Delvin's leaving to become Benton County Commissioner in January 2013.
Jesse Lee Young is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 26th district since 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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.
Matthew A. Boehnke is an American politician from Washington. Boehnke is a Republican member of the Washington State Senate.
The 2022 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Washington state voters elected state senators in 25 of the state's 49 Senate districts. The other 24 state senators were not up for re-election until the next biennial election in 2024. State senators served four-year terms in the Washington State Senate.
The 2022 Alabama Senate elections took place on November 8,2022,as part of the 2022 United States elections. Alabama voters elected state senators in all 35 of the state's Senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate in Montgomery.
