Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River,just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population to be 84,750 as of 2022,up from 83,921 at the 2020 United States census.
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.
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.
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.
Shelly Anne Short is an American politician from Washington. Short is a Republican member of the Washington Senate,representing the 7th Legislative District. Short replaced Brian Dansel,who resigned to accept a position in the Trump Administration.
Lawrence Eugene Haler is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 8th Legislative District. He was initially elected to fill the unexpired term of Jerome Delvin,who had resigned to take a seat in the state senate. Sean McGrath had held the seat in the interim. He was born in Iowa City,Iowa and previously served 14 years on the Richland City Council. In February 2018,Haler announced that he would not seek re-election to the Washington State 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.
Richard Charles DeBolt is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 20th district from 1997 to 2021. He was House Republican Leader from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2013.
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 who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 26th district from 2014 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Lynda D. Wilson is an American politician currently serving in the Washington State Senate representing the 17th legislative district. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served one term Washington State House of Representatives having defeated Democrat and current state representative Monica Stonier in 2014. In 2016,she left the State House to run for a Washington State Senate seat being vacated by Republican Don Benton against Democrat Tim Probst. Wilson represents herself as a strong conservative and has a lifetime rating of 89% from the American Conservative Union (ACU) where outgoing State Senator Don Benton has an ACU rating of 79%.
Michael A. Steele is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 12th Legislative District since first being elected in 2017. He previously served on the White House staff during the George W. Bush administration as a member of the Political Affairs Team.
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 Washington State House.
Alejandro "Alex" Ybarra is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 13th district,which includes Lincoln and Kittitas counties and parts of Grant County and Yakima County.
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 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing two state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
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.
