Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician,lawyer,and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012,and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States.
Timothy Donald Eyman is an American anti-tax activist and businessman.
Randolph I. Gordon is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Washington State Senator from Bellevue,Washington. In 2010 he was appointed to replace Sen. Fred Jarrett. He owns his own law firm,Law Offices of Randolph I. Gordon PLLC,in Seattle,Washington,and is an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law.
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.
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.
The Northwest Progressive Institute (NPI) is a left wing think tank based in Redmond,Washington,founded in 2003 and incorporated in 2005. It uses technology,public policy research,and political advocacy to advance progressive causes in the Pacific Northwest region as well as across the United States. It describes itself as "a netroots powered strategy center working to raise America's quality of life through innovative research and imaginative advocacy."
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.
Douglas John Ericksen was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 42nd district from 2011 to 2021. Ericksen was the ranking member of the body's Energy,Environment,and Telecommunications Committee. In April 2019,he registered as a foreign agent to consult and lobby for Hun Sen,Prime Minister of Cambodia.
Joseph Frederick Fain is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate for the 47th district from 2011 to 2019. Fain was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Fain served as the Senate minority floor leader during the 2018 legislative session.
Steven Ryuma Hobbs is an American military officer and politician serving as the 16th Secretary of State of Washington since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 44th district from 2007 to 2021. In 2021,Governor Jay Inslee named Hobbs to succeed the departing Kim Wyman as Secretary of State of Washington;he is the first Democrat in the state to serve in the position since Victor Aloysius Meyers left it in 1965.
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.
Christopher Paul Simon Reykdal is an American educator and politician serving as the 15th Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2017. Previously,he served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 22nd district for three terms.
Drew Christian MacEwen is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th district,which covers the entirety of Mason County and parts of Kitsap and Thurston counties.
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw is an American businessman and politician who served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Walkinshaw represented the 43rd legislative district,which encompasses much of central Seattle. Since 2017,he has served as CEO of Grist,a Seattle-based online magazine focusing on environmental news.
August Paul Mardesich was an American politician in the state of Washington.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
The Public Records Act (PRA) is a law of the U.S. state of Washington requiring public access to all records and materials from state and local agencies. It was originally passed as a ballot initiative by voters in 1972 and revised several times by the state legislature. The definition of public records,especially concerning the state legislature,was subject to several legal challenges in the decades since the law was passed.
Joseph-Thanh Nguyen is an American politician who is a 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 56 percent to 44 percent.
Claire E. Wilson is an American educator and politician from the state of Washington. She is a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate,representing Washington's 30th legislative district,an area that includes Federal Way,Algona,Auburn,Pacific,Milton,and Des Moines.
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.
