Eastern Washington is the region of the U.S. state of Washington located east of the Cascade Range. It contains the city of Spokane, the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse. Unlike in Western Washington, the climate is dry, including some desert environments.
Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane, the state's second-largest city. A Republican, McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019, she chaired the House Republican Conference. Since 2023, she has chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Lincoln is the name for several proposals to create a new state in the Northwest United States. The proposed State has been defined in multiple ways, but can generally be said to be coterminous with the region known as the Inland Northwest. The proposed state was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was president during the American Civil War. His name had also been proposed for the states that were eventually named North Dakota and Wyoming.
The Washington State Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party, headquartered in Bellevue.
Lisa Jo Brown is an American politician and educator who served as the director of the Washington State Department of Commerce. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown has served in both houses of the Washington State Legislature, including eight years as the first Democratic female majority leader of the Washington State Senate. She has also served as the chancellor of Washington State University Spokane, a position she stepped down from in order to mount an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. House.
Matthew Thomas Shea is an American far-right lawyer, pastor, and politician. A Republican, he represented the 4th legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021. A 2019 report published by the Washington House of Representatives accused Shea of domestic terrorism in relation to his role in a series of standoffs with federal authorities.
Jeffrey H. "Jeff" Baxter is a former American businessman and politician of the Republican Party. Baxter represented Washington's 4th Legislative District in the Washington State Senate for less than 10 months during 2011. Despite being the second choice of the Republican Precinct Committee Officers to current State Representative Matt Shea, he was appointed in February 2011 to fill the vacancy following Senator Bob McCaslin, Sr.'s resignation due to health difficulties. Baxter was ultimately defeated in a special election on November 2011 to former State Representative and Spokane County District Court Judge Mike Padden by nearly 10 points.
Leonard Glenn Christian is an American politician and businessman. Christian serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, having been elected in 2022. He was appointed to the state House in 2014 to fill out the remainder of the term of Representative Larry Crouse.
Robert Lee McCaslin was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate from 1981 to 2011, representing the 4th Legislative District.
Robert Brian McCaslin is an American politician and educator from Washington. McCaslin was a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 4th Legislative District from November 25, 2014, until January 9, 2023.
Larry Graham Pittman is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 83rd district from 2011 to 2023.
Heather Scott is an American biologist, businesswoman, and far-right politician serving as a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 1st district.
Matthew Maddock is an Far-right American politician in the Republican Party serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. His district, the 51st, represents areas covering part of Oakland County. In his first term, Maddock was appointed to be the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, as well as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. A Republican, Maddock was first elected in 2018. Prior to being elected to the 110-member Michigan House of Representatives, he was a businessman in Oakland County.
Michael Charles Mueller is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Nadine Woodward is an American politician serving as the mayor of Spokane, Washington. She succeeded David Condon in December 2019. Prior to her election, Woodward worked as a news anchor.
Robert Steven Chase is an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 4th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021.
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 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
Matthew Haston Krause is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 93rd district from 2013 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2023 Spokane mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023 to elect the mayor of Spokane in the U.S. state of Washington. The election will be officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward is running for re-election to a second term in office.
