Mercer Island is a city in King County,Washington,United States,located on an island of the same name in the southern portion of Lake Washington. Mercer Island is in the Seattle metropolitan area,with Seattle to its west and Bellevue to its east.
Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993,and in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.
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.
The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington,headquartered in Seattle. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
Karen Lynne Keiser is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She represented the 33rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate,which contains parts of Burien,Normandy Park,SeaTac,Kent,and Des Moines.
Robert Watson Ferguson is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 24th governor of Washington since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 18th attorney general of Washington from 2013 to 2025,as a member of the King County Council from 2004 to 2013,and as the council's chair from 2009 to 2013.
Stephen Robert Litzow is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 41st district from 2010 to 2017. A liberal Republican,his district includes the affluent Seattle suburbs of Bellevue,Beaux Arts Village,Mercer Island,Newcastle,and parts of Issaquah,Sammamish,and Renton in King County. Litzow is widely seen as a centrist. He was defeated by Democrat Lisa Wellman in the 2016 election.
Tina Louise Orwall is an American politician serving in the Washington State Senate. She previously served as the Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives from 2017-2018 and from 2021-2024,. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 33rd district from 2009-2024,when she was appointed to the State Senate.
Washington's 41st legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. It covers all of Mercer Island and Newcastle,with portions of Bellevue,Renton,Issaquah,and Sammamish.
Jennifer Rice is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) from 2013 to 2024. A member of the BC New Democratic Party,she represented the electoral district of North Coast.
Andrew K. Barkis is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives. He was appointed by the Thurston County Commission in February 2016 to succeed fellow Republican Graham Hunt,who resigned.
Manka Dhingra is an Indian-born American attorney and politician who is a Washington State senator. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected to represent the 45th legislative district,on Seattle's Eastside in King County,during a 2017 special election. Dhingra is the first Sikh elected to any state legislature in the United States.
Bill George Ramos is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate representing the state's 5th district. He won election to the State Senate in November 2024,defeating Republican Chad Magendanz with 51.9% of the vote. He previously served in the Washington State House of Representatives representing the 5th district from 2019 to 2025. Before his legislative career,Ramos was a member of the Issaquah City Council from 2016 to 2018.
My-Linh Thi Thai is an American politician and pharmacist who serves in the Washington State House of Representatives representing the 41st district in King County. Thai,a Vietnamese immigrant who lives in Bellevue,served as a school board member prior to her election in 2018,replacing retiring legislator Judy Clibborn.
Emily Elissa Randall is an American politician and activist who is a U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district and a former member of the Washington State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,she succeeded Derek Kilmer in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington Department of Children,Youth,and Families (DCYF) is state-level social services agency in Washington. It was created by House Bill 1661,which was signed by Governor Jay Inslee on July 6,2017.
The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman,a Republican,resigned from the office on November 19,2021,to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee,a Democrat,announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement,the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.
The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 4,2025,for 2 state legislative chambers in 2 states. Across the fifty states,3 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election,with no upper house having regularly scheduled elections. The elections take place concurrently with several other state and local elections,including the gubernatorial elections.
Deborah Krishnadasan is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate from the 26th district. She was appointed by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners and the Pierce County Council in 2024 to fill the vacancy left by Emily Randall's resignation following being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. A Democrat,she previously served as president of the Peninsula School Board.
Edwin Carbonell Obras is an American politician serving in the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 33rd Legislative District.
