Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County,Washington,United States,located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area,and the fifth-largest city in Washington. It has variously been characterized as a satellite city,a suburb,a boomburb,or an edge city. The population was 151,854 at the 2020 census. The city's name is derived from the French term belle vue.
Hunts Point is a town in the Eastside,a region of King County,Washington,United States,and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The town is on a small peninsula surrounded by Lake Washington,and is near the suburbs of Medina,Clyde Hill,Yarrow Point,and Kirkland,as well as the city of Bellevue. As of the 2020 census,the town had a total population of 457.
Medina is a city in the Eastside region of King County,Washington,United States. The mostly residential city is on a peninsula in Lake Washington,on the opposite shore from Seattle,bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point to the east and water on all other sides. The city's population was 2,915 at the 2020 census. Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos,along with a number of billionaires and executives for tech companies,have homes in Medina.
Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician serving in her sixth term as a United States senator from Washington,beginning her tenure in 1993,and is the state's senior senator. She also served as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.
A pharmacist,also known as a chemist in Commonwealth English,is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation,mechanism of action,clinical usage and legislation of medications in order to dispense them safely to the public and to provide consultancy services. A pharmacist also often serves as a primary care provider in the community and offers services,such as health screenings and immunizations.
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.
Christopher M. Vance is an American politician who served two terms on the Metropolitan King County Council and is a former member of the Washington State Legislature. Vance is former chair of the Washington State Republican Party. He and his wife Ann raised their son and daughter in Auburn,Washington and now live in Sumner,Washington. Vance ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate,losing to Democratic Senator Patty Murray in the 2016 election by 18 percentage points.
Conrad Lee is the past mayor of Bellevue,Washington. He has served on the city council since 1994,and was elected mayor in 2012.
Kamyar Cyrus Habib is an American Jesuit,lawyer,and politician who served as both a state legislator from 2013 to 2017 and then as the 16th lieutenant governor of Washington from 2017 to 2021. He also served as the state's acting governor for over six months,primarily in 2019 during the presidential campaign of Governor Jay Inslee. He is the first Iranian American to hold statewide elected office in the United States.
Washington's 48th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. It covers areas of Redmond,Bellevue,and Kirkland,and it encompasses Clyde Hill,Yarrow Point,Hunts Point,and Medina. It also contains Bridle Trails State Park and Marymoor Park.
Claudia M. Balducci is an American politician from the state of Washington. She is the Chair of the King County Council,representing District 6. She previously served as the mayor of Bellevue,Washington.
Patricia Eileen Kuderer is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Washington State Senate for the 48th district. She was appointed to the State Senate after Cyrus Habib was elected lieutenant governor. In 2024,Kuderer was elected as Insurance Commissioner of Washington,succeeding Mike Kreidler.
Washington Technology University (WTU) was an American private university based in Bellevue,Washington. The school offered a bachelor's degree in information security targeted at local residents wanting to join the Seattle technology industry,and admitted its first class in January 2018. On October 22,2021,the Washington Student Achievement Council denied Washington Technology University's (WTU) application for renewal of authorization to operate in Washington. WTU had been authorized to operate in Washington State since 2017,and offered one degree program at its campus in Bellevue,Washington. The school officially shut down July 29,2022.
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.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Murray had won re-election to a fifth term in 2016 with 59% of the vote.
Philip D. Fortunato is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 31st district,based in southeast King County and northeast Pierce County since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 47th district from 1999 to 2001 and ran for Governor of Washington in the 2020 election,coming in sixth place in the primary with just under 4% of the vote. Fortunato also ran for state Insurance Commissioner in 2024 and lost to Democratic state Senator Patty Kuderer by 13 percentage points.
Washington state elections in 2024 were held on November 5,2024. Primary elections were held on August 6,2024.
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.
Osman Salahuddin is an American politician serving in the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 48th district.
