House of Representatives of Washington | |
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Washington State Legislature | |
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Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 11, 2021 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | Tina Orwall (D) since January 13, 2020 |
Majority Leader | Pat Sullivan (D) since November 19, 2010 |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 98 |
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Political groups | Majority Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article II, Washington State Constitution |
Salary | $56,881/year + per diem [1] |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (98 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (98 seats) |
Redistricting | Washington State Redistricting Commission |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Washington State Capitol Olympia, Washington | |
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Washington State Legislature |
The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts, each of which elects one Senator and two members of the House. They are elected to separate positions with the top-two primary system. All members of the House are elected to a two-year term without term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Olympia.
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tem are nominated by the majority party caucus followed by a vote of the full House. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position and controls the flow of legislation. In the absence of the Speaker the Speaker Pro Tem assumes the role of Speaker. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.
The Speaker of the House during the first session of the 65th legislature (2019) was Democrat Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) of the 43rd Legislative District. He stepped down at the end of the session and John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) of the 44th Legislative District served as speaker pro tempore until the second session, when Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) was elected speaker. [2] The Majority Leader is Pat Sullivan (D-Covington) of the 47th Legislative District. The Republican Minority Leader is J.T. Wilcox (R-Roy) of the 2nd Legislative District. [3]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
Previous (65th) legislature | 50 | 47 | 98 | 0 | |
Begin 66th legislature | 57 | 41 | 98 | 0 | |
December 16, 2019 | 56 | 1 | |||
December 19, 2019 | 40 | 1 | |||
January 13, 2020 | 57 | 0 | |||
Latest voting share | 58% | 41% | 1% |
On December 19, 2019 Rep. Matt Shea (4th District) was expelled from the Republican Caucus after an independent investigative report found he participated in domestic terrorist activity, but he refused to resign. Shea remains a member of the House, but does not caucus with any party. [4] Kristine Reeves resigned December 16, 2019, and Jeff Morris retired January 6, 2020. [5] Morris was replaced by Alex Ramel the same day, [6] Reeves was replaced by Jesse Johnson on January 13. [7]
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