Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as 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 Washington's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995.
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.
Peter James Goldmark was the 15th Commissioner of Public Lands of Washington,head of the Washington Department of Natural Resources,from 2009 to 2017. He is a Democrat from a rural part of Okanogan County,Washington,outside of the town of Okanogan.
Lisa Jo Brown is an American politician and educator who is the current mayor of Spokane,Washington. She previously 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.
Douglass B. Sutherland,is an American politician who served as 14th commissioner of public lands of the state of Washington from 2001 to 2009. Sutherland was first elected to this statewide position in 2000,when he defeated former Governor Mike Lowry. He was re-elected in 2004,defeating challenger Mike Cooper. In 2008,Sutherland ran for a third term,but lost to Peter J. Goldmark,a rancher from Eastern Washington. He was mayor of Tacoma from 1982 to 1989.
Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area is a 530-acre (210 ha) area protected by a combination of public and non-profit groups,located in Spokane County,Washington. The granite outcroppings,forming the bulk of the area,were originally formed 70 million years ago,by volcanic magma pushing up through the Earth's crust and then cooling. The protected Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area with its rugged,potholed appearance and deep gullies is a result of the Missoula Floods and represents one of the most ecologically diverse regions in Washington state,where forests,grasslands and shrublands converge and is within two ecoregions,the Okanagan and Northern Rockies ecoregions. The hills consist of small ravines,ponds,and large chunks of granite,that support an eco-system consisting mainly of ponderosa pine,as well as about 300 different flowering plants,and 73 different species of mushrooms. The area also supports wildlife,such as coyotes,marmots,white-tailed deer,pheasants,and dozens of species of butterflies. The Dishman Hills rise immediately south of the Dishman section of The City of Spokane Valley. Continuing south,out of the park,the elevation continues to rise to the Rocks of Sharon and the Iller Creek Conservation Area near the peak of Krell Hill.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) of forest,range,agricultural,and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km2) of aquatic areas which include shorelines,tidelands,lands under Puget Sound and the coast,and navigable lakes and rivers. Part of the DNR's management responsibility includes monitoring of mining cleanup,environmental restoration,providing scientific information about earthquakes,landslides,and ecologically sensitive areas. DNR also works towards conservation,in the form of Aquatic Reserves such as Maury Island and in the form of Natural Area Preserves like Mima Mounds or Natural Resource Conservation Areas like Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area.
The 2015 wildfire season was the largest in Washington state history,with more than one million acres burning across the state from June to September. As many as 3,000 firefighters including 800 Washington National Guard members were deployed to fight the fires. The 17th Field Artillery Brigade of the United States Army also deployed 200 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis–McChord to help fight the fires.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020. It followed a top-two primary held on August 4. Incumbent governor Jay Inslee,the Democratic candidate,defeated Loren Culp,the Republican candidate by a wide margin. Inslee,who was eligible to run for a third term due to the lack of gubernatorial term limits,initially launched a campaign for president of the United States in the 2020 election. When he dropped out of that race in August 2019 due to extremely low polling numbers,he announced he would seek a third term as governor. Several other Democratic political figures considered entering the race if Inslee did not run,including Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson;no other major Democratic candidates entered the race. Republican Loren Culp,the police chief of Republic,Washington,placed second in the top-two primary and advanced to the general election alongside Inslee.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington,one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2018 Washington wildfire season officially began June 1,2018. A statewide state of emergency was declared by Governor Jay Inslee on July 31.
The 2019 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2019.
General elections were held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 3,2020. A primary was held on August 4. This election cycle is notable as it was only the second in state history in which Democrats won the top three statewide elections by double digits. The first was the 1936 election,in the middle of the Great Depression. As of 2023,this was the last time Republicans won any statewide election in Washington.
The 2021 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2021. By late April,all of Eastern Washington had been classified by the United States Drought Monitor as "abnormally dry" with moderate to severe drought conditions. The state had more than 630 wildfires by the first week of July,on par with the state's record 2015 wildfire season.
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
Jennifer Emerson Belcher was an American politician who was the first woman to serve as Washington commissioner of public lands from 1993 to 2001. Belcher previously represented the 22nd district in the Washington House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. Her major legislative achievements include subsidizing childcare for state employees and furthering equal pay for women in state government. As commissioner of public lands,she oriented the Washington State Department of Natural Resources toward conservation.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the State of Washington,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections are scheduled for August 6,2024.
The 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election will be held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
The 2024 Washington State Senate elections will be held on November 5,2024,with a nonpartisan blanket primary election to be held on August 6,2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts will elect Senators to the Washington State Senate. The elections will coincide with other elections for federal,state,and local offices.
