Washington House of Representatives

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The floor of the Washington House of Representatives in the Legislative Building.

The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. State of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts, each of which elects two members. All members of the House are elected to a two-year term without term limits. The House meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia.

1 Leadership of the House
2 Make-up of the House of Representatives
- 2.1 Members of the House (2007-2008, 60th Legislature)
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses issuses in marysville to their party's strength in the House.

The current Speaker of the House is Democrat Frank Chopp of the 43rd Legislative District (Seattle). The Majority Leader is Lynn Kessler of the 24th Legislative District (Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor counties). The Republican Minority Leader is Richard DeBolt of the 20th Legislative District (Centralia, Chehalis).

[edit] Make-up of the House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	63
	Republican Party	35
Total		98
Majority		28

[edit] Members of the House (2007-2008, 60th Legislature)

District	Representative	Party
1	Al O'Brien	Democratic
1	Mark Ericks	Democratic
2	Jim McCune	Republican
2	Tom Campbell	Republican
3	Alex Wood	Democratic
3	Timm Ormsby	Democratic
4	Larry Crouse	Republican
4	Lynn Schindler	Republican
5	Jay Rodne	Republican
5	Glenn Anderson	Republican
6	Don Barlow	Democratic
6	John Ahern	Republican
7	Bob Sump	Republican
7	Joel Kretz	Republican
8	Shirley Hankins	Republican
8	Larry Haler	Republican
9	Steve Hayley	Republican
9	Joe Schmick	Republican
10	Norma Smith	Republican
10	Barbara Bailey	Republican
11	Zack Hudgins	Democratic
11	Bob Hasegawa	Democratic
12	Cary Condotta	Republican
12	Mike Armstrong	Republican
13	Judith Warnick	Republican
13	Bill Hinkle	Republican
14	Mary Skinner	Republican
14	Charles Ross	Republican
15	Bruce Chandler	Republican
15	Dan Newhouse	Republican
16	Maureen Walsh	Republican
16	Bill Grant	Democratic
17	Jim Dunn	Republican
17	Deb Wallace	Democratic
18	Jamie Herrera	Republican
18	Ed Orcutt	Republican
19	Dean Takko	Democratic
19	Brian Blake	Democratic
20	Richard DeBolt	Republican
20	Gary Alexander	Republican
21	Mary Helen Roberts	Democratic
21	Marko Liias	Democratic
22	Brendan Williams	Democratic
22	Sam Hunt	Democratic
23	Sherry Appleton	Democratic
23	Christine Rolfes	Democratic
24	Kevin Van De Wege	Democratic
24	Lynn Kessler	Democratic
25	Joyce McDonald	Republican
25	Dawn Morrell	Democratic
26	Patricia Lantz	Democratic
26	Larry Seaquist	Democratic
27	Dennis Flannigan	Democratic
27	Jeannie Darneille	Democratic
28	Troy Kelley	Democratic
28	Tami Green	Democratic
29	Steve Conway	Democratic
29	Steve Kirby	Democratic
30	Mark Miloscia	Democratic
30	Skip Priest	Republican
31	Dan Roach	Republican
31	Christopher Hurst	Democratic
32	Maralyn Chase	Democratic
32	Ruth Kagi	Democratic
33	Shay Schual-Berke	Democratic
33	Dave Upthegrove	Democratic
34	Eileen Cody	Democratic
34	Sharon Nelson	Democratic
35	Kathy Haigh	Democratic
35	William Eickmeyer	Democratic
36	Helen Sommers	Democratic
36	Mary Lou Dickerson	Democratic
37	Sharon Tomiko Santos	Democratic
37	Eric Pettigrew	Democratic
38	John McCoy	Democratic
38	Mike Sells	Democratic
39	Dan Kristiansen	Republican
39	Kirk Pearson	Republican
40	Dave Quall	Democratic
40	Jeff Morris	Democratic
41	Fred Jarrett	Democratic
41	Judy Clibborn	Democratic
42	Doug Ericksen	Republican
42	Kelli Linville	Democratic
43	Jamie Pedersen	Democratic
43	Frank Chopp	Democratic
44	Hans Dunshee	Democratic
44	Liz Loomis	Democratic
45	Roger Goodman	Democratic
45	Larry Springer	Democratic
46	Jim McIntire	Democratic
46	Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney	Democratic
47	Geoff Simpson	Democratic
47	Pat Sullivan	Democratic
48	Ross Hunter	Democratic
48	Deborah Eddy	Democratic
49	Bill Fromhold	Democratic
49	Jim Moeller	Democratic

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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