| Washington State Democratic Party | |
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| Chairman | Dwight Pelz |
| Senate leader | Lisa Brown |
| House leader | Frank Chopp |
| Headquarters | 615 2nd Ave., Suite 580 Seattle, WA 98104 |
| Ideology | American Liberalism Progressivism Center-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Official colors | Blue |
| Seats in the Upper House |
31 / 49
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| Seats in the Lower House |
61 / 98
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| Website | |
| www.wa-democrats.org | |
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The Washington State Democratic Party is the local Democratic Party branch in the State of Washington, headquartered in the Broderick Building in Downtown Seattle.[1] It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party.
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Former Nirvana bassist and co-founder, Krist Novoselic, is a member of the WSDCC. He represents Southwest Washington.
Each of Washington's 39 counties has a local party organization, which operates within that county and sends two delegates to the State Central Committee.
Each of Washington's 49 Legislative Districts has a local party organization, which operates within that district and sends delegates to the State Central Committee. Each district is defined by the State Redistricting Commission and elects one Senator and two Representatives to the State Legislature. Each district also sends two representatives to the state central committee.
The following popularly-elected offices will be held by Democrats:
Democrats make up seven of Washington's 11-member Congressional delegation:
Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the U.S. Senate:
Democrats control five of the nine seats Washington is apportioned in the U.S. House following the 2000 census:
Democrats hold seven of the nine elected statewide offices:[3]
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