Washington House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Washington | |
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Washington State Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 9, 2017 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 98 |
Political groups |
Majority Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article II, Washington State Constitution |
Salary | $42,106/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election |
November 8, 2016 (98 seats) |
Next election |
November 6, 2018 (98 seats) |
Redistricting | Washington State Redistricting Commission |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Washington State Capitol Olympia, Washington | |
Website | |
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 US state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts, each of which elects one Senator and two members of the House. All members of the House are elected to a two-year term without term limits. The House meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia.
Leadership of the House
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 current Speaker of the House is Democrat Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) of the 43rd Legislative District. The Speaker Pro Tempore is Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines) of the 33rd Legislative District. The Majority Leader is Pat Sullivan (D-Covington) of the 47th Legislative District. The Republican Minority Leader is Dan Kristiansen (R-Snohomish) of the 39th Legislative District.
Composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
Previous (64th) legislature | 50 | 48 | 98 | 0 |
Begin 65th legislature | 50 | 48 | 98 | 0 |
February 1, 2017[1] | 47 | 97 | 1 | |
February 2, 2017[2] | 48 | 98 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 51.02% | 48.98% |
Notable former members
The first women elected were Frances Cleveland Axtell[3] and Nena Jolidon Croake[4] in 1912.
Members (2017–2019, 65th Legislature)
District | Position | Representative | Party | Residence | Counties Represented | First elected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Derek Stanford | Democratic | Bothell | King (part), Snohomish (part) | 2010 |
2 | Shelley Kloba | Democratic | Kirkland | 2016 | ||
2 | 1 | Andrew Barkis | Republican | Lacey | Pierce (part), Thurston (part) | 2016* |
2 | J.T. Wilcox | Republican | Roy | 2010 | ||
3 | 1 | Marcus Riccelli | Democratic | Spokane | Spokane (part) | 2012 |
2 | Timm Ormsby | Democratic | Spokane | 2003* | ||
4 | 1 | Bob McCaslin, Jr. | Republican | Spokane Valley | Spokane (part) | 2014# |
2 | Matt Shea | Republican | Spokane Valley | 2008 | ||
5 | 1 | Jay Rodne | Republican | Snoqualmie | King (part) | 2004* |
2 | Paul Graves | Republican | Fall City | 2016 | ||
6 | 1 | Mike Volz | Republican | Spokane | Spokane (part) | 2016 |
2 | Jeff Holy | Republican | Cheney | 2012 | ||
7 | 1 | Jacquelin Maycumber | Republican | Republic | Ferry, Okanogan (part), Pend Oreille, Spokane (part), Stevens | 2017* |
2 | Joel Kretz | Republican | Wauconda | 2004 | ||
8 | 1 | Brad Klippert | Republican | Kennewick | Benton (part) | 2008 |
2 | Larry Haler | Republican | Richland | 2004# | ||
9 | 1 | Mary Dye | Republican | Pomeroy | Adams, Asotin, Franklin (part), Garfield, Spokane (part), Whitman | 2015* |
2 | Joe Schmick | Republican | Colfax | 2007* | ||
10 | 1 | Norma Smith | Republican | Clinton | Island, Skagit (part), Snohomish (part) | 2008* |
2 | Dave Hayes | Republican | Camano Island | 2012 | ||
11 | 1 | Zack Hudgins | Democratic | Tukwila | King (part) | 2002 |
2 | Steve Bergquist | Democratic | Renton | 2012 | ||
12 | 1 | Cary Condotta | Republican | East Wenatchee | Chelan, Douglas, Grant (part), Okanogan (part) | 2002 |
2 | Mike Steele | Republican | Chelan | 2016 | ||
13 | 1 | Tom Dent | Republican | Moses Lake | Grant (part), Kittitas, Lincoln, Yakima (part) | 2014 |
2 | Matt Manweller | Republican | Ellensburg | 2012# | ||
14 | 1 | Norm Johnson | Republican | Yakima | Clark (part), Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima (part) | 2008 |
2 | Gina McCabe | Republican | Goldendale | 2014# | ||
15 | 1 | Bruce Chandler | Republican | Granger | Yakima (part) | 1998 |
2 | David Taylor | Republican | Moxee | 2009* | ||
16 | 1 | Bill Jenkin | Republican | Prosser | Benton (part), Columbia, Franklin (part), Walla Walla | 2016 |
2 | Terry Nealey | Republican | Dayton | 2009‡ | ||
17 | 1 | Vicki Kraft | Republican | Vancouver | Clark (part) | 2016 |
2 | Paul Harris | Republican | Vancouver | 2010 | ||
18 | 1 | Brandon Vick | Republican | Felida | Clark (part) | 2012# |
2 | Liz Pike | Republican | Camas | 2012† | ||
19 | 1 | Jim Walsh | Republican | Aberdeen | Cowlitz (part), Grays Harbor (part), Lewis (part), Pacific, Wahkiakum | 2016# |
2 | Brian Blake | Democratic | Aberdeen | 2002* | ||
20 | 1 | Richard DeBolt | Republican | Chehalis | Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part), Thurston (part) | 1996 |
2 | Ed Orcutt | Republican | Kalama | 2002^ | ||
21 | 1 | Strom Peterson | Democratic | Edmonds | Snohomish (part) | 2014 |
2 | Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democratic | Mukilteo | 2014* | ||
22 | 1 | Laurie Dolan | Democratic | Olympia | Thurston (part) | 2016 |
2 | Beth Doglio | Democratic | Olympia | 2016 | ||
23 | 1 | Sherry Appleton | Democratic | Poulsbo | Kitsap (part) | 2004 |
2 | Drew Hansen | Democratic | Bainbridge Island | 2011* | ||
24 | 1 | Mike Chapman | Democratic | Port Angeles | Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson | 2016 |
2 | Steve Tharinger | Democratic | Sequim | 2010 | ||
25 | 1 | Melanie Stambaugh | Republican | Puyallup | Pierce (part) | 2014 |
2 | Joyce McDonald | Republican | Puyallup | 2016# | ||
26 | 1 | Jesse Young | Republican | Gig Harbor | Kitsap (part), Pierce (part) | 2014* |
2 | Michelle Caldier | Republican | Port Orchard | 2014 | ||
27 | 1 | Laurie Jinkins | Democratic | Tacoma | Pierce (part) | 2010 |
2 | Jake Fey | Democratic | Tacoma | 2012 | ||
28 | 1 | Dick Muri | Republican | Steilacoom | Pierce (part) | 2013* |
2 | Christine Kilduff | Democratic | University Place | 2014 | ||
29 | 1 | David Sawyer | Democratic | Lakewood | Pierce (part) | 2012 |
2 | Steve Kirby | Democratic | Tacoma | 2000 | ||
30 | 1 | Mike Pellicciotti | Democrat | Federal Way | King (part), Pierce (part) | 2016 |
2 | Kristine Reeves | Democratic | Federal Way | 2016 | ||
31 | 1 | Morgan Irwin | Republican | Enumclaw | King (part), Pierce (part) | 2017* |
2 | Drew Stokesbary | Republican | Auburn | 2014 | ||
32 | 1 | Cindy Ryu | Democratic | Shoreline | King (part), Snohomish (part) | 2010 |
2 | Ruth Kagi | Democratic | Seattle | 1998 | ||
33 | 1 | Tina Orwall | Democratic | Des Moines | King (part) | 2008 |
2 | Mia Gregerson | Democratic | SeaTac | 2013* | ||
34 | 1 | Eileen Cody | Democratic | Seattle | King (part) | 1994^ |
2 | Joe Fitzgibbon | Democratic | Burien | 2010# | ||
35 | 1 | Dan Griffey | Republican | Allyn | Kitsap (part), Mason, Thurston (part) | 2014 |
2 | Drew MacEwen | Republican | Union | 2012 | ||
36 | 1 | Noel Frame | Democratic | Seattle | King (part) | 2016* |
2 | Gael Tarleton | Democratic | Seattle | 2012 | ||
37 | 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democratic | Seattle | King (part) | 1998 |
2 | Eric Pettigrew | Democratic | Seattle | 2002 | ||
38 | 1 | June Robinson | Democratic | Everett | Snohomish (part) | 2013* |
2 | Mike Sells | Democratic | Everett | 2004# | ||
39 | 1 | Dan Kristiansen | Republican | Snohomish | King (part), Skagit (part), Snohomish (part) | 2002 |
2 | John Koster | Republican | Arlington | 2016† | ||
40 | 1 | Kristine Lytton | Democratic | Anacortes | San Juan, Skagit (part), Whatcom (part) | 2010 |
2 | Jeff Morris | Democratic | Mount Vernon | 1996 | ||
41 | 1 | Tana Senn | Democratic | Mercer Island | King (part) | 2013* |
2 | Judy Clibborn | Democratic | Mercer Island | 2002 | ||
42 | 1 | Luanne VanWerven | Republican | Lynden | Whatcom (part) | 2014 |
2 | Vincent Buys | Republican | Lynden | 2010 | ||
43 | 1 | Nicole Macri | Democratic | Seattle | King (part) | 2016 |
2 | Frank Chopp | Democratic | Seattle | 1994 | ||
44 | 1 | John Lovick | Democratic | Mill Creek | Snohomish (part) | 2016*† |
2 | Mark Harmsworth | Republican | Mill Creek | 2014# | ||
45 | 1 | Roger Goodman | Democratic | Kirkland | King (part) | 2006 |
2 | Larry Springer | Democratic | Kirkland | 2004 | ||
46 | 1 | Gerry Pollet | Democratic | Seattle | King (part) | 2011* |
2 | Javier Valdez | Democratic | Seattle | 2017* | ||
47 | 1 | Mark Hargrove | Republican | Covington | King (part) | 2010 |
2 | Pat Sullivan | Democratic | Covington | 2004 | ||
48 | 1 | Vandana Slatter | Democratic | Bellevue | King (part) | 2016* |
2 | Joan McBride | Democratic | Kirkland | 2014 | ||
49 | 1 | Sharon Wylie | Democratic | Vancouver | Clark (part) | 2011* |
2 | Monica Stonier | Democratic | Vancouver | 2016† |
- *Originally appointed
- #Sworn in early to fill vacant seat
- †Had previous tenure in Washington House of Representatives
- ^Redistricted during current tenure
- ‡Originally elected in special election
See also
References
- ↑ Republican Shelly Short (District 7) resigned after being appointed to the Washington Senate.
- ↑ Republican Jacquelin Maycumber sworn in to replace Short.
- ↑ "Frances Cleveland Axtell (1866-1953)". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Nena Jolidon Croake". Washington State Historical Society. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
External links
Media related to Members of the Washington (state) House of Representatives at Wikimedia Commons
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