Lower house of the 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 .
Leadership of the House of Representatives 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] Joe Fitzgibbon (D ) of the 34th Legislative District . The Republican Minority Leader is Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) of the 31st Legislative District .[ 3]
Composition Affiliation Party(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Democratic Republican Vacant End 67th legislature 57 41 98 0 Begin 68th legislature 58 40 98 0 Latest voting share
District Position Representative Party Residence[ 4] Counties represented First elected 1 1 Davina Duerr Democratic Bothell King (part), Snohomish (part)2019* 2 Shelley Kloba Democratic Kirkland 2016 2 1 Andrew Barkis Republican Olympia Pierce (part), Thurston (part)2016* 2 J. T. Wilcox Republican Yelm 2010 3 1 Marcus Riccelli Democratic Spokane Spokane (part)2012 2 Timm Ormsby Democratic Spokane 2003* 4 1 Suzanne Schmidt Republican Spokane Valley Spokane (part)2022 2 Leonard Christian Republican Spokane Valley 2022† 5 1 Bill Ramos Democratic Issaquah King (part)2018 2 Lisa Callan Democratic Issaquah 2018 6 1 Mike Volz Republican Spokane Spokane (part)2016 2 Jenny Graham Republican Spokane 2018 7 1 Jacquelin Maycumber Republican Republic Ferry , Okanogan (part), Pend Oreille , Spokane (part), Stevens 2017* 2 Joel Kretz Republican Wauconda 2004 8 1 Stephanie Barnard Republican Pasco Benton (part)2022 2 April Connors Republican Kennewick 2022 9 1 Mary Dye Republican Pomeroy Adams , Asotin , Franklin (part), Garfield , Spokane (part), Whitman 2015* 2 Joe Schmick Republican Colfax 2007* 10 1 Clyde Shavers Democratic Oak Harbor Island , Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)2022 2 Dave Paul Democratic Oak Harbor 2018 11 1 David Hackney Democratic Seattle King (part)2020 2 Steve Bergquist Democratic Renton 2012 12 1 Keith Goehner Republican Dryden Chelan , Douglas , Grant (part), Okanogan (part)2018 2 Mike Steele Republican Chelan 2016 13 1 Tom Dent Republican Moses Lake Grant (part), Kittitas , Lincoln , Yakima (part)2014 2 Alex Ybarra Republican Quincy 2019* 14 1 Chris Corry Republican Yakima Clark (part), Klickitat , Skamania , Yakima (part)2018 2 Gina Mosbrucker Republican Goldendale 2014# 15 1 Bruce Chandler Republican Granger Yakima (part)1998 2 Bryan Sandlin Republican Zillah 2022 16 1 Mark Klicker Republican Walla Walla Benton (part), Columbia , Franklin (part), Walla Walla 2020 2 Skyler Rude Republican Walla Walla 2018 17 1 Kevin Waters Republican Stevenson Clark (part)2022 2 Paul Harris Republican Vancouver 2010 18 1 Stephanie McClintock Republican Vancouver Clark (part)2022 2 Greg Cheney Republican Battle Ground 2022 19 1 Jim Walsh Republican Aberdeen Cowlitz (part), Grays Harbor (part), Lewis (part), Pacific , Wahkiakum 2016# 2 Joel McEntire Republican Cathlamet 2020 20 1 Peter Abbarno Republican Centralia Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part), Thurston (part)2020 2 Ed Orcutt Republican Kalama 2002^ 21 1 Strom Peterson Democratic Edmonds Snohomish (part)2014 2 Lillian Ortiz-Self Democratic Mukilteo 2014* 22 1 Beth Doglio Democratic Olympia Thurston (part)2022† 2 Jessica Bateman Democratic Olympia 2020 23 1 Tarra Simmons Democratic East Bremerton Kitsap (part)2020 2 Greg Nance Democratic Bainbridge Island 2023* 24 1 Mike Chapman Democratic Port Angeles Clallam , Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson 2016 2 Steve Tharinger Democratic Port Townsend 2010 25 1 Kelly Chambers Republican Puyallup Pierce (part)2018 2 Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Puyallup 2020 26 1 Spencer Hutchins Republican Gig Harbor Kitsap (part), Pierce (part)2022 2 Michelle Caldier Republican Port Orchard 2014 27 1 Laurie Jinkins Democratic Tacoma Pierce (part)2010 2 Jake Fey Democratic Tacoma 2012 28 1 Mari Leavitt Democratic University Place Pierce (part)2018 2 Dan Bronoske Democratic Lakewood 2020 29 1 Melanie Morgan Democratic Parkland Pierce (part)2018 2 Sharlett Mena Democratic 2022 30 1 Jamila Taylor Democratic Federal Way King (part), Pierce (part)2020 2 Kristine Reeves Democratic Federal Way 2022† 31 1 Drew Stokesbary Republican Auburn King (part), Pierce (part)2014 2 Eric E. Robertson Republican Sumner 2020 32 1 Cindy Ryu Democratic Shoreline King (part), Snohomish (part)2010 2 Lauren Davis Democratic Shoreline 2018 33 1 Tina Orwall Democratic Des Moines King (part)2008 2 Mia Gregerson Democratic SeaTac 2013* 34 1 Emily Alvarado Democratic West Seattle King (part)2022 2 Joe Fitzgibbon Democratic West Seattle 2010# 35 1 Dan Griffey Republican Allyn Kitsap (part), Mason , Thurston (part)2014 2 Travis Couture Republican Allyn 2022 36 1 Julia Reed Democratic Seattle King (part)2022 2 Liz Berry Democratic Seattle 2020 37 1 Sharon Tomiko Santos Democratic Seattle King (part)1998 2 Chipalo Street Democratic Seattle 2022 38 1 Julio Cortes Democratic Everett Snohomish (part)2022 2 Mary Fosse Democratic Everett 2022 39 1 Sam Low Republican Lake Stevens King (part), Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)2022 2 Carolyn Eslick Republican Sultan 2017* 40 1 Debra Lekanoff Democratic Bow San Juan , Skagit (part), Whatcom (part)2018 2 Alex Ramel Democratic Bellingham 2020* 41 1 Tana Senn Democratic Mercer Island King (part)2013* 2 My-Linh Thai Democratic Bellevue 2018 42 1 Alicia Rule Democratic Blaine Whatcom (part)2020 2 Joe Timmons Democratic Bellingham 2022# 43 1 Nicole Macri Democratic Seattle King (part)2016 2 Frank Chopp Democratic Seattle 1994 44 1 Brandy Donaghy Democratic Mill Creek Snohomish (part)2021* 2 April Berg Democratic Mill Creek 2020 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 Darya Farivar Democratic Seattle 2022 47 1 Debra Entenman Democratic Kent King (part)2018 2 Chris Stearns Democratic Auburn 2022# 48 1 Vandana Slatter Democratic Bellevue King (part)2017* 2 Amy Walen Democratic Kirkland 2018 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 §Member of no caucus
The first women elected were Frances Cleveland Axtell [ 5] Nena Jolidon Croake [ 6]
Past composition of the House of Representatives
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