Washington State Senate

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Washington State Senate
Washington State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 12, 2015
Leadership
Lt. Governor	Brad Owen (D) Since January 15, 1997
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Pam Roach (Majority Coalition Caucus) Since January 12, 2015
Majority Leader	Mark Schoesler (Majority Coalition Caucus) Since December 1, 2014
Minority Leader	Sharon Nelson (D) Since November 20, 2013
Structure
Seats	49

Political groups	Governing coalition (MCC) Republican (25) Ind. Democrat (1) Opposition party Democratic (23)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article II, Washington State Constitution
Salary	$42,106/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (24 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (25 seats)
Redistricting	Washington State Redistricting Commission
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber Washington State Capitol Olympia, Washington
Website
Washington State Senate

The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 140,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia.

As with the lower House of Representatives, state senators serve without term limits, though senators serve four-year terms. Senators are elected from the same legislative districts as House members, with each district electing two representatives but only one senator.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the state senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

Leadership

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.

The current President of the Senate is Brad Owen. The current President Pro Tempore is Pam Roach, who was narrowly elected in 2014 ousting former President Pro Tempore Tim Sheldon. The Majority leader is Republican Mark Schoesler, who assumed office following the retirement of Majority Coalition Caucus founder Rodney Tom in 2014, and the Minority Leader is Sharon Nelson, a Democrat who has been serving as her party's Senate leader since Seattle Mayor Ed Murray was elected to his current office.

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Coalition		Non-coalition

	Republican	Democratic			Vacant
End of previous legislature	24	2	23	49	0

Begin	25	1	23	49	0
Latest voting share	7001530000000000000♠53%	7001470000000000000♠47%		0

Members (2015–2017, 64th Legislature)

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Counties Represented	First elected
1	Rosemary McAuliffe	Democratic	Bothell	King (part), Snohomish (part)	1992
2	Randi Becker	Republican	Eatonville	Pierce (part), Thurston (part)	2008
3	Andy Billig	Democratic	Spokane	Spokane (part)	2012
4	Mike Padden	Republican	Spokane Valley	Spokane (part)	2011^
5	Mark Mullet	Democratic	Issaquah	King (part)	2012#
6	Michael Baumgartner	Republican	Spokane	Spokane (part)	2010
7	Brian Dansel	Republican	Republic	Ferry, Okanogan (part), Pend Oreille, Spokane (part), Stevens	2013^
8	Sharon Brown	Republican	Kennewick	Benton (part)	2013†
9	Mark Schoesler	Republican	Ritzville	Adams, Asotin, Franklin (part), Garfield, Spokane (part), Whitman	2004
10	Barbara Bailey	Republican	Oak Harbor	Island, Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)	2012
11	Bob Hasegawa	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2012
12	Linda Evans Parlette	Republican	Wenatchee	Chelan, Douglas, Grant (part), Okanogan (part)	2000
13	Judy Warnick	Republican	Moses Lake	Grant (part), Kittitas, Lincoln, Yakima (part)	2014
14	Curtis King	Republican	Yakima	Clark (part), Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima (part)	2007^
15	Jim Honeyford	Republican	Sunnyside	Yakima (part)	1998
16	Mike Hewitt	Republican	Walla Walla	Benton (part), Columbia, Franklin (part), Walla Walla	2000
17	Don Benton	Republican	Vancouver	Clark (part)	1996#
18	Ann Rivers	Republican	La Center	Clark (part)	2012†
19	Dean Takko	Democratic	Longview	Cowlitz (part), Grays Harbor (part), Lewis (part), Pacific, Wahkiakum	2015†
20	John Braun	Republican	Centralia	Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part), Thurston (part)	2012
21	Marko Liias	Democratic	Everett	Snohomish (part)	2014†
22	Karen Fraser	Democratic	Olympia	Thurston (part)	1992
23	Christine Rolfes	Democratic	Bainbridge Island	Kitsap (part)	2010†
24	James Hargrove	Democratic	Hoquiam	Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson	1992
25	Bruce Dammeier	Republican	Puyallup	Pierce (part)	2012
26	Jan Angel	Republican	Port Orchard	Kitsap (part), Pierce (part)	2013^
27	Jeannie Darneille	Democratic	Tacoma	Pierce (part)	2012
28	Steve O'Ban	Republican	Tacoma	Pierce (part)	2013†
29	Steve Conway	Democratic	Tacoma	Pierce (part)	2010
30	Mark Miloscia	Republican	Federal Way	King (part), Pierce (part)	2014
31	Pam Roach	Republican	Sumner	King (part), Pierce (part)	1990
32	Maralyn Chase	Democratic	Edmonds	King (part), Snohomish (part)	2010
33	Karen Keiser	Democratic	Des Moines	King (part)	2001†
34	Sharon Nelson	Democratic	Vashon	King (part)	2010#
35	Tim Sheldon	Democratic (MCC)	Potlatch	Kitsap (part), Mason, Thurston (part)	1997^
36	Reuven Carlyle	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2016†
37	Pramila Jayapal	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2014
38	John McCoy	Democratic	Tulalip	Snohomish (part)	2013†
39	Kirk Pearson	Republican	Monroe	King (part), Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)	2012
40	Kevin Ranker	Democratic	Orcas Island	San Juan, Skagit (part), Whatcom (part)	2008
41	Steve Litzow	Republican	Mercer Island	King (part)	2010^
42	Doug Ericksen	Republican	Ferndale	Whatcom (part)	2010
43	Jamie Pedersen	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2013†
44	Steve Hobbs	Democratic	Lake Stevens	Snohomish (part)	2006
45	Andy Hill	Republican	Redmond	King (part)	2010
46	David Frockt	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2011†
47	Joe Fain	Republican	Auburn	King (part)	2010
48	Cyrus Habib	Democratic	Kirkland	King (part)	2014
49	Annette Cleveland	Democratic	Vancouver	Clark (part)	2012

†Originally Appointed

^Originally Elected in Special Election

#Sworn in early to fill vacant seat

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Members of the Washington State Senate

64th State Legislature (2015–2017) President of the Senate: Brad Owen (D) President pro Tempore: Pam Roach (R) Majority Leader: Mark Schoesler (R) Minority Leader: Sharon Nelson (D)

Rosemary McAuliffe (D) Randi Becker (R) Andy Billig (D) Mike Padden (R) Mark Mullet (D) Michael Baumgartner (R) Brian Dansel (R) Sharon Brown (R) Mark Schoesler (R) Barbara Bailey (R) Bob Hasegawa (D) Linda Evans Parlette (R) Judy Warnick (R) Curtis King (R) Jim Honeyford (R) Mike Hewitt (R) Don Benton (R) Ann Rivers (R) Dean Takko (D) John Braun (R) Marko Liias (D) Karen Fraser (D) Christine Rolfes (D) James Hargrove (D) Bruce Dammeier (R) Jan Angel (R) Jeannie Darneille (D) Steve O'Ban (R) Steve Conway (D) Mark Miloscia (R) Pam Roach (R) Maralyn Chase (D) Karen Keiser (D) Sharon Nelson (D) Tim Sheldon (MCC) Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) Pramila Jayapal (D) John McCoy (D) Kirk Pearson (R) Kevin Ranker (D) Steve Litzow (R) Doug Ericksen (R) Jamie Pedersen (D) Steve Hobbs (D) Andy Hill (R) David Frockt (D) Joe Fain (R) Cyrus Habib (D) Annette Cleveland (D)

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Regions

Western	Kitsap Peninsula Long Beach Peninsula Olympic Peninsula Puget Sound San Juan Islands Skagit Valley

Eastern/Inland	Central Washington Columbia Plateau Methow Valley Okanogan Country Palouse Yakima Valley

Shared	Cascade Range Columbia Gorge Columbia River

Largest
cities

Seattle Spokane Tacoma Vancouver Bellevue Kent Everett Renton Yakima Federal Way Spokane Valley Kirkland Bellingham Kennewick Auburn Pasco Marysville Lakewood Redmond Shoreline Richland

Metropolitan areas	Greater Seattle Greater Spokane Tri-Cities Wenatchee metropolitan area Greater Portland and Vancouver

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Coordinates: 47°02′09″N 122°54′16″W / 47.0358°N 122.9045°W / 47.0358; -122.9045

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 147736613 LCCN: n79107966

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