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Washington State Senate
Type Term limits
None New session started
January 12, 2015 President Pro Tem of the Senate
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Seats 49 Political groups
Governing coalition (MCC)
Opposition party
Length of term
4 years Authority Article II, Washington State Constitution Salary $42,106/year + per diem Last election
November 4, 2014 (24 seats) Next election
November 8, 2016 (25 seats) Redistricting Washington State Redistricting Commission State Senate ChamberWashington State Capitol Olympia , Washington 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
53%
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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