Washington State Senate: Difference between revisions

| leader2 = [[Karen Keiser]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''Vacant''

| election2 = NovemberDecember 1510, 20172024

| last_election1 = [[20222024 Washington State Senate election|November 85, 20222024]]<br />(2425 seats)

| next_election1 = [[2024 Washington State Senate election|November 53, 2024]]2026<br />(2524 seats)

The [[Constitution of Washington|state constitution]] allows both houses to write their own rules of procedure (article II, section 9) and to elect their own officers (article II, section 10) with the proviso that the lieutenant governor may preside in each house and has a deciding vote in the senateSenate, but that the senateSenate may choose a "temporary president" in the absence of the lieutenant governor. The prevailing two-party system has produced current senate rules to the effect that the Presidentpresident Propro Temporetempore is nominated by the majority party caucus and elected by the entire Senate.

Lieutenant Governor [[Denny Heck]] is constitutionally the Presidentpresident of the Senate. The current Presidentpresident Propro Temporetempore is [[Karen Keiser]]. The Majoritymajority leader is Democrat [[Andy Billig]]. The Minorityminority Leaderleader is Republican [[John Braun]].

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! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Affiliation

! scope="col" colspan="3" | Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div>

! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Total

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! colspan=2|[[Washington State Democratic Party|Democratic]]

! colspan=2| [[Washington State Republican Party|Republican]]

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| [[Washington's 8th legislative district|8]] || [[Matt Boehnke]] || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Kennewick, Washington|Kennewick]] || [[Benton County, Washington|Benton]] (part), [[Franklin County, Washington|Franklin]] (part) || 20232022 || 2026

| [[Washington's 15th legislative district|15]] || [[Nikki Torres]] || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Pasco, Washington|Pasco]] || [[Adams County, Washington|Adams]] (part), [[Benton County, Washington|Benton]] (part), [[Franklin County, Washington|Franklin]] (part), [[Grant County, Washington|Grant]] (part), [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]] (part) || 20232022 || 2026

| [[Washington's 23rd legislative district|23]] || [[ChristineDrew RolfesHansen]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]] || [[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap]] (part) || 2010†2023† || 2024

| [[Washington's 24th legislative district|24]] || [[KevinMike VanChapman De(politician)|Mike WegeChapman]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[SequimPort Angeles, Washington|SequimPort Angeles]] || [[Clallam County, Washington|Clallam]], [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor]] (part), [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] || 20162024# || 20242028

| [[Washington's 26th legislative district|26]] || [[EmilyDeborah RandallKrishnadasan]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[BremertonGig Harbor, Washington|BremertonGig Harbor]] ||[[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap]] (part), [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] (part) || 20182024† || 20262025 (special)

| [[Washington's 33rd legislative district|33]] || [[KarenTina KeiserOrwall]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Des Moines, Washington|Des Moines]] || [[King County, Washington|King]] (part) || 2001†2024† || 20262025 (special)

| [[Washington's 35th legislative district|35]] || [[Drew MacEwen]] || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Union, Washington|Union]] || [[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap]] (part), [[Mason County, Washington|Mason]], [[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston]] (part) || 20232022 || 2026

| [[Washington's 36th legislative district|36]] || [[Noel Frame]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] || [[King County, Washington|King]] (part) || 20232022 || 2026

| [[Washington's 42nd legislative district|42]] || [[Sharon Shewmake]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]] || [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]] (part) || 20232022# || 2026

| [[Washington's 44th legislative district|44]] || [[John Lovick (politician)|John Lovick]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]] || [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] (part) || 2021^2021† || 2026

| [[Washington's 46th legislative district|46]] || [[Javier Valdez]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] || [[King County, Washington|King]] (part) || 20232022 || 2026

| [[Washington's 47th legislative district|47]] || [[Claudia Kauffman]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic ||[[Kent, Washington|Kent]]||[[King County, Washington|King]] (part) || 20232022 || 2026