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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 160,000. 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 one senator and two representatives. Terms are staggered so that half the Senate is up for reelection every two years.

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 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 Senate, but that the Senate 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 president pro tempore is nominated by the majority party caucus and elected by the entire Senate.

Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck is constitutionally the president of the Senate. The current president pro tempore is Steve Conway. The majority leader is Democrat Jamie Pedersen. The minority leader is Republican John Braun.

Composition

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
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Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |29 20 49 0
Begin 69th legislature style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |30 19 49 0
April 19, 2025[1] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |29 48 1
June 3, 2025[2] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |30 49 0
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Members (2025-2027, 69th Legislature)

District Senator Party Residence[3] Counties represented First elected Next election
1 Derek Stanford style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Maltby King (part), Snohomish (part) 2019† 2028
2 Jim McCune style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Graham Pierce (part), Thurston (part) 2020 2028
3 Marcus Riccelli style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Spokane Spokane (part) 2024 2028
4 Leonard Christian style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Spokane Valley Spokane (part) 2024 2028
5 Victoria Hunt style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Issaquah King (part) 2025† 2025 (special)
6 Jeff Holy style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Spokane Spokane (part) 2018 2026
7 Shelly Short style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Addy Douglas (part), Ferry, Grant (part), Okanogan (part), Pend Oreille, Spokane (part), Stevens 2017† 2026
8 Matt Boehnke style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Kennewick Benton (part), Franklin (part) 2022 2026
9 Mark Schoesler style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Ritzville Adams (part), Asotin, Columbia, Franklin (part), Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane (part), Whitman 2004 2028
10 Ron Muzzall style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Oak Harbor Island, Skagit (part), Snohomish (part) 2019† 2028
11 Bob Hasegawa style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Seattle King (part) 2012 2028
12 Keith Goehner style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Dryden Chelan, Douglas (part), King (part), Snohomish (part) 2024 2028
13 Judy Warnick style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Moses Lake Grant (part), Kittitas, Yakima (part) 2014 2026
14 Curtis King style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Yakima Klickitat, Yakima (part) 2007^ 2028
15 Nikki Torres style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Pasco Adams (part), Benton (part), Franklin (part), Grant (part), Yakima (part) 2022 2026
16 Perry Dozier style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Waitsburg Benton (part), Walla Walla 2020 2028
17 Paul Harris style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Vancouver Clark (part), Skamania 2024 2028
18 Adrian Cortes style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic La Center Clark (part) 2024 2028
19 Jeff Wilson style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Longview Cowlitz (part), Grays Harbor (part), Lewis (part), Pacific, Thurston (part), Wahkiakum 2020 2028
20 John Braun style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Centralia Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part), Thurston (part) 2012 2028
21 Marko Liias style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Lynnwood Snohomish (part) 2014† 2026
22 Jessica Bateman style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Olympia Thurston (part) 2024 2028
23 Drew Hansen style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Bainbridge Island Kitsap (part) 2023† 2028
24 Mike Chapman style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Port Angeles Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson 2024# 2028
25 Chris Gildon style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Puyallup Pierce (part) 2020 2028
26 Deborah Krishnadasan style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Gig Harbor Kitsap (part), Pierce (part) 2024† 2025 (special)
27 Yasmin Trudeau style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Tacoma Pierce (part) 2021† 2028
28 T'wina Nobles style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Fircrest Pierce (part) 2020 2028
29 Steve Conway style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Tacoma Pierce (part) 2010 2026
30 Claire Wilson style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Auburn King (part) 2018 2026
31 Phil Fortunato style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Auburn King (part), Pierce (part) 2017† 2026
32 Jesse Salomon style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Shoreline King (part), Snohomish (part) 2018 2026
33 Tina Orwall style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Des Moines King (part) 2024† 2025 (special)
34 Emily Alvarado style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic West Seattle King (part) 2025† 2025 (special)
35 Drew MacEwen style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Union Kitsap (part), Mason, Thurston (part) 2022 2026
36 Noel Frame style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Seattle King (part) 2022 2026
37 Rebecca Saldaña style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Seattle King (part) 2016† 2026
38 June Robinson style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Everett Snohomish (part) 2020† 2026
39 Keith Wagoner style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican Sedro-Woolley Skagit (part), Snohomish (part) 2018† 2028
40 Liz Lovelett style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Anacortes San Juan, Skagit (part), Whatcom (part) 2019† 2028
41 Lisa Wellman style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Mercer Island King (part) 2016 2028
42 Sharon Shewmake style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Bellingham Whatcom (part) 2022# 2026
43 Jamie Pedersen style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Seattle King (part) 2013† 2026
44 John Lovick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Mill Creek Snohomish (part) 2021† 2026
45 Manka Dhingra style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Redmond King (part) 2017^ 2026
46 Javier Valdez style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Seattle King (part) 2022 2026
47 Claudia Kauffman style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Kent King (part) 2022 2026
48 Vandana Slatter style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Bellevue King (part) 2025† 2025 (special)
49 Annette Cleveland style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic Vancouver Clark (part) 2012 2028
† Originally appointed
^ Originally elected in special election
# Sworn in early to fill vacant seat

Past composition of the Senate

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See also

Notes


References

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  1. ↑ Democrat Bill Ramos (District 5) died. [1]
  2. ↑ Democrat Victoria Hunt was appointed to succeed Ramos. [2]
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External links

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