Washington House of Representatives

This article is about the lower house of the state of Washington. For the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., see United States House of Representatives.

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.

House of Representatives of Washington
Washington State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 9, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Laurie Jinkins (D) since January 13, 2020
Speaker pro tempore	Vacant since December 10, 2024
Majority Leader	Joe Fitzgibbon (D) since November 21, 2022
Minority Leader	Drew Stokesbary (R) since April 23, 2023
Structure
Seats	98
Political groups	Majority    Democratic (58) Minority    Republican (40)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article II, Washington State Constitution
Salary	$56,881/year + per diem [1]
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (98 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (98 seats)
Redistricting	Washington Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Washington State Capitol Olympia, Washington
Website
Washington State Legislature

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] The Majority Leader is 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	59.2%	40.8%

Members (2023–2025, 68th Legislature)

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	Adam Bernbaum	Democratic	Port Angeles	Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson	2024#
	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	Edwin Obras	Democratic	SeaTac	King (part)	2024*
	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

Notable former members

The first women elected were Frances Cleveland Axtell^[5] and Nena Jolidon Croake^[6] in 1912.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Washington (state)

See also

• Washington State Capitol
• Washington State Legislature
• Washington State Senate
• List of Washington state legislatures
• List of United States federal legislation, 2001–present

References

1. "Salary Information | Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials". salaries.wa.gov.
2. "Washington House Democrats select Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma to succeed Speaker Frank Chopp". The Seattle Times. July 31, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
3. "House of Representatives Leadership". leg.wa.gov.
4. "Voter's Pamphlet, Washington State Elections, November 2, 2021" (PDF). Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
5. "Frances Cleveland Axtell (1866-1953)". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
6. "Nena Jolidon Croake". Washington State Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

External links

Media related to Washington House of Representatives at Wikimedia Commons

• Washington House of Representatives
• Map of Legislative Districts

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