Click here to follow election results! This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U. Senate delegation from Washington. The current members of the U. Senate from Washington are:. Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November general election , unless they took their seat through appointment or special election.
Senate Washington on November 6, Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November general election , unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Washington's U.
Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Patty Murray D won re-election in She defeated Chris Vance R in the general election on November 8, Murray and Vance defeated 15 other candidates to win the primary on August 2, In Washington, all candidates run in the same primary and the two candidates who receive the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election. She defeated Dino Rossi R in the general election.
She defeated George R. Nethercutt Jr. Mills L and Mark B. Wilson G in the general election. She defeated Linda Smith R in the general election. She defeated Rod Chandler R in the general election. Should their status be reversed because of something they did more than two decades ago, admirable though it may have been? Nov 11, Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. The United States is divided into congressional districts, each with a population of about , individuals.
Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. Jaime Herrera Beutler. Marilyn Strickland. All representatives serve until the end of the current Congress on Jan 3, Follow govtrack. And please consider supporting our work by becoming a monthly backer govtrack on Patreon or leaving a tip. If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you.
Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. The person appointed will hold the seat until his or her successor is elected at the next general or special election in November. See sources: Washington Const. The state of Washington has 49 legislative districts.
Senators are elected from the same legislative districts as are members of the Washington House of Representatives. Each district elects two representatives but only one senator. Use the interactive map below to find your district. In Washington, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by a five-member non-politician commission. The commission was established by constitutional amendment in The majority and minority leaders of the Washington State Senate and Washington House of Representatives each appoint one registered voter to the commission.
These four commissioners appoint a fifth, non-voting member to serve as the commission's chair. In the event that the four voting commissioners cannot agree on a chair, the Washington Supreme Court must appoint one.
The Washington Constitution stipulates that no commission member may have been an elected official or party officer in the two-year period prior to his or her appointment.
Individuals who have registered with the state as lobbyists within the past year are also prohibited from serving on the commission. The Washington State Legislature may amend the commission's maps by a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber. The state constitution requires that congressional and state legislative districts "should be contiguous, compact, and convenient, and follow natural, geographic, artificial, or political subdivision boundaries.
State statutes require that congressional and state legislative districts "preserve areas recognized as communities of interest. Upon completion of the census, Washington will draft and enact new district maps. The following timeline was adapted from a redistricting timeline provided by the Washington Secretary of State's office.
The Washington Redistricting Commission posted the following public outreach meeting schedule on their website. Washington received its local census data on February 23, The state increased in population by The major outlier was Franklin County, which grew The largest cities had the following growth rates: Seattle grew by 8. The Commission released the first draft maps on September 13, For the third time in a row, the Commission worked up to their deadline, finishing two hours and five minutes before January 1, , at which point the Washington Supreme Court would have taken over.
The Commission was primarily concerned with the eastern districts and how to distribute Hispanic people in Yakima. The Legislature made tweaks to the plan and approved the final maps on January 27, The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the Washington State Senate has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by the House and signed by the governor after its passage in the Senate.
The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history. Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them.
Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack In , the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 11, , and adjourn on April 25, In , the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 13, , and adjourn on March 12, Several state legislatures had their sessions impacted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
No modifications to state legislative activity in Washington were made. In , the legislature was in session from January 8, , through March 8, To read about notable events and legislation from this session, click here.
In , the legislature was in session from January 9, , through April 23, The legislature held its first special session from April 24, , to May 23, A second special session took place from May 23, , to June 21, A third special session began on June 21, It ended on July 20, In , the legislature was in regular session from January 11 through March The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.
In , the legislature was in session from January 12 through April Throughout the legislative session, the budget remained the most pressing issue for the state. Other agenda items included marijuana, child sex abuse, firearm ownership regulation, wolves, small businesses, human trafficking, and healthcare. In , the legislature was in session from January 10 through April In , the legislature was in regular session from January 11 to March Additionally, the legislature was in special session from March 15 to April 12 to deal with issues related to the economy and the state budget.
The Tenth Amendment of the U. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, legislatively referred constitutional amendments , and bills that become law.
Section 12 of Article II allows the dates of regular sessions to be determined by statute. Section 12 limits the length of regular sessions to days in odd-numbered years and 60 days in even-numbered years. Section 12 also establishes rules for convening special sessions of the Legislature. It states that special sessions can be called by the Governor of Washington or by resolution of two-thirds of the members of each legislative house. Special sessions are not to exceed 30 days in length.
Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides , initiatives to the legislature , the role of the legislature in the state budget , procedures for filling membership vacancies , and redistricting.
State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session.
The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in Washington are listed below. How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Two-thirds of members present in both chambers. Twenty-six 26 states have a process for statewide citizen initiative or veto referendum, and Washington is one of those states.
Initiative to the Legislature is the name of indirect initiated state statutes in the state of Washington ; an indirect initiative is one that goes to the legislature and only then to the ballot if the legislature does not approve it.
Washington is one of the nine states with a process for indirect initiatives and one of two states that have both direct and indirect initiated state statutes; direct initiated state statutes—which go directly to the people without going to the legislature first—are called Initiatives to the People in Washington. Upon the submission and verification of enough signatures , Initiatives to the Legislature go before the Washington Legislature at its next regular legislative session in January.
The legislature must take one of three actions:. These initiatives are direct initiatives, meaning that groups collect signatures and once enough valid signatures are collected, election officials place the measure on the next general election ballot for a vote. The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [36]. Washington is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.
The governor is required by statute to submit a balanced budget to the legislature. Likewise, the legislature must pass a balanced budget. Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote.
The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint. Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees.
The Washington State Senate has 14 standing committees:. In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures. The Washington State Constitution can be amended through two routes: [37].
Although Washington citizens can use the power of initiative to qualify initiated state statutes for the ballot, the power does not extend to constitutional amendments. What's on my ballot?
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