Washington House of Representatives

House of Representatives
of Washington
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
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

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.

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*
1	2	Shelley Kloba	Democratic	Kirkland	King (part), Snohomish (part)	2016
2	1	Andrew Barkis	Republican	Olympia	Pierce (part), Thurston (part)	2016*
2	2	J. T. Wilcox	Republican	Yelm	Pierce (part), Thurston (part)	2010
3	1	Marcus Riccelli	Democratic	Spokane	Spokane (part)	2012
3	2	Timm Ormsby	Democratic	Spokane	Spokane (part)	2003*
4	1	Suzanne Schmidt	Republican	Spokane Valley	Spokane (part)	2022
4	2	Leonard Christian	Republican	Spokane Valley	Spokane (part)	2022†
5	1	Bill Ramos	Democratic	Issaquah	King (part)	2018
5	2	Lisa Callan	Democratic	Issaquah	King (part)	2018
6	1	Mike Volz	Republican	Spokane	Spokane (part)	2016
6	2	Jenny Graham	Republican	Spokane	Spokane (part)	2018
7	1	Jacquelin Maycumber	Republican	Republic	Ferry, Okanogan (part), Pend Oreille, Spokane (part), Stevens	2017*
7	2	Joel Kretz	Republican	Wauconda		2004
8	1	Stephanie Barnard	Republican	Pasco	Benton (part)	2022
8	2	April Connors	Republican	Kennewick	Benton (part)	2022
9	1	Mary Dye	Republican	Pomeroy	Adams, Asotin, Franklin (part), Garfield, Spokane (part), Whitman	2015*
9	2	Joe Schmick	Republican	Colfax		2007*
10	1	Clyde Shavers	Democratic	Oak Harbor	Island, Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)	2022
10	2	Dave Paul	Democratic	Oak Harbor	Island, Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)	2018
11	1	David Hackney	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2020
11	2	Steve Bergquist	Democratic	Renton	King (part)	2012
12	1	Keith Goehner	Republican	Dryden	Chelan, Douglas, Grant (part), Okanogan (part)	2018
12	2	Mike Steele	Republican	Chelan	Chelan, Douglas, Grant (part), Okanogan (part)	2016
13	1	Tom Dent	Republican	Moses Lake	Grant (part), Kittitas, Lincoln, Yakima (part)	2014
13	2	Alex Ybarra	Republican	Quincy	Grant (part), Kittitas, Lincoln, Yakima (part)	2019*
14	1	Chris Corry	Republican	Yakima	Clark (part), Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima (part)	2018
14	2	Gina Mosbrucker	Republican	Goldendale	Clark (part), Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima (part)	2014#
15	1	Bruce Chandler	Republican	Granger	Yakima (part)	1998
15	2	Bryan Sandlin	Republican	Zillah	Yakima (part)	2022
16	1	Mark Klicker	Republican	Walla Walla	Benton (part), Columbia, Franklin (part), Walla Walla	2020
16	2	Skyler Rude	Republican	Walla Walla	Benton (part), Columbia, Franklin (part), Walla Walla	2018
17	1	Kevin Waters	Republican	Stevenson	Clark (part)	2022
17	2	Paul Harris	Republican	Vancouver	Clark (part)	2010
18	1	Stephanie McClintock	Republican	Vancouver	Clark (part)	2022
18	2	Greg Cheney	Republican	Battle Ground	Clark (part)	2022
19	1	Jim Walsh	Republican	Aberdeen	Cowlitz (part), Grays Harbor (part), Lewis (part), Pacific, Wahkiakum	2016#
19	2	Joel McEntire	Republican	Cathlamet		2020
20	1	Peter Abbarno	Republican	Centralia	Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part), Thurston (part)	2020
20	2	Ed Orcutt	Republican	Kalama	Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part), Thurston (part)	2002^
21	1	Strom Peterson	Democratic	Edmonds	Snohomish (part)	2014
21	2	Lillian Ortiz-Self	Democratic	Mukilteo	Snohomish (part)	2014*
22	1	Beth Doglio	Democratic	Olympia	Thurston (part)	2022†
22	2	Jessica Bateman	Democratic	Olympia	Thurston (part)	2020
23	1	Tarra Simmons	Democratic	East Bremerton	Kitsap (part)	2020
23	2	Greg Nance	Democratic	Bainbridge Island	Kitsap (part)	2023*
24	1	Adam Bernbaum	Democratic	Port Angeles	Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson	2024#
24	2	Steve Tharinger	Democratic	Port Townsend	Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson	2010
25	1	Kelly Chambers	Republican	Puyallup	Pierce (part)	2018
25	2	Cyndy Jacobsen	Republican	Puyallup	Pierce (part)	2020
26	1	Spencer Hutchins	Republican	Gig Harbor	Kitsap (part), Pierce (part)	2022
26	2	Michelle Caldier	Republican	Port Orchard	Kitsap (part), Pierce (part)	2014
27	1	Laurie Jinkins	Democratic	Tacoma	Pierce (part)	2010
27	2	Jake Fey	Democratic	Tacoma	Pierce (part)	2012
28	1	Mari Leavitt	Democratic	University Place	Pierce (part)	2018
28	2	Dan Bronoske	Democratic	Lakewood	Pierce (part)	2020
29	1	Melanie Morgan	Democratic	Parkland	Pierce (part)	2018
29	2	Sharlett Mena	Democratic		Pierce (part)	2022
30	1	Jamila Taylor	Democratic	Federal Way	King (part), Pierce (part)	2020
30	2	Kristine Reeves	Democratic	Federal Way	King (part), Pierce (part)	2022†
31	1	Drew Stokesbary	Republican	Auburn	King (part), Pierce (part)	2014
31	2	Eric E. Robertson	Republican	Sumner	King (part), Pierce (part)	2020
32	1	Cindy Ryu	Democratic	Shoreline	King (part), Snohomish (part)	2010
32	2	Lauren Davis	Democratic	Shoreline	King (part), Snohomish (part)	2018
33	1	Edwin Obras	Democratic	SeaTac	King (part)	2024*
33	2	Mia Gregerson	Democratic	SeaTac	King (part)	2013*
34	1	Emily Alvarado	Democratic	West Seattle	King (part)	2022
34	2	Joe Fitzgibbon	Democratic	West Seattle	King (part)	2010#
35	1	Dan Griffey	Republican	Allyn	Kitsap (part), Mason, Thurston (part)	2014
35	2	Travis Couture	Republican	Allyn	Kitsap (part), Mason, Thurston (part)	2022
36	1	Julia Reed	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2022
36	2	Liz Berry	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2020
37	1	Sharon Tomiko Santos	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	1998
37	2	Chipalo Street	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2022
38	1	Julio Cortes	Democratic	Everett	Snohomish (part)	2022
38	2	Mary Fosse	Democratic	Everett	Snohomish (part)	2022
39	1	Sam Low	Republican	Lake Stevens	King (part), Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)	2022
39	2	Carolyn Eslick	Republican	Sultan	King (part), Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)	2017*
40	1	Debra Lekanoff	Democratic	Bow	San Juan, Skagit (part), Whatcom (part)	2018
40	2	Alex Ramel	Democratic	Bellingham	San Juan, Skagit (part), Whatcom (part)	2020*
41	1	Tana Senn	Democratic	Mercer Island	King (part)	2013*
41	2	My-Linh Thai	Democratic	Bellevue	King (part)	2018
42	1	Alicia Rule	Democratic	Blaine	Whatcom (part)	2020
42	2	Joe Timmons	Democratic	Bellingham	Whatcom (part)	2022#
43	1	Nicole Macri	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2016
43	2	Frank Chopp	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	1994
44	1	Brandy Donaghy	Democratic	Mill Creek	Snohomish (part)	2021*
44	2	April Berg	Democratic	Mill Creek	Snohomish (part)	2020
45	1	Roger Goodman	Democratic	Kirkland	King (part)	2006
45	2	Larry Springer	Democratic	Kirkland	King (part)	2004
46	1	Gerry Pollet	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2011*
46	2	Darya Farivar	Democratic	Seattle	King (part)	2022
47	1	Debra Entenman	Democratic	Kent	King (part)	2018
47	2	Chris Stearns	Democratic	Auburn	King (part)	2022#
48	1	Vandana Slatter	Democratic	Bellevue	King (part)	2017*
48	2	Amy Walen	Democratic	Kirkland	King (part)	2018
49	1	Sharon Wylie	Democratic	Vancouver	Clark (part)	2011*
49	2	Monica Stonier	Democratic	Vancouver	Clark (part)	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

References

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

External links

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[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.

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v t e Members of the Washington House of Representatives
68th State Legislature (2023–2025) Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D) Speaker pro tempore Vacant Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D) Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary (R)
▌Davina Duerr (D) ▌Shelley Kloba (D) ▌Andrew Barkis (R) ▌J. T. Wilcox (R) ▌Marcus Riccelli (D) ▌Timm Ormsby (D) ▌Suzanne Schmidt (R) ▌Leonard Christian (R) ▌Bill Ramos (D) ▌Lisa Callan (D) ▌Mike Volz (R) ▌Jenny Graham (R) ▌Jacquelin Maycumber (R) ▌Joel Kretz (R) ▌Stephanie Barnard (R) ▌April Connors (R) ▌Mary Dye (R) ▌Joe Schmick (R) ▌Clyde Shavers (D) ▌Dave Paul (D) ▌David Hackney (D) ▌Steve Bergquist (D) ▌Keith Goehner (R) ▌Mike Steele (R) ▌Tom Dent (R) ▌Alex Ybarra (R) ▌Chris Corry (R) ▌Gina Mosbrucker (R) ▌Bruce Chandler (R) ▌Bryan Sandlin (R) ▌Mark Klicker (R) ▌Skyler Rude (R) ▌Kevin Waters (R) ▌Paul Harris (R) ▌Stephanie McClintock (R) ▌Greg Cheney (R) ▌Jim Walsh (R) ▌Joel McEntire (R) ▌Peter Abbarno (R) ▌Ed Orcutt (R) ▌Strom Peterson (D) ▌Lillian Ortiz-Self (D) ▌Beth Doglio (D) ▌Jessica Bateman (D) ▌Tarra Simmons (D) ▌Greg Nance (D) ▌Adam Bernbaum (D) ▌Steve Tharinger (D) ▌Kelly Chambers (R) ▌Cyndy Jacobsen (R) ▌Spencer Hutchins (R) ▌Michelle Caldier (R) ▌Laurie Jinkins (D) ▌Jake Fey (D) ▌Mari Leavitt (D) ▌Dan Bronoske (D) ▌Melanie Morgan (D) ▌Sharlett Mena (D) ▌Jamila Taylor (D) ▌Kristine Reeves (D) ▌Drew Stokesbary (R) ▌Eric Robertson (R) ▌Cindy Ryu (D) ▌Lauren Davis (D) ▌Edwin Obras (D) ▌Mia Gregerson (D) ▌Emily Alvarado (D) ▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D) ▌Dan Griffey (R) ▌Travis Couture (R) ▌Julia Reed (D) ▌Liz Berry (D) ▌Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) ▌Chipalo Street (D) ▌Julio Cortes (D) ▌Mary Fosse (D) ▌Sam Low (R) ▌Carolyn Eslick (R) ▌Debra Lekanoff (D) ▌Alex Ramel (D) ▌Tana Senn (D) ▌My-Linh Thai (D) ▌Alicia Rule (D) ▌Joe Timmons (D) ▌Nicole Macri (D) ▌Frank Chopp (D) ▌Brandy Donaghy (D) ▌April Berg (D) ▌Roger Goodman (D) ▌Larry Springer (D) ▌Gerry Pollet (D) ▌Darya Farivar (D) ▌Debra Entenman (D) ▌Chris Stearns (D) ▌Vandana Slatter (D) ▌Amy Walen (D) ▌Sharon Wylie (D) ▌Monica Stonier (D)
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