House of Representatives of Washington | |
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| Washington State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 13, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 98 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article II,Washington State Constitution |
| Salary | $56,881/year + per diem[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
| Redistricting | Washington Redistricting Commission |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Washington State Capitol Olympia,Washington | |
| Website | |
| leg.wa.gov/house | |
TheWashington House of Representatives is thelower house of theWashington State Legislature, and along with theWashington State Senate makes up thelegislature of the U.S. state ofWashington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49districts, each of which elects one Senator and two members of the House. They are elected to separate positions with thetop-two primary system. All members of the House are elected to a two-year term withoutterm limits. The House meets at theState Capitol inOlympia.
TheSpeaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker and the SpeakerPro 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 themajority andminority 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) wasDemocratFrank Chopp (D-Seattle) of the43rd Legislative District. He stepped down at the end of the session andJohn Lovick (D-Mill Creek) of the44th Legislative District served as speaker pro tempore until the second session, whenLaurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) was elected speaker.[2] The Majority Leader isJoe Fitzgibbon (D) of the34th Legislative District. TheRepublicanMinority Leader isDrew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) of the31st Legislative District.[3]
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
| 67th legislature | 57 | 41 | 98 | 0 | |
| 68th legislature | 58 | 40 | 98 | 0 | |
| 69th legislature | 59 | 39 | 98 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 60.2% | 39.8% | |||
The first women elected wereFrances Cleveland Axtell[5] andNena Jolidon Croake[6] in 1912.
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