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2020 Washington State Senate Election
The 2020 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Washington voters elected state senators in 26 of the 49 state legislative districts. Elections to the Washington State Senate were held on November 3, 2020. Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats held a 28-seat majority in the Senate, compared to Republicans' 21 seats. Senators who did not run for re-election were Randi Becker, Maureen Walsh, and Hans Zeiger (all Republicans). Democrats retained control of the Washington State Senate following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged: 28 (D) to 21 (R). Predictions Summary of results by State Senate district *Districts not listed were not up for election in 2020. Source: Detailed results Each party flipped a seat and the composition stayed at 28 D–21 R. Senators Dean Takko (D) and Steve O'Ban (R) lost reelection. *Note: Washington uses a top two primary system. Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
The ''Walla Walla Union-Bulletin'' (U-B) is a newspaper based in Walla Walla, Washington and owned by the Seattle Times Company. It publishes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. History The modern ''Union-Bulletin'' can trace its origins to the ''Washington Statesman'', the city's first newspaper, founded in September 1861. It began publishing weekly editions on November 29, 1861, using an old printing press acquired from the ''Oregon Statesman'' in Salem by brothers William Smith and R. B. Smith and a press from ''The Oregonian'' purchased by Major Raymond R. Rees and Nemiah Northrop. The newspaper was released on Fridays, changed its name to ''Walla Walla Statesman'' in 1864. The paper's name was changed again to the ''Statesman'' in 1878, and it became the region's first daily newspaper. The ''Walla Walla Union'' was founded in 1868 as a Republican newspaper, to counter the ''Statesmans Democratic lean, and began publishing in April 1869 as a weekly and in 1881 as a dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Mullet
Mark Douglas Mullet (born August 14, 1972) is an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. A moderate, he was a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 5th Legislative District. Mullet, after more than 12 years in international finance at Bank of America, became a small business owner who owns Zeek's Pizza and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream franchises in Issaquah. Early life His father was Steve Mullet, a former Mayor of Tukwila, Washington from 2000-2007. Mullet is a graduate of Foster High School. He earned a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University, and a Master's in Public Affairs from the Evans School at the University of Washington in 2008. Mullet was the Washington High School State Tennis Champion in 1989 and 1990. Career Mullet is a small business owner, owning Zeek's Pizza and Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream franchises in the Issaquah and Sammamish area. Mullet had previously served as a Managing Director at Bank of America, serving a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington's 5th Legislative District
Washington's 5th legislative district is one of forty-nine Washington state legislative districts, districts in Washington (state), Washington state for representation in the Washington State Legislature, state legislature. The district borders Kittitas County, Washington, Kittitas County on the east, the Washington's 31st legislative district, 31st legislative district on the south, parts of Maple Valley, Washington, Maple Valley, Renton, Washington, Renton, and Issaquah, Washington, Issaquah on the west, and Snohomish County, Washington, Snohomish County on the north. The largely rural district was represented by state senator Victoria Hunt and is represented by state representatives Zach Hall (position 1) and Lisa Callan (position 2), all Democrats. See also *Washington State Redistricting Commission *Washington State Legislature *Washington State Senate *Washington House of Representatives References External linksWashington State Redistricting Commission [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Padden
Michael John Padden (born November 13, 1946) is a lawyer and politician from Spokane Valley, Washington. He was a member of the Washington State Senate representing Washington's 4th Legislative District. Padden is well known as a "faithless elector", a presidential elector who casts his vote for someone other than for whom he has pledged to vote. In the 1976 U.S. presidential election, Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate and incumbent, had lost the race to Democrat and former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. Rather than vote as pledged, for President Ford, Padden instead cast his vote for Ronald Reagan, who had lost the Republican nomination to Ford earlier that year. He entered the Washington House of Representatives in January 1981 and served there until 1995 when he was appointed to serve as a district court judge in the Spokane County District Court District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations, some call them "small case court" usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington's 4th Legislative District
Washington's 4th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. The district borders Idaho to the east, Washington's 6th legislative district to the south, Spokane to the west, and Washington's 7th legislative district on the north. The largely suburban district is represented by state senator Leonard Christian and state representatives Suzanne Schmidt (position 1) and Rob Chase (position 2), all Republicans. List of representatives Early members Position 1 Position 2 See also * Washington Redistricting Commission *Washington State Legislature *Washington State Senate *Washington 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 ... References External linksWashingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington's 3rd Legislative District
Washington's 3rd legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. The district comprises most of inner Spokane. All but one of its 84 precincts are within the Spokane city limits (precinct 3000, with 8 voters, is just outside them). The district's legislators are state senator Marcus Riccelli and state representatives Natasha Hill (position 1) and Timm Ormsby (position 2), all Democrats. List of representatives Position 1 Position 2 See also *Washington Redistricting Commission *Washington State Legislature *Washington State Senate *Washington House of Representatives *Washington (state) legislative districts The following is a list of the forty-nine electoral district, legislative districts in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington since the 2024 redistricting. From the time Washington (state), Washington achieved statehood in 1889, it has ... References External linksWashington St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McCune
James G. McCune (born September 17, 1950) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 2nd district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Pierce County Council, representing the 3rd district from 2017 to 2021 and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2013. Early life and education McCune was born in Seattle and raised in Graham, Washington. He earned his high school diploma from Highline High School in Burien, Washington. Career McCune began his career as a provider of Copper River salmon products. He later served on the board of the Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation. McCune served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives in 1998. In 2004, he was again elected to the House, serving until 2013. He served as a member of the Pierce County Council, representing the 3rd district fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington's 2nd Legislative District
Washington's 2nd legislative district is one of forty-nine electoral district, districts in Washington (state), Washington state for representation in the Washington State Legislature, state legislature. The district runs mostly east-west along the southern extreme of Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County but also includes part of Thurston County, Washington, Thurston County, including Yelm, Washington, Yelm and Lacey, Washington, Lacey. The largely rural district is represented by state senator Jim McCune and state representatives Andrew Barkis (position 1) and Matt Marshall (politician), Matt Marshall (position 2), all Republicans. List of representatives Position 1 Position 2 See also *Washington Redistricting Commission *Washington State Legislature *Washington State Senate *Washington House of Representatives *Washington (state) legislative districts References External linksWashington State Redistricting Commission [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Stanford (politician)
Derek C. Stanford (born October 18, 1970) is an American statistician and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 1st district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. In July 2019, Stanford was appointed to the Washington Senate after previously serving in the Washington House of Representatives. He was appointed to complete the term of Guy Palumbo who resigned to lobby for Amazon. Stanford was replaced in the House by Bothell City Councilmember Davina Duerr Davina Williams Duerr (born March 3, 1971) is an American politician and architect who serves as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives, a position that she was appointed to on July 1, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (Uni .... References 1970 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 21st-century m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington's 1st Legislative District
Washington's 1st legislative district is one of 49 electoral district, districts in Washington (state), Washington state for representation in the Washington State Legislature, state legislature. The district's legislators are state senator Derek Stanford (politician), Derek Stanford and state representatives Davina Duerr (position 1) and Shelley Kloba (position 2), all Democrats. Patty Murray, Washington's current senior United States Senate, U.S. Senator, the fourth-highest-ranking Democratic Party (United States), Democrat and the highest-ranking woman in the Senate, represented the 1st legislative district in the Washington State Senate for the 1989–1993 term, directly before being elected to the United States Senate. However most of her district is now the Washington's 32nd legislative district, 32nd district since she was living at the time in what is now Shoreline, Washington, Shoreline. 2012 redistricting Following the 2010 United States Census, the Washington Redistri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be an incumbent on the ballot: the previous holder may have died, retired, resigned; they may not seek re-election, be barred from re-election due to term limits, or a new electoral division or position may have been created, at which point the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent on the ballot is an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |