The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the U.S. state of
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
.
Incumbents
State government
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Governor
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
:
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Jay Inslee
Jay Robert Inslee ( ; born February 9, 1951) is an American politician and lawyer who served from 2013 to 2025 as the 23rd governor of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012 as a ...
(until January 15)
** Bob Ferguson (beginning January 15)
Events
January
*January 1 – Minimum wage increases to $16.66 per hour per an adjustment based on the federal
Consumer Price Index
A consumer price index (CPI) is a statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households. It is calculated as the weighted average price of a market basket of Goods, consumer goods and ...
.
*January 2 – Amazon requires employees to be present in
South Lake Union
South Lake Union (sometimes SLU) is a neighborhood in central Seattle, Washington, so named because it is at the southern tip of Lake Union.
The official boundaries of the City of Seattle Urban Center are Denny Way on the south, beyond which ...
headquarters buildings 5 days a week.
*January 9–11 – Washington firefighters from 43 agencies trek by road to California to support suppression of the
2025 California wildfires
There are a series of wildfires burning throughout the state of California. As of June 9, 2025, a total of 2,353 fires have burned 76,292 acres (30,874 ha) across the state.
Background
The timing of "fire season" in California is variable, dep ...
*January 13 – The
Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the State of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, w ...
convenes at the
Washington State Capitol
The Washington State Capitol (or "''Legislative Building")'' in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains the chambers of the Washington State Legislature, offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, s ...
, Olympia, and is "the first time that both of a state legislature's chambers have been led by LGBTQ+ people": Laurie Jinkins, Speaker of the House, and
Jamie Pedersen
Jamie D. Pedersen (born September 9, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 43rd district since 2013.Bob Ferguson takes office as the 24th
Governor of Washington
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WA Const. art. III, § 2. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws,WA Const. art. III, § 5. the power to either ...
*February 24–25 – The second-highest wind gust ever recorded at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, , is observed during a storm, and a gust at Boeing Field in Seattle. It was related to a
sting jet
A sting jet is a narrow, transient and Mesoscale meteorology, mesoscale airstream that descends from the troposphere, mid-troposphere to the surface in some extratropical cyclones. When present, sting jets produce some of the strongest surface ...
weather phenomenon, according to some meteorologists.
March
*Late March – Jeff Bezos sells a house in Hunts Point for $63 million, a record price for a private residence in Washington.
April
*by April 1 – Washington State Attorney General files or participates in at least eight federal lawsuits concerning
Second Trump administration
Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025.
On his first day, Trump pardoned about 1,500 people convicted of offenses in the Janua ...
policies and actions, including DOGE, birthright citizenship, and federal funding for health care and research.
May
*May 1 – May Day protests in Seattle and other King County localities including the Eastside; Tacoma; Yakima; Bellingham; Lynnwood and elsewhere in Snohomish County; Olympia; and cities on the Kitsap Peninsula
*May 5 – Protesters take over a building at the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...
, demanding the school sever ties with
Boeing
The Boeing Company, or simply Boeing (), is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support s ...
. At least 25 people are arrested.
*May 7 – Washington
driver's licenses
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may no longer be used as proof of identity for commercial air travel, under the REAL ID Act.
*May 10 – The 2 Line of
Sound Transit
Sound Transit (ST), officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, is a public transit agency serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It manages the Link light rail system in Se ...
's
Link light rail
Link light rail is a light rail system with some rapid transit characteristics that serves the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It is managed by Sound Transit in partnership with local transit pro ...
system extended east into Downtown Redmond
*May 14 – Valley Medical Center announced that it would close five clinics and two inpatient units at its hospital as part of the state government's budget cuts and the loss of federal
Medicaid
Medicaid is a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by U.S. state, state governments, which also h ...
reimbursement.
*May 30:
** A semi-truck containing 250 million honeybees overturns in
Whatcom County
Whatcom County (, ) is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts) of the Canadian province of British Columbia to t ...
, releasing most of the bees.
** Decker children killings: Sisters Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia Decker (ages 9, 8 and 5 respectively) are reported missing from
Wenatchee
Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. Located in the north-central part of the stat ...
after their father Travis Decker does not return them from a custodial visit. They are found dead three days later, and Travis Decker is charged with murder. He has currently not been located.
No Kings protests
The No Kings protests, also known internationally as the No Dictators or No Tyrants protests, were a series of Protest, demonstrations that took place on June14, 2025 (labelled as No Kings Day by the participants) against Donald Trump's polici ...
2025 King County, Washington Executive election
The 2025 King County Executive election will be held in King County, Washington during the 2025 United States elections, 2025 United States general election. Former County Executive Dow Constantine announced in November 2024 that he would not see ...
2025 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25) is the 21st edition and the first of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized ...
will host six matches at
Lumen Field
Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city's SoDo neighborhood, it is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), Seattle Sounders FC of Major League ...
in Seattle, including three home matches for
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
2025 Seattle Mariners season
The 2025 Seattle Mariners season is the 49th season in franchise history. The Mariners are playing their 26th full season (27th overall) at T-Mobile Park, their home ballpark in Seattle, Washington.
On August 9, the Mariners will retire the numb ...
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2025 Seattle Sounders FC season
The 2025 season is the 17th season for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. It is the 42nd season for a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which had origina ...
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2025 Seattle Storm season
The 2025 season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will be their 26th season as a franchise. It will be the fourth full season under head coach Noelle Quinn.
The 2025 season will consist of 44 regular s ...
;College
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2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
The 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Dan Monson, played their home games a ...
2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", was led by head coac ...
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2024–25 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
The 2024–25 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Chris Victor and played their games on campus at the Redhawk ...
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2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, played their home games at Alas ...
Apple Cup
The Apple Cup is an American college football rivalry game between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State University Cougars, the two largest universities in the state of Washington. Both were members of the Pac-12 Conferen ...