Washington Senate
The Washington State Senate ( Washington State Senate ) is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature , the Legislature of the State of Washington .
The Chamber of Parliament consists of 49 senators, each representing an electoral district. Each of these fixed units comprises an average of 120,000 inhabitants. The senators are each elected for four-year terms; there is no limit to the terms of office. The Senate boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the Washington State Capitol in Olympia .
Tasks of the Senate
As in the upper houses of other states and territories as well as in the US Senate , the Washington Senate has special tasks compared to the House of Representatives that go beyond legislation. It is the responsibility of the Senate to confirm or reject nominations by the governor in his cabinet, other executive offices, commissions and authorities.
Structure of the chamber
The President of the Senate is the acting Vice-Governor . He only takes part in votes in order to bring about a decision in the event of a stalemate. In the absence of the Vice-Governor, the respective President presides over the plenary sessions pro tempore . This is elected by the majority parliamentary group in the Senate and later confirmed by the Chamber. The current Vice Governor and Senate President is Democrat Brad Owen , and President pro tempore is Democrat Margarita Prentice from the 11th constituency ( Renton ).
For majority leader ( Majority leader ) of the Democrats was Lisa Brown , the third constituency ( Spokane ), elected; Opposition leader ( minority leader ) is Republican Mike Hewitt from the 16th constituency ( Walla Walla ).
Composition of the Chamber (after elections on November 4, 2014)
| Political party | MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 26th | |
| Democratic Party | 23 | |
| total | 49 | |
| majority | 3 | |
Web links
- Washington State Senate (English)
- Map of the Senate electoral districts of Washington (English)
- Project Vote Smart - Washington State Senate (English)
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