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The Washington State Senate passing the 2005 budget.

The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 senators, each representing a district with a population of nearly 120,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia.

As with the lower House of Representatives, state senators serve without term limits, though senators serve four-year terms. Senators are elected from the same legislative districts as House members, with each district electing two representatives but only one senator.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the state senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

Leadership of the Senate

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate Majority and Minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.

The President of the Senate is Washington Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen. The President Pro Tempore is Democrat Rosa Franklin (D–Lakewood). The Majority Leader is Lisa Brown (D–Spokane) and the Minority Leader is Mike Hewitt (R–Walla Walla).

Make-up of the Senate

Affiliation		Members
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic\|	Democratic Party	32
Template:American politics/party colours/Republican\|	Republican Party	17
Total		49

Members of the Senate (2007-2008, 60th Legislature)

District	Senator	Party
1	Rosemary McAuliffe	Democratic
2	Marilyn Rasmussen	Democratic
3	Lisa Brown	Democratic
4	Bob McCaslin	Republican
5	Cheryl Pflug	Republican
6	Chris Marr	Democratic
7	Bob Morton	Republican
8	Jerome Delvin	Republican
9	Mark Schoesler	Republican
10	Mary Margaret Haugen	Democratic
11	Margarita Prentice	Democratic
12	Linda Evans Parlette	Republican
13	Janea Holmquist	Republican
14	Curtis King	Republican
15	Jim Honeyford	Republican
16	Mike Hewitt	Republican
17	Don Benton	Republican
18	Joseph Zarelli	Republican
19	Brian Hatfield	Democratic
20	Dan Swecker	Republican
21	Paull Shin	Democratic
22	Karen Fraser	Democratic
23	Phil Rockefeller	Democratic
24	James Hargrove	Democratic
25	Jim Kastama	Democratic
26	Derek Kilmer	Democratic
27	Debbie Regala	Democratic
28	Mike Carrell	Republican
29	Rosa Franklin	Democratic
30	Tracey Eide	Democratic
31	Pam Roach	Republican
32	Darlene Fairley	Democratic
33	Karen Keiser	Democratic
34	Joe McDermott	Democratic
35	Tim Sheldon	Democratic
36	Jeanne Kohl-Welles	Democratic
37	Adam Kline	Democratic
38	Jean Berkey	Democratic
39	Val Stevens	Republican
40	Harriet Spanel	Democratic
41	Brian Weinstein	Democratic
42	Dale Brandland	Republican
43	Ed Murray	Democratic
44	Steve Hobbs	Democratic
45	Eric Oemig	Democratic
46	Ken Jacobsen	Democratic
47	Claudia Kauffman	Democratic
48	Rodney Tom	Democratic
49	Craig Pridemore	Democratic

Miscellaneous fact

Rajan Zed, prominent Hindu chaplain and Indo-American leader, recited the first Hindu opening prayer on February 22, 2008.

External links

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