Washington_State_Democratic_Party

Washington State Democratic Party

Washington State Democratic Party

Political party in the United States


The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle.[1] It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.

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Organization

Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)

  • Chair: Shasti Conrad
  • Vice-Chair: David Green
  • Treasurer: David Kim
  • Secretary: Rob Dolin

County party organizations

Each of Washington's 39 counties has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

Legislative district organizations

Each of Washington's 49 legislative districts has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

Other state organizations

Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee.

Current elected officials

The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:

U.S. Senate

Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:

U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2020 census:

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Statewide officeholders

Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.[lower-alpha 1][2]

Legislative leadership

Election results

Presidential

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Senatorial

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Gubernatorial

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See also

Notes

  1. The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party.

References

  1. "Contact Us." Washington State Democratic Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  2. "Elected Officials". wa-democrats.org. 13 June 2014.

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