Washington State Democratic Party

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.

Democratic Party of the State of Washington
ChairpersonTina Podlodowski
Founded1890
Headquarters615 2nd Ave., Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98104
IdeologyCentrism
Modern liberalism
Progressivism
Political positionCenter-left
National affiliationDemocratic Party
ColorsBlue
Seats in the Upper House
28 / 49
Seats in the Lower House
57 / 98
Website
Official website

Organization

Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)
  • Chair: Tina Podlodowski
  • Vice-Chair: David Green
  • Treasurer: Habib M. Habib
  • 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 (one male and one female) 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 (one male and one female) to 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 seven of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2010 census:

Washington Democrats in House of Representatives
District Member Photo
1st Suzan DelBene
2nd Rick Larsen
6th Derek Kilmer
7th Pramila Jayapal
8th Kim Schrier
9th Adam Smith
10th Marilyn Strickland

Statewide officeholders

Democrats hold all eight partisan-elected statewide offices:[2]

Legislative leadership

See also
  •  United States portal

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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