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Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States senators to class 1 and class 3.Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Patty Murray (since 1993) and Maria Cantwell (since 2001) making it one of only four states alongside Minnesota, Nevada and New Hampshire to have two female U.S. senators.
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. ... WA: January 3, 2025 Party dean since September 29, 2023: List of senators
These are tables of congressional delegations from the state of Washington to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. The current dean of the Washington delegation is Senator Patty Murray, having served in the Senate since 1993.
Patricia Lynn Murray (née Johns; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician serving in her sixth term as a United States senator from Washington, beginning her tenure in 1993, and is the state's senior senator. She also served as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.
Maria Ellen Cantwell (/ ˈ k æ n t ˌ w ɛ l /; born October 13, 1958) [1] is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993, and in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Democratic incumbent Senator Maria Cantwell was elected to her fifth term, winning over Republican physician Raul Garcia.
Washington Senators (1912) played in the short-lived United States Baseball League; Washington Senators (1901–1960), an American League team that became the Minnesota Twins; Washington Senators (1961–1971), an American League team that became the Texas Rangers; Washington Nationals (disambiguation), other baseball teams based in Washington ...
The 2022 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Murray had won re-election to a fifth term in 2016 with 59% of the vote.