Washington State Legislature

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Washington State Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
Lt. Governor	Denny Heck (D) since January 13, 2021
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Karen Keiser (D) since November 15, 2017
Speaker of the House	Laurie Jinkins (D) since January 13, 2020
Structure
Seats	147 49 senators 98 representatives
Senate political groups	Majority Caucus   Democratic (29) Minority Caucus   Republican (20)
House of Representatives political groups	Majority   Democratic (58) Minority   Republican (40)
Elections
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022 (25 seats)
Last House of Representatives election	November 8, 2022 (98 seats)
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024 (24 seats)
Next House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024 (98 seats)
Meeting place
Washington State Capitol Olympia
Website
Official website

The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president.^[1] The state is divided into 49 legislative districts, each of which elect one senator and two representatives.

The State Legislature meets in the Legislative Building at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia.

As of January 2023, Democrats control both houses of the Washington State Legislature. Democrats hold a 58–40 majority in the House of Representatives^[2] and a 29–20 majority in the Senate.^{[3][unreliable source?]}