The 2023 session of Washington’s Legislature begins Monday in Olympia. It is scheduled to last 105 days.
After a pandemic-driven two-year time out, the 147 lawmakers will conduct this one in person.
Committee hearings will be on campus with an option for folks to testify remotely. Floor sessions should be back to normal though a minimal number of lawmakers may work from home if they get sick. Access to galleries won’t be limited to a few vaccinated souls as it was last session.
Washington State legislative districts map for 2023. (Kate Erickson / The Herald)
This session, Democrats will again enjoy a trifecta of political power with control of the House, the Senate and the governor’s mansion. Republicans will again press hard, and sometimes loudly, an agenda that offers clear contrasts in approach on fiscal and social policies.
There are 24 lawmakers — 16 representatives and 8 senators — spread across eight legislative districts serving Snohomish and Island counties. Below you will find how to reach them by email and phone.
Messages can also be left for any lawmaker at the Legislative Hotline, 800-562-6000. The hotline is a place to check the progress of bills and learn when hearings or legislative action are planned. You can sign up to receive emails of upcoming committee meetings, press releases from agencies and other legislative events. More information can be found on the Legislature website at leg.wa.gov.
TVW, the state’s version of C-Span, will provide live gavel-to-gavel coverage on television and streaming online. Every hearing, floor session and press conference gets archived right away, so don’t worry about missing something.
And sign up for the Cornfield Report to get political writer Jerry Cornfield’s insights into legislative happenings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
1st District
Senate
Derek Stanford
Democrat, Bothell
Office: 360-786-7600
Email: derek.stanford@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Davina Duerr
Democrat, Bothell
Office: 360-786-7928
Email: davina.duerr@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
Shelley Kloba
Democrat, Kenmore
Office: 360-786-7900
Email: shelley.kloba@leg.wa.gov
10th District
Senate
Ron Muzzall
Republican, Oak Harbor
Office: 360-786-7618
Email: Ron.Muzzall@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Clyde Shavers
Clyde Shavers
Democrat, Oak Harbor
Office: 360-786-7884
Email: clyde.shavers@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
Dave Paul
Democrat, Oak Harbor
Office: 360-786-7914
Email: dave.paul@leg.wa.gov
12th District
Senate
Brad Hawkins
Republican, East Wenatchee
Office: 360-786-7622
Email: brad.hawkins@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Keith Goehner
Republican, Dryden
Office: 360-786-7954
Email: keith.goehner@leg.wa.gov
House Postion 2
Mike Steele
Republican, Chelan
Office: 360-7-7832
Email: mike.steele@leg.wa.gov
21st District
Senate
Marko Liias
Democrat, Everett
Office: 360-786-7640
Email: marko.liias@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Strom Peterson
Democrat, Edmonds
Office: 360-786-7950
Email: strom.peterson@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
Lillian Ortiz-Self
Democrat, Mukilteo
Office: 360-786-7972
Email: lillian.ortiz-self@leg.wa.gov
32nd District
Senate
Jesse Salomon
Democrat, Shoreline
Office: 360-786-7662
Email: jesse.salomon@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Cindy Ryu
Democrat, Shoreline
Office: 360-786-7880
Email: cindy.ryu@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
Lauren Davis
Democrat, Shoreline
Office: 360-786-7910
Email: lauren.davis@leg.wa.gov
38th District
Senate
June Robinson
Democrat, Everett
Office: 360-786-7674
Email: june.robinson@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Julio Cortes
Julio Cortes
Democrat, Everett
Office: 360-786-7864
Email: julio.cortes@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
Mary Fosse
Mary Fosse
Democrat, Everett
Office: 360-786-7840
Email: mary.fosse@leg.wa.gov
39th District
Senate
Keith Wagoner
Republican, Sedro-Woolley
Office: 360-786-7676
Email: keith.wagoner@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Sam Low
Sam Low
Republican, Lake Stevens
Office: 360-786-7967
Email: sam.low@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
Carolyn Eslick
Republican, Sultan
Office: 360-786-7816
Email: carolyn.eslick@leg.wa.gov
44th District
Senate
John Lovick
Democrat, Mill Creek
Office: 360-786-7686
Email: john.lovick@leg.wa.gov
House Position 1
Brandy Donaghy
Democrat, Everett
Office: 360-786-7804
Email: Brandy.Donaghy@leg.wa.gov
House Position 2
April Berg
Democrat, Mill Creek
Office: 360-786-7892
Email: april.berg@leg.wa.gov
How to participate and keep tabs on them
To testify at or submit testimony for a committee hearing: app.leg.wa.gov/csi
TVW, the state’s public affairs channel: tvw.org
Washington Legislature: leg.wa.gov
Jerry Cornfield: 360-352-8623;
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