Washington State Democratic Party

Democratic Party of the State of Washington
Chairperson	Tina Podlodowski
Senate leader	Sharon Nelson
House leader	Frank Chopp
Headquarters	615 2nd Ave., Suite 580 Seattle, WA 98104
Ideology	Liberalism Progressivism Social liberalism
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
Seats in the Upper House	24 / 49
Seats in the Lower House	50 / 98
Website
Official website
Politics of Washington (state) Elections

The Washington State Democratic Party is the state Democratic Party branch in the State of Washington, headquartered in the Broderick Building in Downtown Seattle. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party.

Organization

Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)

• Chair: Tina Podlodowski
• Vice-Chair: Joe Pakootas
• 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 will be held by Democrats:

U.S. Senate

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

• Class I: Maria Cantwell (Junior Senator)
• Class III: Patty Murray (Senior Senator, Assistant Minority Leader)

U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats control six of the ten seats Washington is apportioned in the U.S. House following the 2010 census:

• WA-01: Suzan DelBene
• WA-02: Rick Larsen
• WA-06: Derek Kilmer
• WA-07: Pramila Jayapal
• WA-09: Adam Smith
• WA-10: Denny Heck

Statewide officeholders

Democrats hold six of the eight partisan elected statewide offices:

• Governor: Jay Inslee
• Lieutenant Governor: Cyrus Habib
• Attorney General: Bob Ferguson
• Auditor: Pat McCarthy
• Commissioner of Public Lands: Hilary Franz
• Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler

See also

• Washington State Republican Party

External links

• Washington State Democratic Party
• 2012 Washington State Democratic Party Platform