Washington State Republican Party
The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party, headquartered in Bellevue. Washington is considered a blue state, with the WSRP holding no statewide offices, 2 out of the state's 10 U.S. house seats, and minorities of both houses of the state legislature as of 2023.
Horace Cayton founded and published the Seattle Republican, an early party mouthpiece.
Republican state legislator Michael Ross meets with Washington's then governor Dan Evans, another Republican, in 1971.
A campaign sign for Republican Dino Rossi's unsuccessful 2010 race for U.S. Senate.
Image: Dan Newhouse official congressional photo (cropped)
The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia.
Washington State Senate