Washington State Democratic Party

Democratic Party of the State of Washington
Chairman	Dwight Pelz
Senate leader	Ed Murray
House leader	Frank Chopp
Headquarters	615 2nd Ave., Suite 580 Seattle, WA 98104
Ideology	American Liberalism Progressivism
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
Seats in the Upper House	26 / 49
Seats in the Lower House	55 / 98
Website
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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: Dwight Pelz
• Vice-Chair: Valerie Brady Rongey
• 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:

Members of Congress

Democrats make up eight of Washington's 12-member Congressional delegation:

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, Majority Conference Secretary, Chair of the Senate Budget Committee)

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: Jim McDermott
• WA-09: Adam Smith
• WA-10: Denny Heck

Statewide officeholders

Democrats hold eight of the nine elected statewide offices:

• Governor: Jay Inslee
• Lieutenant Governor: Brad Owen
• Attorney General: Bob Ferguson
• Treasurer: Jim McIntire
• Auditor: Troy Kelley
• Commissioner of Public Lands: Peter J. Goldmark
• Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Randy Dorn (this is a nonpartisan office)

External links

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