Washington's 1st legislative district is one of 49

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for representation in the state legislature. The T-shaped district is mostly north of the borders of

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and Snohomish counties, stretching from High Bridge Road and Broadway Avenue in the east through the entirety of the cities of

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and

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in the west, though the district sweeps south of Bothell to part of Kirkland and reaches to Lake Washington. The district's legislators are state senator Derek Stanford and state representatives

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(position 1) and Shelley Kloba (position 2), all Democrats.

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, Washington's current senior

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, the fourth-highest-ranking

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and the highest-ranking woman in the Senate, represented the 1st legislative district in the

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for the 1989–1993 term, directly before being elected to the United States Senate. However most of her district is now the 32nd district since she was living at the time in what is now

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2012 redistricting

Washington state, 1st legislative district map (2002-12)

Following the

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, the

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was tasked with re-drawing Washington's 49 legislative districts and 10

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s. Before redistricting, Washington's 1st legislative district had a greater portion of

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Snohomish County, particularly in the area west of Mill Creek, and none of the city of Kirkland within its borders.

Recent election results

State Senator

State Representative, position 1

State Representative, position 2

References

External links

Washington State Redistricting CommissionWashington House of RepresentativesMap of Legislative Districts
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