Washington's 43rd legislative district is one of forty-nine
districts
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in
Washington state
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for representation in the
state legislature
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. It covers parts of
Seattle
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, specifically
Downtown Seattle
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,
First Hill,
Capitol Hill
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,
South Lake Union,
Washington Park,
Madison Park,
Eastlake,
Montlake,
Portage Bay,
Wallingford,
Fremont, the
University District (including the
UW campus),
Green Lake and parts of
Phinney Ridge and
Ravenna
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.
The district's legislators are state senator
Jamie Pedersen and state representatives
Nicole Macri (position 1) and
Shaun Scott (position 2), all Democrats. The House of Representatives position 1 seat has the distinction of being held by an openly gay person longer than any other seat in the world,
starting with
Cal Anderson's appointment in 1987 and continuing through with
Ed Murray, Jamie Pedersen,
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw, and currently Nicole Macri.
See also
*
Washington Redistricting Commission
*
Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the State of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, w ...
*
Washington State Senate
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 Washington State Capitol, Legis ...
*
Washington House of Representatives
The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...
*
Washington (state) legislative districts
The following is a list of the forty-nine electoral district, legislative districts in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington since the 2024 redistricting. From the time Washington (state), Washington achieved statehood in 1889, it has ...
References
External links
Washington State Redistricting CommissionWashington House of RepresentativesMap of Legislative Districts
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