Washington State Republican Party
Encyclopedia
The Washington State Republican Party is the state
affiliate of the national Republican Party
, headquartered in Bellevue
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The Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party is Kirby Wilbur
, former host of the morning drive show on 570 KVI radio in Seattle for over fourteen years. The Vice Chair is Olga Miller. The current Treasurer is Colleen Morse. The State Committee is the official governing body of the Washington State Republican Party, which organizes every two years in accordance with Wash. Rev. Code 29A.80.020.
State
Federal
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
affiliate of the national Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, headquartered in Bellevue
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
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The Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party is Kirby Wilbur
Kirby Wilbur
Kirby Wilbur is an American radio personality and conservative political activist who hosted a local conservative talk radio morning show on KVI-AM in Seattle, Washington. He occasionally hosts The Sean Hannity Show on a fill-in basis. He was elected the State Chairman of the Washington State...
, former host of the morning drive show on 570 KVI radio in Seattle for over fourteen years. The Vice Chair is Olga Miller. The current Treasurer is Colleen Morse. The State Committee is the official governing body of the Washington State Republican Party, which organizes every two years in accordance with Wash. Rev. Code 29A.80.020.
Current elected officials
The Washington State Republican Party controls two of the nine statewide offices and holds four of the state's nine U.S. House seats.State
- Secretary of StateSecretary of State of WashingtonThe Secretary of State of Washington is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Washington. The duties of the office are specified in Article III, Section 17 of the Washington State Constitution and Chapter 43.07 of the Revised Code of Washington...
: Sam ReedSam ReedSam Reed is the Secretary of State of Washington and a Republican. Reed is Washington's fourteenth Secretary of State.Reed received his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Washington State University... - Attorney GeneralState Attorney GeneralThe state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those...
: Rob McKennaRob McKennaRobert Marion "Rob" McKenna is the Republican Attorney General of Washington and was elected in November 2004 for a term beginning in January 2005. He won re-election in November 2008 with over 59 percent statewide...
Federal
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, 3rd DistrictWashington's 3rd congressional districtWashington's 3rd congressional district encompasses the southernmost portion of Western Washington, from Olympia south to the Columbia River. It includes the counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, and Clark, and the majority of Thurston and Skamania counties...
- Doc HastingsDoc HastingsRichard Norman "Doc" Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the central part of the state, including Yakima, Wenatchee, and the Tri-Cities....
, 4th DistrictWashington's 4th congressional districtWashington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington, covering the counties of Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Grant, Yakima, Franklin, Benton, Klickitat, and parts of Adams and Skamania counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. Since... - Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 5th DistrictWashington's 5th congressional districtWashington's 5th congressional district encompasses the Eastern Washington counties of Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin. It is centered around Spokane, the state's second largest city.Since 2005, the 5th District...
- Dave ReichertDave ReichertDavid George Reichert is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as Sheriff of King County, Washington.-Early life, education and career:...
, 8th DistrictWashington's 8th congressional districtWashington's 8th congressional district includes most of the region known as the Eastside and the mostly rural eastern parts of King and Pierce counties. It is currently represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Republican Dave Reichert....
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, 3rd District