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Current officeholders from Open States people data (CC0). Look up your own ballot by ZIP.

2026 statewide races

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Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
DemocraticBob FergusonGovernor since 2025Official source
DemocraticDenny HeckLieutenant Governor since 2021Official source
DemocraticNick BrownAttorney General since 2025Official source
DemocraticSteve HobbsSecretary of State since 2021Official source

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State House (98 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
1
D Shelley Kloba
Environment and Energy; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans (vice chair); Consumer Protection and Business
1
D Davina Duerr
Environment and Energy; Local Government (chair); Transportation
2
R Andrew Barkis
Transportation; Housing; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Transportation (ranking member)
2
R Matt Marshall
Health Care and Wellness (assistant ranking republican member); Education; Appropriations
3
D Timm Ormsby
State Actuary Appointment; Employment Relations; Appropriations (chair); Pension Funding Council
3
D Natasha Hill
Capital Budget; Housing (vice chair); Early Learning and Human Services
4
R Suzanne Schmidt
Labor and Workplace Standards (ranking republican member); Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Transportation (assistant ranking member)
4
R Rob Chase
State Government and Tribal Relations; Legislative Oral History; Education; Finance
5
D Zach Hall
Environment and Energy (vice chair); Local Government; Transportation
5
D Lisa Callan
Capital Budget (vice chair); Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Education; Appropriations
6
R Mike Volz
Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Transportation; Consumer Protection and Business; Pension Policy Select
6
R Jenny Graham
Veterans and Military Affairs; Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Community Safety (ranking republican member); Civil Rights and Judiciary
7
R Andrew Engell
Health Care and Wellness; Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Housing; Agriculture and Natural Resources (assistant ranking republican member); Transportation
7
R Hunter Abell
Veterans and Military Affairs; Environment and Energy; Rules; Finance; Civil Rights and Judiciary (assistant ranking republican member)
8
R April Connors
Housing; Appropriations (assistant ranking republican member); Rules
8
R Stephanie Barnard
Environment and Energy; Capital Budget; Legislative Audit and Review; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans (ranking member); Rules
9
R Joe Schmick
Health Care and Wellness (ranking republican member); Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Appropriations (assistant ranking republican member)
9
R Mary Dye
Environment and Energy (ranking member); Capital Budget; Appropriations
10
D Dave Paul
Postsecondary Education and Workforce (chair); Higher Education (co-chair); Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Transportation
10
D Clyde Shavers
Health Care and Wellness; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Education (vice chair)
11
D Steve Bergquist
Early Learning and Human Services (chair); Education; Appropriations
11
D David Hackney
Legislative Ethics Board; Environment and Energy; Transportation; Consumer Protection and Business (vice chair)
12
R Mike Steele
Legislative Ethics Board; Capital Budget (ranking member); Education; Consumer Protection and Business
12
R Brian Burnett
Early Learning and Human Services (assistant ranking republican member); Appropriations; Community Safety; Civil Rights and Judiciary
13
R Alex Ybarra
Environment and Energy; Labor and Workplace Standards (assistant ranking republican member); Postsecondary Education and Workforce (ranking member); Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
13
R Tom Dent
Early Learning and Human Services; Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking republican member); Transportation; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
14
R Deb Manjarrez
Health Care and Wellness; Housing (assistant ranking member); Legislative Audit and Review; Appropriations
14
R Gloria Mendoza
Environment and Energy; Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Transportation (assistant ranking member)
15
R Chris Corry
State Actuary Appointment; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Appropriations; Rules; Consumer Protection and Business
15
R Jeremie Dufault
Housing; Rules; Consumer Protection and Business (assistant ranking republican member)
16
R Mark Klicker
Administrative Rules Review; Environment and Energy (assistant ranking member); Local Government (ranking member); Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Transportation; Rules
16
R Skyler Rude
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Higher Education; Education (ranking republican member); Appropriations
17
R Dave Stuebe
Environment and Energy; Local Government (assistant ranking member); Health Care and Wellness; Transportation
17
R Kevin Waters
State Government and Tribal Relations (ranking republican member); Capital Budget; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Rules
18
R Stephanie McClintock
Capital Budget (assistant ranking member); Legislative Audit and Review; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Consumer Protection and Business (ranking republican member)
18
R John Ley
Environment and Energy; Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Oregon-Washington Legislative Action; Legislative Oral History; Transportation
19
R Jim Walsh
State Government and Tribal Relations (assistant ranking republican member); Capital Budget; Civil Rights and Judiciary (ranking republican member)
19
R Joel McEntire
Veterans and Military Affairs; Labor and Workplace Standards; Postsecondary Education and Workforce (assistant ranking member); Education
20
R Ed Orcutt
Oregon-Washington Legislative Action (co-chair); Legislative Audit and Review (secretary); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation; Finance (ranking member)
20
R Peter Abbarno
Administrative Rules Review; Environment and Energy; Capital Budget (assistant ranking member); Rules; Consumer Protection and Business
21
D Strom Peterson
Housing (chair); Appropriations; Civil Rights and Judiciary
21
D Lillian Ortiz-Self
Labor and Workplace Standards; Early Learning and Human Services; Education; Rules
22
D Lisa Parshley
Local Government; Health Care and Wellness; Capital Budget (vice chair); Finance
22
D Beth Doglio
State Government and Tribal Relations; Environment and Energy (chair); Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Appropriations
23
D Greg Nance
Postsecondary Education and Workforce (vice chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation
23
D Tarra Simmons
Health Care and Wellness; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Community Safety (vice chair); Rules
24
D Adam Bernbaum
Early Learning and Human Services; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation (vice chair)
24
D Steve Tharinger
Health Care and Wellness; Capital Budget (chair); Appropriations
25
R Michael Keaton
Veterans and Military Affairs; Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Higher Education; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Education (assistant ranking republican member); Appropriations
25
R Cyndy Jacobsen
Housing (assistant ranking member); Finance (assistant ranking member); Civil Rights and Judiciary
26
D Adison Richards
Veterans and Military Affairs; Housing (vice chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation
26
R Michelle Valdez
Health Care and Wellness (assistant ranking republican member); Appropriations
27
D Laurie Jinkins
Rules (chair)
27
D Jake Fey
Environment and Energy; Transportation (co-chair); Oregon-Washington Legislative Action; Legislative Audit and Review; Transportation (chair)
28
D Dan Bronoske
Labor and Workplace Standards; Health Care and Wellness (chair); Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select (co-chair); Transportation
28
D Mari Leavitt
Veterans and Military Affairs (co-chair); Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Capital Budget; Appropriations; Rules
29
D Melanie Morgan
Capital Budget; Agriculture and Natural Resources (vice chair); Rules; Consumer Protection and Business
29
D Sharlett Mena
State Government and Tribal Relations (chair); Environment and Energy; Finance
30
D Jamila Taylor
Administrative Rules Review (vice chair); Early Learning and Human Services; Transportation; Civil Rights and Judiciary (chair)
30
D Kristine Reeves
Veterans and Military Affairs; Administrative Rules Review (alternate); Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair); Education; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought (vice); Consumer Protection and Business
31
R Josh Penner
Employment Relations; Early Learning and Human Services; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Appropriations (assistant ranking republican member); Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability; Finance
31
R Drew Stokesbary
State Actuary Appointment; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Rules; Pension Policy Select
32
D Cindy Ryu
Technology, Economic Development and Veterans (chair); Appropriations; Consumer Protection and Business
32
D Lauren Davis
Health Care and Wellness; Capital Budget; Community Safety; Rules
33
D Edwin Obras
Labor and Workplace Standards; Health Care and Wellness; Community Safety
33
D Mia Gregerson
Housing; Appropriations (vice chair)
34
D Brianna Thomas
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Housing; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans
34
D Joe Fitzgibbon
Employment Relations; Appropriations; Rules; Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability (co-chair); Pension Policy Select (vice chair)
35
R Dan Griffey
Local Government; Transportation; Community Safety (assistant ranking republican member)
35
R Travis Couture
Employment Relations; Education; Appropriations (ranking republican member); Pension Funding Council; Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
36
D Liz Berry
Environment and Energy; Labor and Workplace Standards (chair); Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Consumer Protection and Business
36
D Julia Reed
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Housing; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Transportation (vice chair)
37
D Sharon Tomiko Santos
Legislative Oral History (vice chair); Education (chair); Finance; Consumer Protection and Business
37
D Chipalo Street
Environment and Energy; Appropriations; Finance (vice chair)
38
D Mary Fosse
Labor and Workplace Standards (vice chair); Capital Budget; Community Safety
38
D Julio Cortes
Early Learning and Human Services (vice chair); Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Appropriations
39
R Sam Low
Health Care and Wellness; Housing (ranking member); Transportation (assistant ranking member)
39
R Carolyn Eslick
Capital Budget; Early Learning and Human Services (ranking republican member); Education
40
D Debra Lekanoff
Health Care and Wellness (vice chair); Housing; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought; Appropriations; Rules
40
D Alex Ramel
Environment and Energy; Transportation; Rules; Finance
41
D My-Linh Thai
Health Care and Wellness; Appropriations; Rules; Civil Rights and Judiciary
41
D Janice Zahn
Local Government (vice chair); Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Housing; Transportation
42
D Alicia Rule
Health Care and Wellness (vice chair); Capital Budget; Education
42
D Joe Timmons
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Housing; Transportation; Rules
43
D Shaun Scott
Labor and Workplace Standards (vice chair); Legislative Audit and Review; Education; Finance
43
D Nicole Macri
Health Care and Wellness; Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Appropriations (vice chair); Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability; Pension Policy Select
44
D April Berg
Legislative Audit and Review; Appropriations; Finance (chair)
44
D Brandy Donaghy
Veterans and Military Affairs; Legislative Oral History; Technology, Economic Development and Veterans; Education; Transportation (vice chair); Consumer Protection and Business
45
D Larry Springer
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Appropriations; Rules; Finance
45
D Roger Goodman
Early Learning and Human Services; Community Safety (chair); Civil Rights and Judiciary
46
D Darya Farivar
State Government and Tribal Relations; Administrative Rules Review (chair); Community Safety; Rules; Civil Rights and Judiciary (vice chair)
46
D Gerry Pollet
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Legislative Audit and Review (chair); Education; Appropriations
47
D Chris Stearns
State Government and Tribal Relations (vice chair); Environment and Energy; Capital Budget; Rules
47
D Debra Entenman
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Housing; Transportation; Civil Rights and Judiciary
48
D Osman Salahuddin
Postsecondary Education and Workforce; Capital Budget; Higher Education; Civil Rights and Judiciary
48
D Amy Walen
Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Finance; Consumer Protection and Business (chair); Civil Rights and Judiciary
49
D Sharon Wylie
Environment and Energy; Oregon-Washington Legislative Action; Transportation; Finance
49
D Monica Stonier
Health Care and Wellness; Education; Appropriations; Rules

State Senate (49 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
D Derek Stanford
Ways and Means (vice chair); Labor and Commerce; Business, Trade and Economic Development
2
R Jim McCune
Early Learning and K-12 Education; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections; Business, Trade and Economic Development
3
D Marcus Riccelli
Employment Relations; Health and Long-Term Care; Ways and Means; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections; Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Rules
4
R Leonard Christian
Transportation; Health and Long-Term Care; Human Services (ranking member); Legislative Audit and Review
5
D Victoria Hunt
Transportation; Legislative Audit and Review; Labor and Commerce; Environment, Energy and Technology (vice chair)
6
R Jeff Holy
Transportation; Health and Long-Term Care; Higher Education (co-chair); Law and Justice (ranking member)
7
R Shelly Short
Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking member); Legislative Audit and Review; Environment, Energy and Technology; Rules
8
R Matt Boehnke
Ways and Means; Higher Education and Workforce Development; Higher Education; Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Environment, Energy and Technology (ranking member); Rules; Pension Policy Select (chair)
9
R Mark Schoesler
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Ways and Means (ranking member); Labor and Commerce; Legislative Oral History (chair)
10
R Ron Muzzall
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Health and Long-Term Care (ranking member); Ways and Means; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought (vice chair); Rules
11
D Bob Hasegawa
Administrative Rules Review; Ways and Means; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections; Legislative Audit and Review; Business, Trade and Economic Development; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Rules
12
R Keith Goehner
Transportation (assistant ranking member); Local Government; Administrative Rules Review; Legislative Audit and Review; Housing (ranking member); Economic Development and International Relations Legislative
13
R Judy Warnick
Ways and Means; Higher Education and Workforce Development (ranking member); Human Services; Legislative Oral History; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
14
R Curtis King
Transportation (ranking member); Employment Relations; Transportation; Labor and Commerce (ranking member); Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Rules
15
R Nikki Torres
Local Government (ranking member); Ways and Means (assistant ranking member); Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability; Law and Justice
16
R Perry Dozier
Early Learning and K-12 Education; Ways and Means (assistant ranking member); Business, Trade and Economic Development (ranking member)
17
R Paul Harris
Transportation; Early Learning and K-12 Education (ranking member); Health and Long-Term Care; Oregon-Washington Legislative Action (co-chair); Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Environment, Energy and Technology
18
D Adrian Cortes
Transportation; Early Learning and K-12 Education; Business, Trade and Economic Development (vice chair)
19
R Jeff Wilson
Transportation; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections (ranking member); Oregon-Washington Legislative Action; Business, Trade and Economic Development
20
R John Braun
Ways and Means; Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Labor and Commerce; Rules (ranking member)
21
D Marko Liias
Transportation (chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation (co-chair); Oregon-Washington Legislative Action; Environment, Energy and Technology; Legislative Oral History
22
D Jess Bateman
Local Government; Health and Long-Term Care; Housing (chair)
23
D Drew Hansen
Early Learning and K-12 Education; Ways and Means; Higher Education and Workforce Development (vice chair); Higher Education; Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
24
D Mike Chapman
Transportation; Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair); Health and Long-Term Care; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
25
R Chris Gildon
State Actuary Appointment; Employment Relations; Veterans and Military Affairs; Legislative Ethics Board; Ways and Means (ranking member); Housing; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Pension Funding Council; Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability
26
D Deb Krishnadasan
Transportation (vice chair); Early Learning and K-12 Education; Agriculture and Natural Resources (vice chair)
27
D Yasmin Trudeau
Ways and Means (vice chair); Housing; Law and Justice (vice chair)
28
D T'wina Nobles
Transportation; Veterans and Military Affairs; Early Learning and K-12 Education (vice chair); Higher Education and Workforce Development (chair); Higher Education
29
D Steve Conway
State Actuary Appointment; Veterans and Military Affairs; Ways and Means; Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select; Labor and Commerce (vice chair); Legislative Oral History; Rules (vice chair); Pension Policy Select
30
D Claire Wilson
Early Learning and K-12 Education (vice chair); Ways and Means; Human Services (chair); Rules
31
R Phil Fortunato
Transportation; Veterans and Military Affairs; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections; Business, Trade and Economic Development; Law and Justice
32
D Jesse Salomon
Local Government (chair); Legislative Audit and Review (assistant secretary); Housing; Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought; Rules; Law and Justice
33
D Tina Orwall
Veterans and Military Affairs; Health and Long-Term Care (vice chair); Human Services; Housing; Rules
34
D Emily Alvarado
Transportation; Housing (vice chair); Labor and Commerce (vice chair)
35
R Drew MacEwen
Transportation; Veterans and Military Affairs; Labor and Commerce; Environment, Energy and Technology; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative; Rules; Pension Policy Select
36
D Noel Frame
Ways and Means (vice chair); Human Services (vice chair)
37
D Rebecca Saldaña
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Ways and Means; Labor and Commerce (chair); Rules
38
D June Robinson
State Actuary Appointment; Employment Relations; Health and Long-Term Care; Ways and Means (chair); Pension Funding Council; Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability (co-chair); Pension Policy Select
39
R Keith Wagoner
Veterans and Military Affairs (co-chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Administrative Rules Review; Ways and Means; Legislative Audit and Review (vice chair); Law and Justice
40
D Liz Lovelett
Transportation; Local Government (vice chair); Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Legislative Audit and Review; Environment, Energy and Technology
41
D Lisa Wellman
Early Learning and K-12 Education (chair); Ways and Means; Environment, Energy and Technology; Economic Development and International Relations Legislative
42
D Sharon Shewmake
Transportation; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select; Environment, Energy and Technology (chair); Economic Development and International Relations Legislative
43
D Jamie Pedersen
Legislative Ethics Board; Ways and Means; Rules
44
D John Lovick
Transportation (vice chair); Veterans and Military Affairs; Business, Trade and Economic Development; Rules; Law and Justice
45
D Manka Dhingra
Ways and Means; Environment, Energy and Technology; Law and Justice (chair)
46
D Javier Valdez
Transportation; Administrative Rules Review; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections (chair); Law and Justice
47
D Claudia Kauffman
Ways and Means; State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections (vice chair); Business, Trade and Economic Development (chair)
48
D Vandana Slatter
Health and Long-Term Care (vice chair); Higher Education and Workforce Development; Environment, Energy and Technology (vice chair)
49
D Annette Cleveland
Health and Long-Term Care (chair); Ways and Means; Oregon-Washington Legislative Action (co-chair); Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight Select (co-chair); Rules

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Mo MalakoutianMayor of Bellevue, term ends 2027Official source
Kim LundMayor of Bellingham, term ends 2027
Greg WheelerMayor of Bremerton, term ends 2029Official source
Kevin SchillingMayor of Burien, term ends 2027
Steve HoganMayor of Camas, term ends 2027Official source
Jerrilea CrawfordMayor of East Wenatchee, term ends 2027Official source
Mike RosenMayor of Edmonds, term ends 2027Official source
Cassie FranklinMayor of Everett, term ends 2026
Jim FerrellMayor of Federal Way, term ends 2029Official source
Dana RalphMayor of Kent, term ends 2029Official source
Kelli CurtisMayor of Kirkland, term ends 2027Official source
George HurstMayor of Lynnwood, term ends 2029Official source
Peter DonovanMayor of Mount Vernon, term ends 2027Official source
Dontae PayneMayor of Olympia, term ends 2027
Francis A. BenjaminMayor of Pullman, term ends 2027
Angela BirneyMayor of Redmond, term ends 2027
Armondo PavoneMayor of Renton, term ends 2028
Katie B. WilsonMayor of Seattle, term ends 2029
Roger BellMayor of Selah, term ends 2027Official source
Betsy RobertsonMayor of Shoreline, term ends 2027Official source
Lisa BrownMayor of Spokane, term ends 2028Official source
Laura PaddenMayor of Spokane Valley, term ends 2027Official source
Anders IbsenMayor of Tacoma, term ends 2029

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.