Washington Watch
Politics and Legislation
This year is an election year. All 163 state representatives and one-half of the 34 state senators are up for election. Due to redistricting, many readers will find at election time that they now reside within a new legislative district and/or have an unfamiliar name seeking their vote. The current House and Senate members will continue their representation during this year, but all will be running in new districts. Some legislators will be forced into a primary battle with a member of their own party because redistricting has placed two of the same party within the revised district. Others may choose to move to another district to seek election and others are deciding to retire from politics.
