Washington's 12th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
The rural district in north central Washington contains all of Chelan County and parts of King and Snohomish counties in Western Washington.[1] It was redrawn again in 2024 following a U.S. District Court judge's order to amend 15th district in Yakima County;[2] the 12th district was expanded across the Cascades and lost Wenatchee and East Wenatchee to the 7th district.[3][4]
As of 2024[update], the district's legislators are state senator Brad Hawkins and state representatives Keith Goehner (position 1) and Mike Steel (position 2), all Republicans.[5] The 2024 redistricting is expected to make the 12th district competitive for the Democratic Party, which did not field candidates in some past elections.[3]
- ^ Washington State Redistricting Commission. "2022 Washington State Map Book" (PDF). pp. 53–54. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Beekman, Daniel (March 16, 2024). "Judge redraws WA's legislative map after lawsuit over Latino voters". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Bonny, Dominick (October 24, 2024). "How redistricting changed WA's 12th Legislative District". Cascade PBS. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Lucia, Bill; Cornfield, Jerry (April 3, 2024). "Here's how Washington's legislative districts will change for this year's elections". Washington State Standard. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Statewide Legislative District Map With Legislative Members" (PDF). Washington State Legislative Information Center. June 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.