Washington House of Representatives

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tem are nominated by the majority party caucus followed by a vote of the full House. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position and controls the flow of legislation. In the absence of the Speaker the Speaker Pro Tem assumes the role of Speaker. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.

The Speaker of the House during the first session of the 65th legislature (2019) was Democrat Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) of the 43rd Legislative District. He stepped down at the end of the session and John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) of the 44th Legislative District served as speaker pro tempore until the second session, when Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) was elected speaker.{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-house-democrats-select-new-leader-to-succeed-speaker-frank-chopp/ |title=Washington House Democrats select Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma to succeed Speaker Frank Chopp |date=July 31, 2019 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US |access-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813132117/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-house-democrats-select-new-leader-to-succeed-speaker-frank-chopp/ |url-status=live }} The Majority Leader is Joe Fitzgibbon (D) of the 34th Legislative District. The Republican Minority Leader is Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) of the 31st Legislative District.{{Cite web |url=http://leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/Leadership.aspx |title=House of Representatives Leadership |website=leg.wa.gov |access-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806093415/https://leg.wa.gov/House/pages/leadership.aspx |url-status=live }}

: *Originally appointed

: #Sworn in early to fill vacant seat

: †Had previous tenure in Washington House of Representatives

: ^Redistricted during current tenure

: ‡Originally elected in special election

: §Member of no caucus

The first women elected were Frances Cleveland Axtell{{Cite web |url=https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/frances-cleveland-axtell/ |title=Frances Cleveland Axtell (1866-1953) |website=National Women's History Museum |access-date=June 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108021636/https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/frances-cleveland-axtell/ |url-status=dead }} and Nena Jolidon Croake{{Cite web |url=http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/whc/ElectedWomen/croake/ |title=Nena Jolidon Croake |website=Washington State Historical Society |access-date=June 8, 2016 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329050455/http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/whc/ElectedWomen/croake/ |url-status=live }} in 1912.

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