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When Erik Poulsen was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1996, he landed a less-than-plum assignment. The West Seattle Democrat was stowed away on the Energy Committee, the...
Mar 1, 2022 · Republican John L. Wilson (1850-1912) was elected the state's first voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives -- as a territory, Washington had sent only non-voting delegates to Congress. And Republicans won commanding majorities in both houses of the new state legislature.
A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist believed to depict George Vancouver, a British explorer who claimed modern day Washington for the British Empire and named the Puget Sound. Early European and American exploration. The first European record of a landing on the Washington coast was in 1774 by Spaniard Juan Pérez.
Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. Read newspaper articles about the act that enabled Washington, as well as Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, to become states. Elisha P. Ferry became the first Washington State Governor on November 11, 1889.
John Poulsen is the Global Director of Science Capacity at The Nature Conservancy. In this position, he leads a Global Science program that provides learning support and resources to business units worldwide with the goal of advancing science that contributes to conservation.
May 4, 2003 · Washington went solidly for Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 and never looked back. Local leftists organized the Washington Commonwealth Federation to stump for the New Deal and parallel state reforms, and the Seattle-based Fraternal Order of Eagles led the national campaign for Social Security.
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The Governor of Washington is the leader of the Executive branch of the State of Washington's government. Jay Inslee is currently serving as governor.
