Karen Keiser

Karen Keiser


President pro tempore of the Washington Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office November 21, 2017
Preceded by	Tim Sheldon
Member of the Washington Senate from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 12, 2001
Preceded by	Julia Patterson
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office January 8, 1996 – December 12, 2001
Preceded by	Greg Fisher
Succeeded by	Dave Upthegrove

Personal details
Born	(1947-09-29) September 29, 1947 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA)
Website	State Senate website

Karen Lynne Keiser (born September 29, 1947 in Sioux City, Iowa^[1]) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She represents the 33rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate, which contains parts of Burien, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Kent and Des Moines.

Senator Keiser has served in the Washington state senate since 2001 and served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001.

References

Members of the Washington State Senate
65th State Legislature (2017–2019) President of the Senate: Cyrus Habib (D) President pro Tempore: Karen Keiser (D) Majority Leader: Sharon Nelson (D) Minority Leader: Mark Schoesler (R)
Guy Palumbo (D) Randi Becker (R) Andy Billig (D) Mike Padden (R) Mark Mullet (D) Michael Baumgartner (R) Shelly Short (R) Sharon Brown (R) Mark Schoesler (R) Barbara Bailey (R) Bob Hasegawa (D) Brad Hawkins (R) Judy Warnick (R) Curtis King (R) Jim Honeyford (R) Mike Hewitt (R) Lynda Wilson (R) Ann Rivers (R) Dean Takko (D) John Braun (R) Marko Liias (D) Sam Hunt (D) Christine Rolfes (D) Kevin Van De Wege (D) Hans Zeiger (R) Jan Angel (R) Jeannie Darneille (D) Steve O'Ban (R) Steve Conway (D) Mark Miloscia (R) Phil Fortunato (R) Maralyn Chase (D) Karen Keiser (D) Sharon Nelson (D) Tim Sheldon (MCC) Reuven Carlyle (D) Rebecca Saldaña (D) John McCoy (D) Kirk Pearson (R) Kevin Ranker (D) Lisa Wellman (D) Doug Ericksen (R) Jamie Pedersen (D) Steve Hobbs (D) Manka Dhingra (D) David Frockt (D) Joe Fain (R) Patty Kuderer (D) Annette Cleveland (D)
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Current Presidents of State Senates
United States Senate: Mike Pence (R), Orrin Hatch (R)
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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Washington
U.S. Senators	Maria Cantwell Patty Murray
State government	Jay Inslee, Governor Cyrus Habib, Lieutenant Governor Kim Wyman, Secretary of State Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Duane Davidson, Treasurer Pat McCarthy, Auditor Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction Hilary Franz, Public Lands Commissioner Mike Kreidler, Insurance Commissioner
Senate	Karen Keiser, President pro tempore Sharon Nelson, Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, Minority Leader
House	Frank Chopp, Speaker John Lovick, Speaker pro tempore Pat Sullivan, Majority Leader J.T. Wilcox, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Mary Fairhurst, Chief Justice Charles Johnson, Associate Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, Associate Justice Susan Owens, Associate Justice Debra Stephens, Associate Justice Charles Wiggins, Associate Justice Steven Gonzalez, Associate Justice Sheryl McCloud, Associate Justice Mary Yu, Associate Justice

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