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Karen Keiser
Keiser in 2022

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 10, 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	Karen Lynne Keiser (1947-09-29) September 29, 1947 (age 77) Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA)
Signature
Website	State Senate website

Karen Lynne Keiser (born September 29, 1947)^[1] is an American journalist and 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

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^ "National Write Your Congressman -- Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Washington) biography". nwyc.capwiz.com. Retrieved Sep 25, 2019.

Washington State Senate
Preceded by Tim Sheldon	President pro tempore of the Washington Senate 2017–present	Incumbent

v t e Members of the Washington State Senate
68th State Legislature (2023–2025) President of the Senate Denny Heck (D) President pro tempore Karen Keiser (D) Majority Leader Andy Billig (D) Minority Leader John Braun (R)
▌Derek Stanford (D) ▌Jim McCune (R) ▌Andy Billig (D) ▌Mike Padden (R) ▌Mark Mullet (D) ▌Jeff Holy (R) ▌Shelly Short (R) ▌Matt Boehnke (R) ▌Mark Schoesler (R) ▌Ron Muzzall (R) ▌Bob Hasegawa (D) ▌Brad Hawkins (R) ▌Judy Warnick (R) ▌Curtis King (R) ▌Nikki Torres (R) ▌Perry Dozier (R) ▌Lynda Wilson (R) ▌Ann Rivers (R) ▌Jeff Wilson (R) ▌John Braun (R) ▌Marko Liias (D) ▌Sam Hunt (D) ▌Drew Hansen (D) ▌Vacant ▌Chris Gildon (R) ▌Emily Randall (D) ▌Yasmin Trudeau (D) ▌T'wina Nobles (D) ▌Steve Conway (D) ▌Claire Wilson (D) ▌Phil Fortunato (R) ▌Jesse Salomon (D) ▌Karen Keiser (D) ▌Joe Nguyen (D) ▌Drew MacEwen (R) ▌Noel Frame (D) ▌Rebecca Saldaña (D) ▌June Robinson (D) ▌Keith Wagoner (R) ▌Liz Lovelett (D) ▌Lisa Wellman (D) ▌Sharon Shewmake (D) ▌Jamie Pedersen (D) ▌John Lovick (D) ▌Manka Dhingra (D) ▌Javier Valdez (D) ▌Claudia Kauffman (D) ▌Patty Kuderer (D) ▌Annette Cleveland (D)
Majority caucus ▌Democratic (28) Minority caucus ▌Republican (20) Other ▌Vacant (1) Washington State Legislature Washington House of Representatives Washington State Senate

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United States Senate: ▌Kamala Harris (D), ▌Patty Murray (D)
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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

v t e Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Washington
U.S. senators	Patty Murray Maria Cantwell
State government	Jay Inslee, Governor Denny Heck, Lieutenant Governor Steve Hobbs, Secretary of State Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Mike Pellicciotti, Treasurer Pat McCarthy, Auditor Hilary Franz, Land Commissioner Mike Kreidler, Insurance Commissioner Chris Reykdal, Superintendent
Senate	Denny Heck, President Karen Keiser, President pro tempore Andy Billig, Majority Leader John Braun, Minority Leader
House	Laurie Jinkins, Speaker Tina Orwall, Speaker pro tempore Joe Fitzgibbon, Majority Leader Drew Stokesbary, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Steven González, Chief Justice Charles Johnson, Associate Chief Justice Barbara Madsen Susan Owens Debra Stephens Sheryl McCloud Mary Yu Raquel Montoya-Lewis Helen Whitener

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