Washington's 9th legislative district

Washington's 9th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature. The sprawling rural district includes all of Adams, Asotin, Franklin, Garfield, and Whitman counties as well as parts of Spokane County. The district resides in the extreme southeast of the state, bordering Oregon to the south and Idaho to the east.^[1]

Washington 9th legislative district map

The mostly rural district is represented by state senator Mark Schoesler and state representatives Mary Dye (position 1) and Joe Schmick (position 2), all Republicans.

List of representatives

Position 1

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative name	Party	Notes
1979	1983	Otto Amen	Republican
1983	1993	Darwin R. Nealey	Republican
1993	2001	Larry Sheahan	Republican
2001	2007	Don Cox	Republican
2007	2008	Steve Hailey	Republican	Re-elected on November 4, 2008; died December 28, 2008.
2009	2010	Don Cox	Republican	Appointed on January 19, 2009.
2009	2015	Susan Fagan	Republican	Resigned on May 1, 2015.
2015	present	Mary Dye	Republican	Appointed on May 8, 2015.[2]

Position 2

Term (start)	Term (end)	Representative name	Party	Notes
1993	2005	Mark Schoesler	Republican
2005	2007	David Buri	Republican	Resigned on October 31, 2007.
2007	present	Joe Schmick	Republican

See also

• Washington Redistricting Commission
• Washington State Legislature
• Washington State Senate
• Washington House of Representatives