Emily Alvarado
What this job does: Your district's one senator in the Washington Senate (49 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the budget, and confirm the governor's appointments. A term is four years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, 34th Legislative District (since 2025)
- Occupation
- State senator; attorney and housing nonprofit leader
Background
- State Senator since 2025; State Representative 2023-2025. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Former Director of the Seattle Office of Housing; nonprofit leader in affordable housing and child care; former Planned Parenthood organizer. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A., Scripps College; J.D., University of Washington School of Law. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Former board member of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Public schools, affordable housing, child care and health care source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Make homeownership, groceries and health care more affordable source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Tax relief for working families and small businesses source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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