title: Washington's 9th legislative district
text: # 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.
  
  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 Washington House 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. |
  
  ### 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 | |
  