Karen Keiser announcing that she will retire later this year. The 76-year-old Democrat from Des Moines is the Senate’s most-senior member and current president pro tempore. “It has been my ...

An audience also heard from state Sen. Karen Keiser, who was instrumental in getting the state’s FMLA program through the legislature. A key point on which she and her legislative partners would ...

Those candidates include former state Sen. Karen Keiser, former state legislator and former King County Councilmember Julia Patterson, and current Tukwila City Councilmember De’Sean Quinn.

Constantine chose two former legislators and one current one as candidates to fill the vacancy: Karen Keiser, a former longtime state senator from Des Moines; Julia Patterson, a former County ...

Constantine nominated Karen Keiser, former State Senator representing the 33rd District, Julia Patterson, former King County Councilmember and State Legislator from the 33rd District and De’Sean ...

Tukwila’s De’Sean Quinn will replace Dave Upthegrove as the District 5 representative on the King County Council. The council voted to select Quinn, a Tukwila City Council member, over Karen Keiser, ...

The King County Council on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 voted to appoint De’Sean Quinn to fill the District 5 council seat vacated when Dave Upthegrove was elected as Washington State Lands ...

The bill was first introduced last year in the House by Rep. Beth Doglio, D-Olympia. It passed in that chamber but died in the Senate where former senator Karen Keiser was the lead sponsor. Labor ...