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OLYMPIA<\/strong> \u2013 Manka Dhingra was sworn in today as the state senator for the 45th Legislative District. Dhingra\u2019s swearing in gives Democrats a 25-24 majority in the Senate ahead of the 2018 Legislative Session.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m humbled and proud to represent the communities of the 45th Legislative District,\u201d Dhingra said. \u201cI promise to represent each and every one of my constituents with integrity, honesty and a commitment to solving problems with my colleagues\u2014regardless of their party affiliation. We have a lot of work ahead of us. I am confident that by working together we can make progress toward a better future for our district, our state and our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

A King County senior deputy prosecuting attorney and longtime advocate for women, children, and veterans, Dhingra is slated to serve as vice chair of the Senate Law & Justice and Human Services & Corrections committees in 2018. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OLYMPIA \u2013 Manka Dhingra was sworn in today as the state senator for the 45th Legislative District. Dhingra\u2019s swearing in gives Democrats a 25-24 majority in the Senate ahead of the 2018 Legislative Session. \u201cI\u2019m humbled and proud to represent the communities of the 45th Legislative District,\u201d Dhingra said. \u201cI promise to represent each and every one of my constituents with integrity, honesty and a commitment to solving problems with my colleagues\u2014regardless of their party affiliation. We have a lot of work ahead of us. I am confident that by working together we can make progress toward a better future…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"\nManka Dhingra sworn in as senator to the 45th Legislative District - Sen. 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