Senator Marko Liias ** represents Washington's **21st Legislative District, including neighborhoods in Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, and Mukilteo. A lifelong Washingtonian born on July 17, 1981, and raised in the communities he serves, he grew up in a middle-class family with a carpenter father and school lunch lady mother, becoming the first in his family to graduate college and helping start a small family business that closed during the housing market collapse.

Education and Political Experience

Liias served as a city councilmember before entering the legislature. Appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in 2008, he won re-election three times before being appointed to the Senate in 2014, where he is currently in his third term.

Notable Achievements and Positions

As chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, he led the 2022 Move Ahead Washington package, investing nearly $17 billion in transportation over 16 years, emphasizing sustainable options, electrification, and family-wage jobs. Co-chair of the LGBTQ Caucus, he has advanced protections for LGBTQ+ youth, including bans on conversion therapy, the Gender Affirming Care Act, anti-bullying policies for trans students, and HIV medication access. Other key efforts include gun violence reduction , the VOTE Act for youth voting access, the Student Loan Bill of Rights, digital citizenship curricula, pedestrian/bicycle safety, and bipartisan deals on transportation and paid family leave.