Manka Dhingra
DemocraticIncumbent
- In office now
- State Senator, District 45 (since 2017)
- Work
- State Senator, 45th District (Deputy Majority Leader); former King County senior deputy prosecutor
Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: State Senator; Deputy Majority Leader; Chair: Law & Justice Committee; Committee Member: Ways & Means; Environment, Energy & Technology
Manka Dhingra is a Washington state senator serving as Deputy Majority Leader and chair of the Law and Justice Committee. She was a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in King County for 20 years and taught crisis intervention training for the state Criminal Justice Training Commission.
We deserve leaders with a proven record of bringing people together to solve tough problems. I have listened to our community to deliver meaningful results. My work is guided by science and data and rooted in collaboration, honesty, and integrity. I have led efforts to strengthen public safety, expand behavioral health care, protect reproductive freedom, and defend civil rights. …
Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State
Dhingra's experience
- Elected experience: State Senator; Deputy Majority Leader; Chair: Law & Justice Committee; Committee Member: Ways & Means; Environment, Energy & Technology
- Other professional experience: Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County (20 years); Chair: Therapeutic Alternative Unit; Crisis Intervention Training Instructor: WA Criminal Justice Training Commission (10 years). Intern: Sexually Violent Predator Unit, AG’s Office. Clerk: State Supreme Court.
- Community service: Recipient: PTSA “Golden Acorn,” “Champion for Kids’” and NAMI “Behavioral Health Champion” awards.
Dhingra's education
- Juris Doctorate UW
- B.A. History and Political Science, UC Berkeley
Dhingra's committees
- Environment, Energy & Technology
- Law & Justice
- Ways & Means
Sources for Dhingra
- Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
- Washington State Legislature: current member roster (Washington State Legislature (legislative web services), Public record)
- Washington State Legislature: committee information (Washington State Legislature (legislative web services), Public record)