U.S. citizenship · Washington answers
As of October 26, 2026, Patty Murray of Seattle and Maria Cantwell of Edmonds, both Democrats, are the U.S. senators for Washington State.
Bob Ferguson is the Governor of Washington, a fourth-generation Washingtonian who started his legal career in Spokane.
Olympia has served as Washington’s capital continuously since 1853, when territorial governor Isaac I. Stevens proclaimed it the provisional capital, a choice the Territorial Legislature confirmed in 1855 (per senate.gov, governor.wa.gov and lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
Answer with whoever holds the office on the day of your interview.
Question 23 · Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
Patty Murray or Maria Cantwell
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 29 · Name your U.S. representative.
It depends on your district
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 61 · Who is the governor of your state now?
Bob Ferguson
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 62 · What is the capital of your state?
Olympia
source, Oct 26, 2026
Washington is divided into 10 congressional districts on house.gov’s member list, which means 10 possible answers to question 29 across the state. Find your representative by ZIP code at house.gov.
Questions 30, 38, 39 and 57 ask for the Speaker, the President, the Vice President and the Chief Justice: those answers are the same in every state and are on the full list with the names USCIS accepts.
Olympia, at the south end of Puget Sound, has been the capital since 1853. Its Legislative Building, finished in 1928, rises 287 feet, the tallest masonry dome in North America, and holds both the Legislature and the governor’s office.
Sources: Washington House Journal, 61st Legislature, Seventeenth Day (January 28, 2009): House Resolution No. 2009-4610 · History of the Legislative Building
Patty Murray or Maria Cantwell. Both are Democrats, both represent the whole state, and one name is all the officer needs.
Bob Ferguson. His office describes him as a fourth-generation Washingtonian and a two-time state chess champion.
For 65/20 applicants, this is one of the 20 starred questions, and the whole civics test can be given in the language you choose.
Sources: About Governor Ferguson · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), Form M-1778
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
Say your answer out loud, the way you would to the officer. Then check it.
English is tested too: reading and writing · the interview.
USCIS tells applicants to look the name up on house.gov. Washington has 10 House districts, and the question is number 29 on the 2025 test or number 23 on the 2008 test. Source: official pages "Check for Test Updates" and "Representatives", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Either. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are both serving Washington in the Senate now, and the question asks for one senator. Source: official page "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
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9 facts from official pages, each with the date we read it.
U.S. senators: senate.gov; Governor: governor.wa.gov and uscis.gov; State capital: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov and capitol.wa.gov; U.S. representative: house.gov and uscis.gov.
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How often each kind of rule is read again: U.S. senators, 30 days; governor, 30 days; state capital, 365 days; U.S. representative, 90 days.
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