State's GOP senators elect Schoesler to lead caucus

Ninth District Sen. Mark Schoesler of Ritzville was unanimously elected to the top spot in the senate Nov. 28 when the legislature’s 23 Republican senators met in Olympia to choose leaders for the next two years.

Schoesler, who was unopposed, was elected to a third term in the senate in the Nov. 6 election. A third senate term will make him the longest-serving legislator from the 9th district.

His previous two terms in the Senate followed six terms in the House of Representatives. That makes Schoesler one of the longest-serving members of the legislature.

His freshman year as a representative...