district predecessor birth_place party office state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title name alma_mater
43rd clyde ballard pat thibaudeau bremerton , washington , u.s. democratic speaker of the washington house of representatives washington 13 may 1953 january 3 , 1999 january 1995 nancy long frank chopp
 frank chopp university of washington , seattle
frank chopp

frank chopp -lrb- born may 13 , 1953 -rrb- is a democratic member of the washington house of representatives , representing the 43rd district since 1995 .
he is the current speaker of the house .
his district covers the neighborhoods of fremont , wallingford , the university district and madison park , all in seattle .
