State of Washington

The State of Washington government serves all residents through executive agencies, legislative bodies, and judicial institutions based in Olympia, the state capital.

For more information, see the State of Washington website.

Units within the State of Washington

State Executive Branch
- Department of Commerce
  - Office of Homeless Youth (OHY)
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)
- Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
  - Administration for Community Living (ACL)
  - Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA)
  - Behavioral Health Administration (BHA)
  - Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
- Office of Equity
- Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
  - Puget Sound Educational Service District 121 (PSESD)
    - Auburn School District (ASD)
    - Bellevue School District (BSD)
    - Enumclaw School District (ESD)
    - Expanded Learning Programs
    - Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS)
    - Highline Public Schools (HPS)
    - Issaquah School District (ISD)
    - Kent School District (KSD)
    - Lake Washington School District (LWSD)
    - Mercer Island School District (MISD)
    - Northshore School District (NSD)
    - Renton School District (RSD)
    - Riverview School District
    - Seattle Public Schools (SPS)
    - Shoreline Public Schools
    - Skykomish School District
    - Snoqualmie Valley School District (SVSD)
    - Tahoma School District (TSD)
    - Tukwila School District
    - Vashon Island School District (VISD)
- Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC)
- State Board of Health (SBOH)
- Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY)
- Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA)
- Washington State Department of Transportation
  - Washington State Ferries
- Washington State Health Care Authority
  - The Athena Forum
- Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC)
- Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)
State Judicial Branch
- Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA)
- Office of Public Defense (OPD)