ate ▁succession , ▁or ▁to ▁decide ▁which ▁benef ici ary ▁or ▁char ity ▁receives ▁the ▁char itable ▁be quest ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁equ itable ▁doctrine ▁of ▁cy ▁pres . ▁ ▁Dim in ution ▁of ▁certain ▁g ifts ▁and ▁increase ▁of ▁other ▁g ifts ▁to ▁the ▁wid owed ▁sp ouse ▁or ▁or phan ed ▁children , ▁who ▁would ▁now ▁get ▁their ▁elect ive ▁share . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁In test acy ▁ ▁Per ▁min as ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : W ills ▁and ▁trust s <0x0A> </s> ▁Washington ' s ▁ 2 1 st ▁Legisl ative ▁District ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁forty - n ine ▁districts ▁in ▁Washington ▁state ▁for ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁in ▁south west ▁Sn oh om ish ▁County , ▁including ▁all ▁or ▁part ▁of ▁Ed mond s , ▁Lyn n wood , ▁and ▁M uk il te o . ▁ ▁This ▁mostly ▁sub urban ▁district ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁state ▁Senator ▁Mark o ▁L ii as ▁and ▁represent atives ▁St rom ▁Pet erson ▁( pos . ▁ 1 ) ▁and ▁L ill ian ▁Ort iz - Self ▁( pos . ▁ 2 ), ▁all ▁Democr ats . ▁▁ ▁The ▁state ▁sen ate ▁position ▁was ▁vac ated ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Pa ull ▁Shin ▁( D ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Washington ▁State ▁Red istrict ing ▁Commission ▁Washington ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁Washington ▁State ▁Senate ▁Washington ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Washington ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁districts ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Washington