OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democrats have elected the first female Speaker of the House in Washington state.

State Representative Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma was chosen Wednesday after a caucus meeting and vote.

She was one of four women representatives seeking the top spot after Frank Chopp, the state’s longest-serving speaker, announced he was stepping down.

Democratic Representative John Lovick has been serving as acting speaker since May, and will remain in that role until the speaker-designate is approved by the full House at the start of the 2020 legislative session in January.