(Olympia, WA)  --  A member of the Washington State Senate is headed to the nation's capital to join the Trump administration.  Ferry County Senator Brian Dansel has resigned to accept a position as a special assistant to the U.S. secretary of agriculture.  That leaves the state Senate temporarily split, 24-24, between Republicans and Democrats.  Earlier this week, Senator Doug Ericksen of Ferndale accepted a temporary position with the EPA.