The dean of Highline’s state legislative delegation, Sen. Margarita Prentice has been redistricted out of the 11th District and will retire at the end of the year.

Prentice, 80, has announced that after 20 years as a state senator, she will retire when her fifth term ends Dec. 31. She will serve in the current session that begins Monday, Jan. 9.

According to the new legislative redistricting plan, the Skyway home she has lived in since 1958 is now in the 37th Legislative District. She likely would have had to face current 37th District Sen. Adam Kline in the fall 2014 election to keep her legislative seat.

Prentice was appointed to the state House in 1988 and was elected to the Senate in 1992.

The 11th District encompasses the northeast portion of the Highline area. Zack Hudgins and Bob Hasegawa are the state representatives