Kirk Pearson | |
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Member of the Washington Senate from the 39th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 –November 12, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Val Stevens |
Succeeded by | Keith Wagoner |
Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 39th,Position 2 district | |
In office January 8,2001 –January 14,2013 | |
Preceded by | John Koster |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | Kirk John Pearson September 22,1958 [1] Everett,Washington |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Wenatchee Valley College (attended) Central Washington University (attended) |
Website | Official |
Kirk John Pearson [2] (born September 22,1958) is an American politician. He was a member of the Washington State Senate from 2013 to 2017 and before that served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. In both positions he served as a member of the Republican Party representing the 39th district. [3] It includes most of Snohomish and Skagit counties,as well as some of northern King County.
He previously served as Planning Commissioner for the City of Monroe from 1989 to 1992;and special assistant to U.S. representative Jack Metcalf. He is a past member of the Correctional Industries Board,the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force,and Sentencing Guidelines Commission. [4]
Pearson was raised in Monroe,Washington,where he graduated from Monroe High School in 1977. He attended Wenatchee Valley College and Central Washington University. [4] He resigned as state senator in 2017 to become the state director of the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Rural Development. [5]