Laurie Dolan | |
---|---|
Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 22nd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2017 Servingwith Jessica Bateman | |
Preceded by | Chris Reykdal |
Personal details | |
Born | Laurie Bruce Hutchison 1952 (age 71–72) Colfax,Washington,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Art |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Olympia,WA |
Alma mater | University of Washington (BA) Gonzaga University (MA,PhD) |
Profession | Teacher |
Laurie Bruce Hutchison Dolan [1] [2] (born 1952) [3] is an American educator and politician who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 22nd legislative district. [4] Prior to her election to the State House,Dolan worked as the policy director for Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and made two unsuccessful runs for a seat in the State Senate. [5]
Dolan was born in Washington and raised in Spokane,Washington. She earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington,and a Masters and PhD from Gonzaga University.
After graduating from college,Dolan returned to Spokane and became an elementary school teacher. In 1986,Dolan became an Area Director (supervisor of school principals) of Spokane Public Schools. In 2004,Dolan retired from education and ran for the state senate in Eastern Washington. [6] In 2005,Dolan became policy director to then-Governor Christine Gregoire. Dolan was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 2017,succeeding Chris Reykdal,who was elected Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction. [7] [8]
Gonzaga University (GU) is a private Jesuit university in Spokane,Washington. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Founded in 1887 by Joseph Cataldo,an Italian-born priest and Jesuit missionary,the university is named after the young Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga. The campus houses 105 buildings on 152 acres of grassland alongside the Spokane River,in a residential setting a half-mile (800 m) from downtown Spokane.
George Rector Nethercutt Jr. is an American lawyer,author,and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005,representing Washington's 5th congressional district.
Thomas Stephen Foley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign
Christine Gregoire is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004,and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington. Gregoire chaired the National Governors Association for the 2010–2011 term. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington,D.C.
Dino John Rossi is an American businessman and politician who served as a Washington State Senator thrice,from 1997 to 2003,in 2012,and again from 2016 to 2017. A Republican,he is a former chair of the Washington State Special Olympics.
The Washington State Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party,headquartered in Bellevue.
Ken Jacobsen is an American former politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate. He was first elected to the Washington State Legislature in 1982 and he served through 2010.
Lisa Jo Brown is an American politician and educator who is the current mayor of Spokane,Washington. She previously served as the director of the Washington State Department of Commerce. A member of the Democratic Party,Brown has served in both houses of the Washington State Legislature,including eight years as the first Democratic female majority leader of the Washington State Senate. She has also served as the chancellor of Washington State University Spokane,a position she stepped down from in order to mount an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. House.
Mary Elizabeth Fairhurst was an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice and chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court.
Debra Leigh Stephens is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court in December 2007 by Governor Christine Gregoire and took office on January 1,2008. She was elected by voters in 2008 and re-elected in 2014 and 2020. Prior to her appointment,Stephens served as a judge for Division Three of the Washington Court of Appeals and as an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University School of Law. She is the first judge from Division Three of the Court of Appeals to serve on the Washington State Supreme Court,and the first woman from Eastern Washington to do so.
Samuel William Hunt is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Washington State Senate from the 22nd district.
Janéa Noel Holmquist Newbry is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 13th Legislative District from 2007 to 2015. She previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006.
Andrew Swire Billig is an American politician of the Democratic Party and co-owner of the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team. On November 6,2012,Billig was elected to the Washington State Senate,representing the 3rd Legislative District. He currently serves as the Senate Majority Leader.
Marcus Michael Riccelli is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 3rd district.
The following is a list of the forty-nine legislative districts in the U.S. state of Washington following the 2022 redistricting. From the time Washington achieved statehood in 1889,it has elected members for representation to the state legislature. Each district elects a state senator and two district representatives. The districts have changed throughout state history through periodical redistricting,most recently in 2022 following the 2020 census. District lines in Washington are drawn by the Washington State Redistricting Commission,which is made up of four members appointed by the legislature's party leaders and a fifth non-voting chair.
Richard P. Guy is an American attorney who was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1989 to 2001,serving as chief justice from 1998 to 2001.
James Michael Volz is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 6th Legislative District since 2017.
Beth Maureen Doglio is an American politician and activist who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for Washington's 22nd legislative district. She originally served an initial term between 2017 and 2021,retiring to run for Washington's 10th congressional district in the 2020 elections;she placed second in the primary and lost to fellow Democrat Marilyn Strickland in the general election. In 2022 she ran for election to the other representative position in Washington's 22nd legislative district to replace retiring representative Laurie Dolan.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.