David Hackney
What this job does: Your district has two seats in the Washington House of Representatives (98 members), each its own contest. Representatives write and vote on state laws and the budget. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, 11th Legislative District, Position 1 (since 2021)
- Occupation
- State representative; attorney
Background
- State Representative since 2021. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, former United Nations war crimes prosecutor, and former senior counsel for global human resources at The Nature Conservancy. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.S., Cornell University; M.P.A., Harvard University; J.D., Harvard Law School. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Former commissioner of the Washington State Human Rights Commission; former board member of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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- Lower everyday costs, from housing to health care source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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