Janice Zahn
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, 41st Legislative District, Position 1
- Occupation
- State representative; civil engineer
Background
- State Representative; vice chair of the Local Government Committee; Bellevue councilmember 2017-2025. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Chief Engineer and Public Works Construction Manager at the Port of Seattle; former structural engineer. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering and Executive Master of Public Administration, University of Washington. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Trustee of the Bellevue Schools Foundation; board member of The Sophia Way. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Affordability: housing, education, child care and transportation investments source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Address the state's budget challenges responsibly source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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