Candidate · State House, District 27 (Positions 1 and 2, two separate contests)

Laurie Jinkins

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.

Position 1 · Prefers Democratic Party · listed 1 of 3 on the Secretary of State's list · on the ballot as "Laurie Jinkins"

Holds this seat now: Yes
Office: State Representative, 27th Legislative District, Position 1; Speaker of the House (elected 2020)
Occupation: State representative; Speaker of the House; attorney

Background

State Representative and Speaker of the House (elected Speaker 2020); former chair of the Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
Senior advisor at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; former assistant secretary of the Washington Department of Health; former assistant attorney general. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
J.D., Seattle University School of Law; M.A. in business/health care administration and B.A. in management/marketing, University of Wisconsin. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
Former trustee of Tacoma Community College and board member of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)

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Affordability source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
Protect reproductive rights; reduce gun violence; hate crimes not tolerated source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
Early learning, career training and college opportunities source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)

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