Julia Patterson

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Julia Patterson
Chair of the King County Council
In office January 7, 2008 – January 12, 2009
Preceded by	Larry Gossett
Succeeded by	Dow Constantine
Member of King County Council
In office January 1, 2002 (2002-01-01) – January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)
Preceded by	Les Thomas
Succeeded by	Dave Upthegrove
Constituency	District 13 (2002–2006) District 2 (2006–2014)
Member of the Washington Senate from the 33rd district
In office January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06) – November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21)
Preceded by	Adam Smith
Succeeded by	Karen Keiser
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01) – January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06)
Preceded by	Lorraine A. Hine
Succeeded by	John "Rod" Blalock
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-01) December 1, 1953 (age 70)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patrick L. Patterson
Residence(s)	SeaTac, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	Washington State University (BA) University of Washington (BA)
Website	Official

Julia L. Patterson (born December 1, 1953) is an American politician from Washington. She is a former member of the King County Council, Washington State Senate, Washington House of Representatives, and the SeaTac City Council.

Education

Patterson earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees, from the University of Washington and Washington State University.^[1]

Career

Patterson began her political career by assisting in the effort to incorporate the City of SeaTac, Washington. In 1989, she was elected as a founding member of the SeaTac City Council. Subsequently, she served three terms as a state representative and two terms as a state senator in the Washington State Legislature, representing Washington's 33rd Legislative District.^[2]

For 12 years, Patterson served as a member of the King County Council, representing District Five, which consists of portions of South King County, including Kent, Des Moines, Burien, Seatac and Renton. Patterson also served as a Sound Transit board member and chair of the Transportation Policy Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council.

In 2013, Patterson announced that she would not run for a fourth term on the King County Council.^[3][4] In 2004, Patterson was nominated to serve on the Washington State Gambling Commission. She now serves as vice chair of the commission, and her term is set to expire in 2024.^[5]

Patterson has written several op-ed columns for The Seattle Times.^[6]

References

1. "Julia Patterson". web.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
2. "Members of the Legislature 1889-2009" (PDF). leg.wa.gov. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
3. Radford, Dean (2013-04-26). "Julia Patterson to retire from King County Council". Tukwila Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
4. Hunter, Steve (2013-04-26). "Julia Patterson announces she won't seek re-election to King County Council". Kent Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
5. "Commissioners | Washington State Gambling Commission". www.wsgc.wa.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
6. "Julia Patterson | The Seattle Times". www.seattletimes.com. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2020-01-31.