Helen Sommers: An Oral History

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Election & Voting Year Member Party Joel M. Pritchard R 1965 Gladys (Mrs. Douglas G.) Kirk R Joel M. Pritchard R 1967 Gladys Kirk R John S. Murray R 1969 Gladys Kirk R John S. Murray R 1971 Gladys Kirk R Kenneth O. Eikenberry R 1973 Helen Sommers D Kenneth O. Eikenberry R 1975 Helen Sommers D Kenneth O. Eikenberry R 1977 Helen Sommers D Joe A. Taller R 1979 Helen Sommers D Joe A. Taller R 1981 Helen Sommers D Joe A. Taller (Resigned 1981) R Jay Lane (Appointed January 14, 1981) R Seth Armstrong (Elected November 18, 1981) D 1983 Helen Sommers D Seth Armstrong D 1985 Helen Sommers D Seth Armstrong D 1987 Helen Sommers D Seth Armstrong D 1989 Helen Sommers D Larry Phillips D 1991 Helen Sommers D Larry Phillips (Resigned) D Jeanne Kohl (Appointed 1992) D 1993 Helen Sommers Jeanne Kohl (Resigned 1994 D Appointed to the Senate) D Mary Lou Dickerson (Appointed Nov. 28, 1994 to serve unexpired term) D 1995 Helen Sommers D Mary Lou Dickerson D 1997 Helen Sommers D Mary Lou Dickerson D 1999 Helen Sommers D (bold years revised apportionment / redistricting plan) pg. 243 Year Member Party Mary Lou Dickerson D 2001 Helen Sommers D Mary Lou Dickerson D 2003 Helen Sommers D Mary Lou Dickerson D 2005 Helen Sommers D Mary Lou Dickerson D 2007 Helen Sommers D Mary Lou Dickerson D 2009 Reuven Carlyle D Mary Lou Dickerson D 2011 Reuven Carlyle D Mary Lou Dickerson D DISTRICT NO . 36 Senate (four-year terms) 1889 - No district 1903 - King, part 1903 Ritchey M. Kinnear R 1907 George F. Cotterill D 1911 John A. Whalley (Deceased) R 1913 G. E. Steiner (serve unexpired term) R 1915 G. E. Steiner R 1919 Fred W. Hastings R 1923 Fred W. Hastings R 1927 Fred W. Hastings R 1931 Fred W. Hastings R 1933 George A. Lovejoy D 1935 George A. Lovejoy D 1939 George A. Lovejoy D 1943 Victor Zednick R 1947 Victor Zednick R 1951 Victor Zednick R 1955 Victor Zednick R 1959 Victor Zednick (Deceased April 1959) R Charles P. Moriarty, Jr. (Appointed 1959; Elected 1961 to serve unexpired term) R 1963 Charles P. Moriarty, Jr. R 1967 Joel M. Pritchard R 1971 John S. Murray R 1975 John S. Murray R 1979 Ray Moore D (bold years revised apportionment / redistricting plan)
pg. 244 Election & Voting Year Member Party 1983 Ray Moore D 1987 Ray Moore D 1991 Ray Moore (Resigned August 1994) D Jeanne Kohl (Appointed October 14, 1994; Elected Nov. 8, 1994 to serve unexpired term) D 1995 Jeanne Kohl D 1999 Jeanne Kohl-Welles D 2003 Jeanne Kohl-Welles D 2007 Jeanne Kohl-Welles D 2011 Jeanne Kohl-Welles D (bold years revised apportionment / redistricting plan)
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Helen Sommers An Oral History - 197
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Published 2010 Washington State Leg
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Contents Melinda McCrady . . . . .
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pg. 2 Preface position she always s
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pg. 4 Foreword ‘About Helen Somme
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pg. 10 Helen Sommers’ Early Years
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pg. 12 Helen turns two-year Caracas
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pg. 14 Seattle draws Helen to the N
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pg. 16 Helen Sommers seeks a career
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pg. 20 “This District isn’t big
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pg. 24 Leonard Sawyer elected Speak
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pg. 26 Leonard Sawyer elected Speak
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pg. 36 House experiences first 49-4
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pg. 38 Mount St. Helens From Gamsca
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pg. 40 The 1980 election brings “
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pg. 42 STaTe RePReSeNTaTiVe 36 th D
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pg. 44 House Democrats regain major
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pg. 48 Helen Sommers takes helm of
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pg. 50 Gary Locke elected Governor
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pg. 52 Déjà Vu! - House 49-49 tie
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pg. 54 Third year of tie; and the N
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pg. 56 Third year of tie; and the N
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pg. 58 Helen Sommers enjoys her fav
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pg. 60 The 2005 session - Gregoire/
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pg. 62 Washington’s beautiful Cap
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pg. 64 The History of Women in the
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pg. 70 How Legislature changed in 3
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pg. 74 Sales Tax vs. Income Tax & R
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pg. 76 Looking back at Helen Sommer
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pg. 78 Looking back at Helen Sommer
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pg. 100 Gary Locke ily contested ba
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pg. 110 Wayne Ehlers on the Appropr
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pg. 116 Joe King Helen Sommers, who
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pg. 124 David Ammons And maybe it w
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pg. 130 Jim Boldt And, if she wasn
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pg. 136 Denny Heck Leonard Sawyer r
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pg. 146 Eileen Cody talks about how
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pg. 160 Barry Sehlin I was named co
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pg. 164 Dean Foster so we started p
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