Julia Patterson
Encyclopedia
Julia Patterson is the chair of the King County Council's Budget Committee.
A graduate of the University of Washington
with a B.A. in English, Patterson launched her political career by assisting in the effort to incorporate the City of Seatac
. In 1989 she was elected as a founding member of the SeaTac city council. Subsequently she served three terms as a representative and two terms as a senator in the Washington State Legislature
.
Patterson, a Democrat
, represents District 5, which consists of portions of South King County, including the cities of Kent
, Des Moines
, Seatac and Renton
. One of her primary interests is regional transportation, and thus she is also serving as a Sound Transit
board member and as chair of the Transportation Policy Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council
.
A graduate of the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
with a B.A. in English, Patterson launched her political career by assisting in the effort to incorporate the City of Seatac
SeaTac, Washington
SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census...
. In 1989 she was elected as a founding member of the SeaTac city council. Subsequently she served three terms as a representative and two terms as a senator in the Washington State Legislature
Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bipartisan, bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators.The State Legislature...
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Patterson, a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, represents District 5, which consists of portions of South King County, including the cities of Kent
Kent, Washington
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage...
, Des Moines
Des Moines, Washington
Des Moines is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 29,673 at the 2010 census. Property within the city has been the subject of land buyouts because of noise from aircraft landing or taking off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport two miles to the north of...
, Seatac and Renton
Renton, Washington
Renton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...
. One of her primary interests is regional transportation, and thus she is also serving as a Sound Transit
Sound Transit
Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since September 19, 1999. It was formed in 1996 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils...
board member and as chair of the Transportation Policy Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council
Puget Sound Regional Council
The Puget Sound Regional Council is a regional planning organization that develops policies and makes decisions about transportation planning, economic development and growth management in the four-county Seattle metropolitan area surrounding Puget Sound...
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