Past Latino Members
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Name: Margarita López Prentice (1931-2019) Party: Democrat District: 11 King County Years Served: Appointed 1988, reelected 1991-1993; elected to the Senate 1993. Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: Nursing Notable Legislation: HB 2222 of 1989 Workers' Compensation Coverage for Agricultural Employees Biography: Wikipedia | Women in the Legislature | Ballotpedia | Obituary |
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Name: Jim Johanson (1956 - ) Party: Democrat District: 44 Snohomish County Years Served: 1993-1995 Country of Heritage: Panama Occupation: Attorney Notable Legislation: HB 1535 of 1993 Authorizing counties to charge parents a fee for juvenile court diversion services Biography: LinkedIn |
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Name: Mary Rivera Skinner (1945-2009) Party: Republican District: 14 Yakima County Years Served: 1995-2009 Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: Educator and volunteer Notable Legislation: HB 1279 of 2007, Establishing the Poet Laureate Program Biography: Women in the Legislature | Wikipedia | Obituary | HR 4605 Honoring Mary Skinner |
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Name: Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney (1936 - ) Party: Democrat District: 46 King County Years Served: Appointed 1997, reelected 1998-2012 Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: Small business owner Notable Legislation: HB 1079 of 2003, Expanding the definition of resident student for higher education purposes Biography: Women in the Legislature | Wikipedia | Historylink |
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Name: Jaime Herrera Beutler (1978 - ) Party: Republican District: 18 Clark County Years Served: Appointed 2007, elected 2008 - 2010 Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: None listed in legislative manual Notable Legislation: HB 3283 of 2008, Relieving active duty military personnel of interest and penalties on delinquent excise taxes Biography: Wikipedia | Ballotpedia |
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Name: Luis Moscoso (1950 - ) Party: Democrat District: 1 King and Snohomish Counties Years Served: Elected 2011-2017 Country of Heritage: Peru Occupation: Community organizer Notable Legislation: HB 1710 of 2011, Creating a Strategic Plan for Career and Technical Education Biography: Wikipedia | LinkedIn | Ballotpedia |
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Name: Brady Piñero Walkinshaw (1984 - ) Party: Democrat District: 43 King County Years Served: Appointed 2013, elected 2014 - 2017 Country of Heritage: Cuba Occupation: Publisher Notable Legislation: HB 1258 of 2015, "Joel's Law," concerning court review of detention decisions under the involuntary treatment act |
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Name: Javier Valdez (1970 - ) Party: Democrat District: 46 King County Years Served: Appointed 2017, reelected 2018-2023; elected to the Senate 2023 Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: Employee of the City of Seattle Notable Legislation: HB 1732 of 2019 Identifying and responding to bias-based criminal offenses Biography: Legislative website | Ballotpedia |
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Name: Bill Ramos (1956 - ) Party: Democrat District: 5, King County Years Served: 2019 - 2024; elected to the Senate 2024 Country of Heritage: Mexico and Basque from Spain Occupation: Forester Notable Legislation: HB 1054 of 2021, Establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers Biography: Legislative website | Wikipedia | Ballotpedia |
Current Latino Members
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Name: Alex Ybarra (1961 - ) Party: Republican District: 13 Lincoln, Grant & Kittitas County Years Served: appointed 2019; elected 2019 - current Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: Energy Analyst, Grant County PUD Notable Legislation: HB 1948 of 2024, Ensuring that methods for calculating the electric load of utilities... Biography: Legislative website | Wikipedia | Ballotpedia |
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Name: Tarra Simmons (1977 - ) Party: Democrat District: 23 Kitsap County Years Served: 2021 - current Country of Heritage: Mexico and Spain Occupation: Attorney Notable Legislation: HB 1078 of 2021, restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense... Biography: Legislative website | Wikipedia | PBS Interview |
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Name: Emily Alvarado (1981 - ) Party: Democrat District: 34 King County Years Served: 2023 - current Country of Heritage: Occupation: Affordable housing professional Notable Legislation: HB 1945 of 2023, Streamlining and enhancing program access for persons eligible for food assistance Biography: Legislative website | Ballotpedia | Wikipedia |
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Name: Julio Cortés (1985 - ) Party: Democrat District: 38 Snohomish County Years Served: 2023 - current Country of Heritage: Mexico Occupation: Economic Development & Marketing Manager for City of Everett Notable Legislation: HB 1406 of 2023 relating to housing assistance for youth Biography: Legislative website | LinkedIn | Lynnwood Times | Wikipedia |
