Laurie Jinkins' Biography
- State House (WA) - 27 Position 1, Democratic Speaker
Contact Information
Office
339C Legislative Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
1901 Jefferson Avenue #103
Tacoma, WA 98402
Full Name:
Laurie Jinkins
Gender:
Female
Family:
Wife: Laura; 1 Child; Wulf
Birth Date:
1964
Birth Place:
Montfort, WI
Home City:
Tacoma, WA
Certified, Executive Studies, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
JD, Seattle University School of Law, 1990
MA, Business, Health Care Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987
BS, Management/Marketing/Accounting/Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985
Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, District 27 Position 1, 2010-present
Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 27 Position 1, 2022
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Capital Budget Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Care and Wellness Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Administrative Rules Review, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Aging and Disability, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Planning for Aging and Disability Issues, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Select Committee on Health Care Oversight, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Director/Senior Advisor, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, 2008-present
Former Assistant Attorney General, State Office of the Attorney General
Assistant Secretary, State Department of Health, 1995-2007
Former Employee, Tacoma Public Schools, 1991
Board Member, Fair Housing Washington, present
Member, Tacoma Rotary 8, present
Board Member, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, 2010-2016
Board Member/Chair, Tacoma Community College, 1997-2010
Board Member/Chair, Tacoma-Pierce County American Leadership Forum, 2003-2010
Campaign Co-Chair, Approve Referendum 71, 2009
Board Member/Chair, Tacoma Community House, 2004-2009
Board Member, Seattle University School of Law, 2002-2006
Chair, Tacoma Charter Review Committee, 2004
Chair, Tacoma United for Fairness, 2002
Board Member/President, The Tacoma-Pierce County Young Women's Christian Association, 1991-1996
Chair, Tacoma Hate Crimes Task Force, 1990-1992
Awards:
Washington State Denturist Association Legislative Champion, 2014;
Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Public Policy Maker of the Year Award, 2014;
National Association of Local Boards of Health Legislator of the Year, 2013;
Children's Alliance Legislative Champion, 2013;
Tacoma Community College Honorary Degree Recipient, 2011;
Fuse Sizzle Award's "Mother Jones" Award, 2011;
Pride Foundation Diamond Hall of Fame Award, 2011;
Weekly Volcano's Best New Political Power, 2011;
Recognized by the Puget Sound Business Examiner as a Woman of Influence, 2007;
Governor's Award for Leadership in Management, 2007
Favorite Quote:
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt
"When the day of judgment arrives, we will have to repent not for the acts of the bad, but for the silence of the good." MLK, Jr.