Manka Dhingra's Biography
- State Senate (WA) - District 45, Democratic Deputy Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
239 John A. Cherberg Building
Post Office Box 40445
Olympia, WA 98504
615 Market Street
Suite B
Kirkland, WA 98033
Full Name:
Manka Dhingra
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Harjit; 2 Children; Isha, Kavi
Birth Place:
India
Home City:
Redmond, WA
Religion:
Sikh
JD, University of Washington School of Law, 1996-1999
BA, Political Science/History, University of California Berkeley, 1993-1996
Deputy Majority Leader, Washington State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Washington State Senate, District 45, 2017-present
Candidate, Washington State Senate, District 45, 2022
Co-Chair, Behavioral Health Recovery System Transformation Task Force
Member, Health and Long Term Care Committee
Chair, Law and Justice Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Chair, King County's Therapeutic Alternative Unit, present
Vice Chair, Washington State Senate Human Services & Corrections committee, present
Vice Chair, Washington State Senate Law and Justice Committee, present
Former Member, Health and Long Term Care Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Law and Justice Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Behavioral Health, Washington State Senate
Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 2000-present
Co-Founder, Victim Advocate, and Advocacy Trainer, API Chaya, 1996-2004
Legal Intern, Office of Washington State Attorney General, 1998-1999
Judicial Clerk, Justice Barbara Madsen, Washington State Supreme Court, 1997-1998
Board Member, National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2009-present
Member, Autonomous Vehicle Work Group, present
Coach, Destination Imagination, present
Member, Governor Islee's Poverty Reduction Work Group, present
Member, Hopelink Board, present
Member, Jury Diversity Task Force, present
Member, Work First Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force, present
Former Member, Seattle Police Department Muslim, Arab, and Sikh Advisory Council
Mentor, University of Washington School of Law, 2014-2015
Awards:
Randy Revelle Award (Washington State Psychiatric Association)