Full Name:
Christine Rolfes
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Leonard; 2 Children: Elizabeth, Catherine
Home City:
Bainbridge Island, WA
MPA, Public Administration, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 1989-1991
BA, Economics, University of Virginia, 1985-1989
Senator, Washington State Senate, District 23, 2011-2023
Candidate, Washington State Senate, District 23, 2020
Assistant Minority Floor Leader, Washington State Senate, 2017-2019
Minority Floor Leader, Washington State Senate, 2015-2016
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 2006-2011
Member/Former Chair, Bainbridge Island City Council, 2000-2005
Former Ranking Minority Member, Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Economic Resilience of Maritime and Manufacturing in Washington, Joint Task Force, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Environment, Water and Energy Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Article IX Litigation, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Veterans' & Military Affairs, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Coordinator, Open-Space Program/Watershed Planner, Kitsap County
Officer/Project Manager, Business Development, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 1995-1999
Member, Advisory Board, Silverdale Young Men's Christian Association, present
Member, Advisory Board, Washington Community Assisted Self-Help Program, present
Supporter, Bainbridge Island Land Trust, present
Member, Board of Kitsap Community Resources, present
Board Member, Business Education Support and Training (BEST) Program, present
Member, Kitsap County Public Facilities District, present
Member, Kitsap League of Women Voters, present
Member, Navy League, present
Supporter, Peninsula Conservancy, present
Member, Poulsbo Historical Society, present
Member, Puget Sound Economic Development District, present
Member, Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church, present
Volunteer, Youth Sports Teams, present
Member, Advisory Board of the William D. Ruckelhaus Center
Volunteer, Girl Scouts
Member, Governors Council of Economic Advisors
Member, Puget Sound Partnerships Ecosystem Coordination Board
Associate Member, Rotary Club, Bainbridge Island and Bremerton
Representative, Bainbridge Island City Council, Kitsap County Board of Health, 2000-2005
Representative, Bainbridge Island City Council, Kitsap County Regional Council, 2000-2005
Awards:
Washington Conservation Voters' Legislator of the Year in 2014
Pets (include names):
3 Goats; 6 Chickens