Helen Sommers
Helen Sommers | |
|---|---|
 Sommers in 1973 | |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Gladys Kirk |
| Succeeded by | Reuven Carlyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1932 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2017 (aged 84) Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
Helen E. Sommers (March 29, 1932 – March 7, 2017) was an American politician. She served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1972 to 2009. She represented the 36th district as a Democrat.[1] At the time of her retirement she was the state's longest serving legislator.[2]
Biography[]
She was born in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey and attended the University of Washington.[3] She was also a Charles Bullard Forest Research Fellow at Harvard University.[4]
Sommers died on March 7, 2017 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, aged 84.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Helen Sommers – An Oral History – 1973-2009 (PDF). Washington State Legislature Oral History Program. 16 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-9827541-1-5. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ^ "State Rep. Helen Sommers to retire | The Seattle Times". seattletimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ^ Helen Sommers: An Oral History, Washington State Legislature. Accessed November 4, 2015. "Helen Sommers grew up in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, in the '30s."
- ^ Washington (State). Office of the Governor; Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State (1999). Washington State Yearbook. Information Press. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ^ Barnes, Shelby (March 7, 2017). "Former State Rep. Helen Sommers dies at 84". Northwest Cable News. Tegna, Inc. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Joseph (March 8, 2017). "Rep. Helen Sommers dies; she served in state House for 36 years". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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