Senator Darlene Fairley
32nd District Lake Forest Park

Official Senate Biography

Democrat: Term expires January, 2011.

Elective Office: Washington State Senate, 1995-present; Lake Forest Park City Council, 1992-1995.

Other Legislative Committees:  Oral History Legislative Advisory Committee; Advisory Committee on Minority and Women's Business Enterprises; Water Supply Advisory Committee; Joint Committee on Abstinence Education; Organized Crime Task Force.

Education: University of Washington, B.A., Political Science; Graduate Study in International Management and International Relations.

Occupation: Owner, Fairlook Antiques; high school English teacher, International Voluntary Service; medic/community development worker, Catholic Relief Services.

Civic Organizations and Activities: Member, Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation Advisory Board; Volunteer victim advocate, Seattle Police Department; court-appointed special advocate for abused children, Snohomish County Juvenile Court; Co-Chair, Legislative Committee, Human Services Roundtable of King County; Founder, Cuc Family Medical Clinic in Vietnam; Co-Chair, Lake Forest Park Telecommunications and Electronic Access Committee.

Recent Honors: 2006 Washington State Skills Center "Super Star"; 2006 Housing Hero,  Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; 2006 Environmental Champion, Sierra Club; Outstanding Legislator, Children's Alliance

Personal: Darlene and her husband, Michael, live in Lake Forest Park. Their son works as a computer engineer.

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