Senator Derek Kilmer
26th District Gig Harbor

Official Senate Biography

Democrat: Term expires January, 2011.

Personal: Born and raised on the Olympic Peninsula, Derek and his wife Jennifer live in Gig Harbor with their daughter Sophie.

Education: BA in Public Affairs, Princeton University; Certificate in American Studies, Princeton University; PhD in Comparative Social Policy focused on economic development from University of Oxford

Elective Office: House of Representatives from 2005-2007

Professional Experience: Manager for the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County; Former business consultant for McKinsey & Co.

Awards and Special Recognition:

• Named “2004 Professional of the Year” by the Gig Harbor Peninsula Area Chamber of Commerce
• Article “Investing in Society” published in the Spring 2004 edition of the Stanford Social Innovation Review Two-time recipient (2006 & 2008) of the LEADER Award from the Washington Economic Development Association
• Named one of 2006’s “Forty under 40” by the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
• Named one of 2007’s “Forty under 40” by the Business Examiner
• The 2007 Glenn Galbreath Award from the northwest chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America (NWPVA)
• 2007 “Legislator of the Year Award” from the Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs (WACOPS)
• Named a 2008 “Legislative Business Star” by Enterprise Washington’s “Business Institute”

Community Service: Board Member, Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce; Former Trustee, Tacoma Community College; Former Vice-Chair, Communities in Schools of Peninsula; Member, Rotary; Member, Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce; Member, Bremerton Chamber of Commerce; Member, Key Peninsula Business Association; Member, Pierce County Economic Development Roundtable; Member, Gig Harbor United Methodist Church

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