Jay Inslee

A Representative from Washington. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash. , February 9, 1951. Graduated from Ingraham High School, Seattle, Wash. , 1969. Attended Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. , 1969-1970. B. A. , University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1972. J. D. , Willamette University School of Law, Salem, Oreg. , 1976. Lawyer, private practice. Selah, Wash. , city prosecutor, 1976-1984. Member of the Washington state house of representatives, 1988-1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1995). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as governor of Washington in 1996. Regional director, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 1997-1998. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on March 20, 2012 (January 3, 1999-March 20, 2012). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012, but was elected Governor of Washington. Governor of Washington, 2013-2025.