Dan Griffey
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Dan Griffey
|image =
|state_house = Washington
|district = 35th
| alongside = Travis Couture
|term_start = January 12, 2015
|term_end =
|predecessor = Kathy Haigh
|successor =
|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}}
|birth_place = Allyn, Washington, U.S.
|residence = Lakeland Village, Allyn, Washington
|party = Republican
|occupation = Firefighter
|spouse = Dinah Griffey
|signature=Dan Griffey Signature.png
|website =[http://www.Griffey4StateHouse.com Campaign website] [http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/dan-griffey/ Legislative website]
}}
Daniel G. Griffey (born 1970){{Cite web|title=Legislative Manual 2021-2022|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/Legislative%20Manual%20-%20Red%20Book%202021_ONLINE.pdf|publisher=Washington State Legislature}} is an American firefighter and politician from Washington. Griffey is a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives. In 2014, Griffey defeated Democratic incumbent Kathy Haigh to pick up one of four House seats gained by Washington Republicans that year.{{cite news |url=http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article26088112.html |title=Republican Dan Griffey moves ahead of Rep. Kathy Haigh by 157 votes |first=Brad |last=Shannon |publisher=The Olympian |date=November 6, 2014 |access-date=March 16, 2018}}
Career
At age 16, Griffey became a volunteer firefighter. In 1992, Griffey became a firefighter for Central Mason Fire Department in Mason County. Griffey became a lieutenant.{{cite web |url=https://dangriffey.houserepublicans.wa.gov/about/ |title=About Rep. Dan Griffey |website=houserepublicans.wa.gov |accessdate=August 30, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/126394/dan-griffey |title=Dan Griffey's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=August 30, 2021}}
Griffey is the ranking minority member on the House Local Government Committee and also sits on the Early Learning and Human Services and Public Safety Committees.{{cite news |url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/Rosters/CommitteeMembersByMember/House |title=House of Representatives Committee Members by Committee|publisher=Washington State Legislature| access-date=March 16, 2018}} Representative Griffey was selected by House Republican leadership to serve as Assistant Whip.{{cite web|url=http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/dan-griffey/about/|publisher=Washington State House Republicans|title=About Dan Griffey|access-date=April 11, 2015}}
Griffey has been a leading proponent to eliminate the statute of limitations for rape.{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/griffey-bill-to-end-statutes-of-limitations-on-certain-sex-crimes-gets-approval-from-house-committee/|title=Griffey bill to end statutes of limitations on certain sex crimes gets approval from House committee |date=19 January 2017 }}
Personal life
Griffey's wife is Dinah Griffey. They have three children. Griffey and his family live in Allyn, Washington.
References
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External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Griffey Dan Griffey at ballotpedia.org]
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Category:People from Mason County, Washington
Category:21st-century American firefighters
Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature
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