Jan Angel
{{Short description|American politician from Washington}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jan Angel
|state_senate = Washington
|district = 26th
|term_start = December 17, 2013
|term_end = January 14, 2019
|predecessor = Nathan Schlicher
|successor = Emily Randall
|state_house1 = Washington
|district1 = 26th
|term_start1 = January 12, 2009
|term_end1 = December 17, 2013
|predecessor1 = Patricia Lantz
|successor1 = Jesse Young
| office2 = Kitsap County Commissioner
| term_start2 = January 1, 2005
| term_end2 = January 1, 2009
| predecessor2 = D. W. "Dusty" Wiley
| successor2 = Charlotte Garrido
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1946}}{{cite web|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2017-2018%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|title=2017-2018 Legislative Manual|work=State of Washington|year=2017|access-date=2021-12-19}}
|birth_place = Cañon City, Colorado, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|website = [http://janangel.src.wastateleg.org Official]
}}
Janice E. Angel (born 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 26th district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.{{Cite web |title=Jan Angel |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/95599/jan-angel |access-date=2012-07-09 |publisher=votesmart.org}} She won a November 5, 2013 special election for the 26th district Washington Senate seat, which incumbent Democrat Nathan Schlicher conceded on November 7. After the election was certified on December 4, Angel was sworn in as state senator on December 17.{{Cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Brian M. |author-link=Brian M. Rosenthal |date=2013-11-07 |title=Democrats lose state Senate seat as Schlicher concedes |publisher=Seattle Times |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/11/07/angel-pads-lead-over-schlicher-in-updated-vote-totals/ |access-date=2013-11-15}}{{Cite web |date=2013-11-06 |title=2013 election results |url=http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/LegislativeDistrict26.html |access-date=2013-11-06 |publisher=Washington Secretary of State}}{{Cite web |date=2013-12-05 |title=Angel's swearing in is scheduled for December 17 |url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2013/12/05/7579759.htm |access-date=2013-12-19 |publisher=Kitsap Sun}}
Background
On November 12, 2012, Angel announced that she would be running for the 26th District State Senate seat left open by Derek Kilmer, who had just won his election as U.S. Representative for the 6th congressional district. Democrat Nathan Schlicher was appointed to fill Kilmer's vacated State Senate seat on January 17, 2013, the election between Angel and Schlicher took place on November 5 that year, and he conceded the race on November 7.{{Cite news |last=Steven Gardner |date=2013-11-07 |title=Schlicher concedes state Senate election to Angel |publisher=Kitsap Sun |url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/nov/07/schlicher-concedes-26th-legislative-election-to/#axzz2kBPFIj5r |access-date=2013-11-15}}{{Cite web |title=Gig Harbor ER doc Nathaniel Schlicher named new senator |url=http://www.theolympian.com/2013/01/17/2388464/gig-harbor-er-doc-nathaniel-schlicher.html}}
Angel was born and grew up in Colorado and moved to Washington in 1983 where she has worked in realty, finance, and banking.{{Cite web |title=About Me - Jan Angel |url=http://janangel.src.wastateleg.org/about/ |access-date=2015-04-07}} She was first elected to public office as a Kitsap County commissioner in 2000 and served in that capacity until 2009, when she was sworn in as a State Representative for the 26th District. Angel was re-elected as State Representative in 2012.{{Cite web |title=A week after her re-election to House, Angel eyes Senate seat |url=http://theolympiareport.com/a-week-after-re-election-to-house-angel-eyes-senate-seat/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512231855/http://theolympiareport.com/a-week-after-re-election-to-house-angel-eyes-senate-seat/ |archive-date=2013-05-12}}
As State Representative, Angel served as the ranking minority member of the Community Development Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee and on the Health Care & Wellness and Transportation Committees.{{Cite web |title=Angel |url=http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/angel.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723085329/http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/Angel.aspx |archive-date=2013-07-23}}
Senator Angel currently serves as co-chair of the Financial Institutions Housing & Insurance Committee and as Vice Chair of the Trade & Economic Development Committee. She also serves on the Health Care and Transportation Committees.{{Cite web |title=Senators |url=http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/senators/pages/angel.aspx |access-date=10 May 2017 |website=www.leg.wa.gov}}
For her support of small business during the 2011-2012 session, Jan received the NFIB's Guardian of Small Business Award.{{Cite web |date=12 September 2013 |title=Article |url=http://www.nfib.com/article/ |access-date=10 May 2017 |website=NFIB}}
Angel announced in 2018 that she would not seek reelection and endorsed Marty McClendon, former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.{{cite web |last1=Farley |first1=Josh |title=Port Orchard Republican Jan Angel won't seek re-election to state senate |url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2018/05/18/port-orchard-republican-jan-angel-wont-seek-re-election-state-senate/625285002/ |website=Kitsap Sun}} McClendon went on to lose to Democrat Emily Randall by 104 votes.{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Chris |title=Randall wins in 26th Senate race recount |url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2018/12/07/candidate-x-wins-26th-senate-recount/2232186002/ |website=Kitsap Sun}}
Angel lives in Port Orchard with her husband Lynn Williams.{{Cite web |title=Kitsap Sun Election Guide |url=http://elections.kitsapsun.com/candidates/jan-angel}} She has two daughters, one stepdaughter, one stepson, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
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Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature
Category:County commissioners in Washington (state)
Category:Republican Party Washington (state) state senators
Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
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