Jenny Graham (politician)

{{Short description|American politician from Washington}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Jenny Graham

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| state_house = Washington

| district = 6th

| alongside = Mike Volz

| term_start = January 14, 2019

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| predecessor = Jeff Holy

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| birth_name = Virginia C. Estes

| birth_date = 1965{{cite web|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2019-2020%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|title=2019-2020 Legislative Manual|work=State of Washington|year=2019|access-date=2021-12-14}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

| party = Republican Party

| alma_mater = Thomas Jefferson High School

|signature=Jenny Graham Signature.jpg

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Virginia C. "Jenny" Graham (née Estes,{{cite news|url=https://issuu.com/ksomday/docs/scl128/103|title=Police, Public Safety an Rebuilding Trust|work=Spokane CDA Living|date=2016-07-06|access-date=2021-12-14}} born 1965) is an American businesswoman and politician serving in the Washington State House of Representatives for Washington's 6th legislative district, having first won the seat in the 2018 elections.{{cite web |title=November 6, 2018 General Election |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20181106/LegislativeDistrict06.html |publisher=Washington State Secretary of State |access-date=11 January 2019}} She was re-elected in 2020{{Cite web|title=Legislative District 06|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/legislativedistrict06.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=results.vote.wa.gov}} and 2022.{{Cite web |title=Legislative District 06 |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20221108/legislativedistrict06.html |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=results.vote.wa.gov}}

Graham's "advocacy for victims of human trafficking and abuse" is informed by personal tragedy,{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2020|title=Election 2020: Voter's Guide to the Inland Northwest|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/spokane-county-commission-5th-congressional-district/Content?oid=20484516|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Inlander|language=en}} the murder of her sister by the Green River Killer.{{Cite web|date=October 5, 2020|title="We have a duty to do better." Rep. Jenny Graham vows to fight against sex trafficking in Spokane|url=https://www.khq.com/news/we-have-a-duty-to-do-better-rep-jenny-graham-vows-to-fight-against-sex/article_df213cc4-075f-11eb-8a57-d7408b81e574.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=KHQ|language=en}} She also supports the death penalty due to this event.{{Cite web|date=February 5, 2020|title=Washington lawmaker wants to keep death penalty after sister's murder by Green River Killer|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/death-penalty-green-river-gary-ridgway-debbie-estes-jenny-graham/281-67d8dd4f-9413-4a83-b72e-78fcefb201a2|access-date=2021-05-26|website=king5|language=en-US}} She lobbied for House Bill 1352 which extended the statute of limitations on "child molesters until the victim turns 30".{{Cite web |date=2013-02-11 |title=Sister of Green River killer victim fights to change child rape laws |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/sister-of-green-river-killer-victim-fights-to-change-child-rape-laws/281-307978995 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=king5.com |language=en-US}}

After an Inlander reporter wrote about her linking to conspiracy websites on Facebook in 2020,{{Cite news|last=Peiser|first=Jaclyn|title=A Washington lawmaker shared conspiracy theories. She threatened a reporter who wrote about it.|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/15/jenny-graham-qanon-threaten-journalist/|access-date=2020-11-09|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2020|title=Rep. Jenny Graham's profanity-laced response to Spokane journalist receives national attention|url=https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/rep-jenny-graham-response-spokane-reporter/293-967c3ce4-53cd-42c6-b274-2495cc5db314|access-date=2021-05-26|website=KREM|language=en-US}} Graham called him a "cocksucker," a "lying piece of shit," "disgusting," "hateful" "sleazy" and accused him of an "attack on human trafficking victims."{{Cite news|last=Walters|first=Daniel|date=September 14, 2020|title=After an 'Inlander' article about her links to conspiracy theory websites, Rep. Jenny Graham responds with profanity, threats and another conspiracy website|work=Inlander|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/after-an-inlander-article-about-her-links-to-conspiracy-theory-websites-rep-jenny-graham-responds-with-profanity-threats-and-another-conspi/Content?oid=20239155|access-date=September 14, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2020|title=Rep. Jenny Graham facing fallout after explicit voicemail to Inlander reporter|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/sep/15/rep-jenny-graham-facing-fallout-after-explicit-voi/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Spokesman-Review}}