Julia Patterson
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Julia Patterson
| image =
| office = Chair of the King County Council
| term_start = January 7, 2008
| term_end = January 12, 2009
| predecessor = Larry Gossett
| successor = Dow Constantine
| office1 = Member of King County Council
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2002|01|01}}
| term_end1 = {{Start date|2014|01|01}}
| predecessor1 = Les Thomas
| successor1 = Dave Upthegrove
| constituency1 = District 13 {{nowrap|(2002–2006)}}
District 2 {{nowrap|(2006–2014)}}
| state_senate2 = Washington
| district2 = 33rd
| term_start2 = {{Start date|1997|01|06}}
| term_end2 = {{Start date|2001|11|21}}
| predecessor2 = Adam Smith
| successor2 = Karen Keiser
| state_house3 = Washington
| district3 = 33rd
| term_start3 = {{Start date|1993|02|01}}
| term_end3 = {{Start date|1997|01|06}}
| predecessor3 = Lorraine A. Hine
| successor3 = John "Rod" Blalock
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|01}}
| birth_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Patrick L. Patterson
| residence = SeaTac, Washington, U.S.
| alma_mater = Washington State University (BA)
University of Washington (BA)
| profession =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131224151844/http://www.kingcounty.gov/Patterson.aspx Official]
}}
Julia L. Patterson (born December 1, 1953) is an American politician from Washington. She is a former member of the King County Council, Washington State Senate, Washington House of Representatives, and the SeaTac city council.
Education
Patterson earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees, from the University of Washington and Washington State University.{{Cite web|url=http://web.leg.wa.gov/WomenInTheLegislature/Members/PattersonJ.htm|title=Julia Patterson|website=web.leg.wa.gov|access-date=2020-01-31}}
Career
Patterson began her political career by assisting in the effort to incorporate the City of SeaTac, Washington. In 1989, she was elected as a founding member of the SeaTac City Council. Subsequently, she served three terms as a state representative and two as a state senator in the Washington State Legislature, representing the 33rd Legislative District.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/Members_of_Leg_2009.pdf |title=Members of the Legislature 1889-2009 |publisher=leg.wa.gov |date=2010-01-11 |accessdate=2013-12-23 |archive-date=2019-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106104347/http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/Members_of_Leg_2009.pdf |url-status=dead }}
For 12 years, Patterson served as a member of the King County Council, representing District Five, which consists of portions of South King County, including Kent, Des Moines, Burien, Seatac, and Renton. Patterson also served as a Sound Transit board member and chair of the Transportation Policy Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council.
In 2013, Patterson announced she would not run for a fourth term on the King County Council.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tukwilareporter.com/news/julia-patterson-to-retire-from-king-county-council/|title=Julia Patterson to retire from King County Council|last=Radford|first=Dean|date=2013-04-26|website=Tukwila Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-31}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentreporter.com/news/julia-patterson-announces-she-wont-seek-re-election-to-king-county-council/|title=Julia Patterson announces she won't seek re-election to King County Council|last=Hunter|first=Steve|date=2013-04-26|website=Kent Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-31}} In 2004, Patterson was nominated to serve on the Washington State Gambling Commission. She served as vice chair of the commission, and her term expired in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsgc.wa.gov/commission/commissioners|title=Commissioners {{!}} Washington State Gambling Commission|website=www.wsgc.wa.gov|access-date=2020-01-31|archive-date=2020-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131023846/https://www.wsgc.wa.gov/commission/commissioners|url-status=dead}}
Patterson has written several op-ed columns for The Seattle Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/author/cap-julia-patterson/|title=Julia Patterson {{!}} The Seattle Times|website=www.seattletimes.com|date=21 September 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-31}}
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Category:King County Councillors
Category:Members of the Washington House of Representatives
Category:Washington (state) state senators
Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state)
Category:University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Category:Washington State University alumni
Category:People from SeaTac, Washington
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature