Laurie Dolan

{{short description |American politician from Washington |bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Laurie Dolan

| honorific-suffix =

| image =

| state_house = Washington

| district = 22nd

| alongside =

| term_start = January 9, 2017

| term_end = January 9, 2023

| predecessor = Chris Reykdal

| succeeded = Beth Doglio

| birth_name = Laurie Bruce Hutchison

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1952}}

| birth_place = Colfax, Washington, U.S.

| residence = Olympia, WA

| party = Democratic

| profession = Teacher

| spouse = Art

| children = 2

| alma_mater = University of Washington (BA)
Gonzaga University (MA, PhD)

}}

Laurie Bruce Hutchison Dolan{{cite web|url=https://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/sept04/alumnotes.html|title=Alumni Notes|work=University of Washington|date=September 2004|access-date=2021-12-21}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/SPLYearbooksLewisAndClark1970/page/n37/|title=1970 Tiger|work=Lewis and Clark High School|year=1970|access-date=2021-12-21}} (born 1952){{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 educator and politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 22nd legislative district.{{cite news |title=In 22nd district, stick with incumbents Doglio and Dolan |url=https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article220240685.html |accessdate=29 July 2019 |publisher=The Olympian |date=October 19, 2018}} Prior to her election to the State House, Dolan worked as the policy director for Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and made two unsuccessful runs for a seat in the State Senate.{{cite news |title="You don't know Laurie Dolan. You should" |url=https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/olympia/2006/dec/18/you-dont-know-laurie-dolan-you-should/ |accessdate=14 August 2019 |publisher=The Spokesman-Review' |date=December 18, 2006}}

Early life and education

Dolan was born in Washington and raised in Spokane, Washington. She earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, and a Masters and PhD from Gonzaga University.

Career

After graduating from college, Dolan returned to Spokane and became an elementary school teacher. In 1986, Dolan became an Area Director (supervisor of school principals) of Spokane Public Schools. In 2004, Dolan retired from education and ran for the state senate in Eastern Washington.{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Laura |title=Young Democrats kick off year with speakers, pizza |url=https://www.gonzagabulletin.com/young-democrats-kick-off-year-with-speakers-pizza/article_108597a1-7f00-590e-8272-9d8435a00f59.html |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=The Gonzaga Bulletin |language=en}} In 2005, Dolan became policy director to then-Governor Christine Gregoire. Dolan was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 2017, succeeding Chris Reykdal, who was elected Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction.{{Cite web|title=Laurie Dolan – Democratic Member of the WA State House of Representatives|url=https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/dolan/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-20}}{{Cite web|title=Washington House of Representatives District 22|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_House_of_Representatives_District_22|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-05-20}}

References

Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state)

Category:Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:1952 births

Category:Gonzaga University alumni

Category:University of Washington alumni