Monica Stonier

{{Short description|American educator and politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Monica Stonier

|image =

|caption =

|state_house = Washington

|district = 49th

|alongside = Sharon Wylie

|term_start = January 9, 2017

|term_end =

|predecessor = Jim Moeller

|successor =

|state_house1 = Washington

|district1 = 17th

|term_start1 = January 13, 2013

|term_end1 = January 12, 2015

|predecessor1 = Tim Probst

|successor1 = Lynda Wilson

|party = Democratic

|birth_name = Monica Michelle Jurado

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|10|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.congressweb.com/th/legislators/info/mbr_id/8042#/legislators/info/mbr_id/8042/|title=Rep. Monica Stonier (D-WA-049)|work=CongressWeb|access-date=2021-12-10}}

|birth_place = Edwards, California

|death_date =

|death_place =

|occupation = Educator, politician

|alma_mater = Western Washington University, Washington State University Vancouver

|signature=Monica Stonier Signature.png

|}}

Monica Michelle Jurado Stonier{{cite news|title=Out-of-state graduates of Western Washington University|work=The Bellingham Herald|date=2000-06-10}} (born October 5, 1976) is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 49th district since 2017.{{cite web|url=http://leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/default.aspx#stonier|title=Monica Stonier|publisher=leg.wa.gov|access-date=2017-04-20}} A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served one term representing the 17th district.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/126320/monica-stonier|title=Monica Stonier|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=2012-12-24}}

Stonier was born to a Japanese American mother and Mexican American father, and works as a middle school teacher and instructional coach.{{citation |last=Gessling |first=Maiya |title=Nikkei Politician Stonier Raises Community Support | newspaper=The North American Post |date=May 15, 2014 |url=http://www.napost.com/2014/05/15/nikkei-politician-stonier-raises-community-support/}}