Sherry Appleton
{{short description |American politician from Washington}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Sherry Appleton
| image= AppletonS 2005.jpg
| caption= Sherry Appleton, 2005 Portrait
| state_house=Washington
| district=23rd
| term_start= January 10, 2005
| term_end = January 11, 2021
| preceded= Phil Rockefeller
| succeeded= Tarra Simmons
| party=Democrat
| birth_name=Sherry Phyllis Tarpey
| birth_date={{birth date|1942|10|28}}
| birth_place=Providence, Rhode Island
| death_date={{death date and age|2023|10|19|1942|10|28}}
| death_place=
| alma_mater=University of Miami
| spouse=Ron Appleton
}}
Sherry Phyllis Appleton (née Tarpey, October 28, 1942 – October 19, 2023https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/southwest-ranches-fl/sherry-appleton-11518154) was an American politician who was a member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 23rd district from 2005 to 2021.
Career
She was on the Poulsbo City Council for two terms.
She was first elected to the Washington House of Representatives for the 23rd district in 2004. The committees she was on are the House Local Government, Public Safety, State Government & Tribal Relations, Community Development, Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs. She was the chair of the Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs House committees. She chaired the Council of State Governments' Public Safety Committee, and was a member of the Washington Council on Aging and Washington state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Personal life
She married Ron Appleton (1930–2006) in 1981.{{cite news|url=https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/ron-appleton-ep-423616384-359257991.html|title=Ron Appleton|work=Kitsap Sun|date=2006-08-09|access-date=2021-12-20}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90904568/florida-today/|title=Marriage Licenses|work=Florida Today|date=1981-02-19|access-date=2021-12-20}} They had five children and she has lived in Poulsbo for at least 30 years.
References
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{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/51637/sherry-appleton |title=Sherry Appleton |website=Vote Smart|accessdate=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801001625/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/51637/sherry-appleton|archive-date=August 1, 2020|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2019/10/14/rep-sherry-appleton-announces-plans-retire/3977481002|title=Rep. Sherry Appleton, longtime member of Kitsap legislative delegation, to retire|date=October 14, 2019|website=Kitsap Sun|first=Nathan|last=Pilling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325043107/https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2019/10/14/rep-sherry-appleton-announces-plans-retire/3977481002/|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/rep-appleton-will-retire-at-end-of-term-in-2021/|title=Rep. Appleton will retire at end of term in 2021|first=Nick|last=Twietmeyer|date=October 16, 2019|website=Kitsap Daily News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022103633/https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/rep-appleton-will-retire-at-end-of-term-in-2021/|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature
Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island
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