Steve Litzow

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Steve Litzow

|image =

|state_senate = Washington

|district = 41st

|term_start = December 6, 2010{{cite web|title=State of Washington Members of the Legislature 1889-2011|url=http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf|website=State of Washington|accessdate=June 15, 2017}}

|term_end = January 9, 2017{{cite web|title=Legislative District 41|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/LegislativeDistrict41.html|website=Washington Secretary of State|publisher=Washington Secretary of State|accessdate=June 15, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Wellman|first1=Lisa|title=Wellman sworn into office to represent 41st District|url=http://sdc.wastateleg.org/wellman/2017/01/09/wellman-sworn-into-office-to-represent-41st-district/|website=Washington Senate Democratic Caucus|date=January 10, 2017 |accessdate=June 15, 2017}}

|predecessor = Randy Gordon

|successor = Lisa Wellman

|birth_name = Stephen Robert Litzow

|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961}}{{cite web|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2015-2016%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|title=Legislative Manual, 2015-2016|work=Washington Legislature|year=2015|access-date=December 24, 2021}}

|birth_place = Wisconsin, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Jenny Litzow

|alma_mater = Northwestern University (BA)

}}

Stephen Robert Litzow{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/annualcommenceme1984nort/page/10/|title=One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Annual Commencement|work=Northwestern University|date=June 16, 1984|access-date=December 24, 2021}} (born 1961) is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 41st district from 2010 to 2017. A liberal Republican, his district includes the affluent Seattle suburbs of Bellevue, Beaux Arts Village, Mercer Island, Newcastle, and parts of Issaquah, Sammamish, and Renton in King County.{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-times-recommends-steve-litzow-for-41st-district-senate-seat/|title=The Times recommends: Steve Litzow for 41st District Senate seat|date=July 6, 2016|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=September 5, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2016/12/20/how-the-election-of-a-mercer-island-democrat-may-spell-the-end-of-the-gop-on-the-eastside|title=The Election of a Mercer Island Democrat May Spell the End of the GOP on the Eastside|work=Seattle Met|access-date=September 5, 2018}} Litzow is widely seen as a centrist.{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/voters-should-treasure-the-rare-moderate-politician/|title=Voters should treasure the rare moderate politician|date=October 28, 2016|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=September 5, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/there-wasnt-a-trump-effect-in-washington/|title=There wasn't a 'Trump effect' in Washington|date=November 9, 2016|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=September 5, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/2018/03/womens-health/|title=Lawmakers tackle several women's health issues related to insurance coverage|date=March 14, 2018|work=Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business|access-date=September 5, 2018|language=en-US}} He was defeated by Democrat Lisa Wellman in the 2016 election.{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-state-legislature-control/|title=GOP state Sen. Steve Litzow trailing Democratic challenger Lisa Wellman in key state legislative race|date=November 8, 2016|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=September 5, 2018|language=en-US}}