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Ballotpedia, Laurie Jinkins

Laurie is from South Dakota. She holds both a bachelor's degree in business administration, management, marketing, and accounting and a master's degree in business and health care administration from the University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Business and a law degree from Seatle University School of Law. 

Laurie works as a senior advisor at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. She previously worked as an assistant attorney general for the Washington Office of the Attorney General. 

Laurie Jinkins currently serves as a state representative in State Legislative District 27-Position 1. She was first elected in 2010 and is serving her 6th term. She is the speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives. She is the first woman and first lesbian Speaker of the House.

Wants to expand housing "across the board."

Wants to address a lack of housing construction for those at all income level and believes this requires developing housing solutions including policies to protect tenants, supporting landlords, and expanding "supportive housing", low-income housing construction, and family wage housing.

- Wants to expand housing "across the board."
- Wants to address a lack of housing construction for those at all income level and believes this requires developing housing solutions including policies to protect tenants, supporting landlords, and expanding "supportive housing", low-income housing construction, and family wage housing.

Economy

Supports efforts to address climate change.

- Supports efforts to address climate change.

Energy & the Environment

Supports efforts to combat and recover from COVID-19.

Plans to continue prioritizing expanding healthcare, regulating costs, and ensuring health care institutions and insurance companies are held accountable.

Supports bodily autonomy for women and LGBTQ individuals.

- Supports efforts to combat and recover from COVID-19.
- Plans to continue prioritizing expanding healthcare, regulating costs, and ensuring health care institutions and insurance companies are held accountable.
- Supports bodily autonomy for women and LGBTQ individuals.

Healthcare

As of October 7, 2024, Laurie Jinkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Advocates for equal rights for people of color, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ people, women, those with disabilities and other marginalized populations.

- Advocates for equal rights for people of color, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ people, women, those with disabilities and other marginalized populations.

Public Safety

Supports strong K-12 and higher education systems.

- Supports strong K-12 and higher education systems.

Education

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Laurie Jinkins

Laurie Jinkins currently serves as a state representative in State Legislative District 27-Position 1. She was first elected in 2010 and is serving her 7th term. She is the speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives. She is the first woman and first lesbian Speaker of the House.

Believes in fostering inclusivity within government, as demonstrated by supporting Rep. Laurie Jinkins as the first female and openly lesbian Speaker of the Washington State Legislature.

Believes in advancing women's representation in politics, as demonstrated by the election of Rep. Laurie Jinkins as Washington's first woman speaker of the House.

Supports the right to vote and believes in protecting voting rights.

Believes the first 60 days of a new administration will be a strong indicator of future performance.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

As a state representative, sponsored a bill to create a capital-gains tax in Washington.

Supports education policies that promote academic achievement and equity.

Supports accessible and affordable higher education.

Endorsed by the Washington Education Association.

Laurie is from South Dakota. She earned a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of South Dakota. Laurie lives in Tacoma, Washington.

Laurie Jinkins serves as the Speaker of the House for Washington state, having been selected as the first woman to hold this position.

Laurie Jinkins currently serves as the Speaker of the House in Washington. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her 3rd term.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Washington State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Washington State Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 49 legislative districts in the state, each electing two representatives for a total of 98 members in the State House. 
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits.
- They are paid an annual salary of $61,997 and $202 per diem per day during the legislative session, which lasts two months. 

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