Laurie Jinkins
Laurie Jinkins is a Democrat running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, where she serves as the Speaker of the House.
Laurie Jinkins is Washington state’s first woman and first lesbian Speaker of the House. Jinkins started her career litigating child abuse and neglect cases for the state Attorney General’s Office. She then shifted her career toward public health, serving as an assistant secretary of health at the state Department of Health, and now as Senior Advisor at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. She has also been active in advancing Washington’s anti-discrimination laws both prior to and during her time in the House.
Jinkins and her wife live in Tacoma, where they raised their son.
Running For:
State House
Location:
Washington