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The Political Graveyard: Washington Delegation to 2004 Democratic National Convention
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Washington Delegation to 2004 Democratic National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Beckett</a>, Poulsbo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bentsen-bereuter.html#815.86.86">Paul J. Berendt</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#281.10.43">Matthew Bergman</a>, Vashon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#353.22.94">Julie Bjornsson</a>, Tacoma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/branchfield-brandofino.html#746.23.69">Ramona Brandes</a>, Federal Way - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#731.43.02">Scott Brines</a>, Richland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#808.08.33">Harvey Brooks</a>, University Place - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#650.54.49">Bridgette Chua Buyea</a>, Federal Way - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#605.30.52">Robert Byrd</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/canon-caplis.html#682.31.86">Maria E. Cantwell</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#108.29.88">Danielle Cendejas</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cisco-clague.html#168.88.81">Nicholas Cizek</a>, Puyallup - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coker-coldwell.html#027.78.59">Charlotte Coker</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/costigan-cottman.html#025.44.53">Ed Cote</a>, Vancouver - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cunningham.html#870.82.03">D'Adre Cunningham</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#997.03.71">Alan Dahl</a>, Federal Way - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/decker.html#204.70.69">Joanna Decker</a>, Renton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#806.00.63">Norman D. Dicks</a>, Belfair - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#067.52.25">Douglas Dobbins</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#306.55.55">Lisa Domke</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dracos-drane.html#173.46.80">Jan Drago</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#191.24.95">Kristin Eby</a>, Richland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#520.36.88">Thomas S. Foley</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frothingham-frusher.html#316.29.82">James Frush</a>, Bainbridge Island - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallo-gambino.html#469.28.81">Gregory Gallo</a>, Shoreline - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#249.18.84">Yvonne Griffin</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haack-hackenberg.html#049.29.36">Habib Habib</a>, Marysville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#913.28.45">Wesley Hamilton</a>, Olympia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#224.17.01">Helen P. Howell</a>, Federal Way - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howells-howey.html#336.43.14">John Howes</a>, Vancouver - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughey-hulka.html#300.15.61">Julie Hukee</a>, Vancouver - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#146.93.45">Shaunta Hyde</a>, Lake Forest Park - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#524.90.71">Jay Inslee</a>, Bainbridge Island - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ireneus-irmah.html#503.92.98">Francisco Irigon</a>, Newcastle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobsen-jalbert.html#331.25.75">Ken Jacobsen</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#939.20.59">Carolyn Johnston</a>, Everett - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jorden-joy.html#553.10.84">Yvette Joseph-Fox</a>, Nespelem - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#307.31.28">Larry Kalb</a>, Bellingham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#749.19.31">Sameer Kanal</a>, Camas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#998.33.29">Christopher Karnes</a>, Tacoma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#052.39.48">Jo Ann Kauffman</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kent.html#185.55.80">Harry Kent III</a>, White Swan - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#689.07.09">Jeanne Kohl-Welles</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lange-lanham.html#893.71.44">Linda Lanham</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larrazolo-larsen.html#214.63.84">Rick Larsen</a>, Everett - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis7.html#370.22.27">Rebecca Lewis</a>, Bellevue - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/locke.html#215.83.92">Gary Locke</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lutfy-lynam.html#309.32.32">Cherisse Luxa</a>, Seahurst - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mara-margolis.html#447.70.42">Karen Marchioro</a>, Bellevue - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masone-masten.html#036.93.93">Sharon Mast</a>, Bellevue - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/may.html#354.67.87">Richard F. May</a>, Blaine - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdaniels-mcdill.html#652.92.95">Jim McDermott</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#974.42.39">David T. McDonald</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#054.63.71">Luis S. Moscoso</a>, Mountlake Terrace - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muller-mumper.html#456.34.43">James Mullins</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray3.html#283.75.08">Edward Murray</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray7.html#713.19.20">Patty Murray</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olstad-omahoney.html#090.85.72">Sylvia Olveda</a>, Bellevue - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#994.08.66">Stacy Pederson</a>, Bellingham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#864.17.00">Ricardo Polintan</a>, Renton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/portland-posley.html#047.19.80">Gabriel Portugal</a>, Pasco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#441.70.18">Greg Rodriguez</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#567.25.56">Anabel Romero-Juarez</a>, Moses Lake - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosebury-rosenbaum.html#529.03.05">Rita Rosen</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#671.59.37">Jesse Salomon</a>, Bellingham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanger-sargeant.html#867.16.82">Ada Santerre-Nigaglioni</a>, Mountlake Terrace - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sauner-sawtelle.html#298.94.07">Jason Sawatzki</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#905.90.93">Sarah Schacht</a>, Oak Harbor - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#401.49.17">Robert Schlein</a>, Deer Park - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#112.94.70">Diane Schmitz</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#413.81.83">Lindsay Scola</a>, Issaquah - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#339.10.00">Raymond Shjerven</a>, Gig Harbor - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sims.html#463.47.52">Ron Sims</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html#659.36.02">Ellen Skarin</a>, Yakima - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#735.08.05">Adam Smith</a>, Tacoma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#008.74.84">Jeffrey Smith</a>, Bellevue - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#987.98.01">Georgia Spencer</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#672.40.66">Yvette Terui</a>, Tacoma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#751.02.16">John Thompson</a>, Edgewood - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/titus.html#533.05.21">Karen Titus</a>, Longview - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traeger-travia.html#283.62.73">Janis Traven</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trelease-trimarchi.html#877.19.19">Dora Trevino</a>, Quincy - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaile-valentin.html#641.40.15">Javier Valdez</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#102.55.78">Ya-Yue J. Van</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#903.85.32">Thomas Vance</a>, Sammamish - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker6.html#731.59.49">Lorin Walker</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward9.html#452.18.63">Yvonne Ward</a>, Auburn - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whiteaker-whitehoss.html#818.44.34">Patricia Whitefoot</a>, White Swan - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilbert-wilcomb.html#046.35.03">Lona A. Wilbur</a>, La Conner - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yadkin-yarrow.html#793.83.04">Marie Yamamoto</a>, Seattle <p> <b>Alternates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#648.95.82">Matt Andersen</a>, Spokane - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chappel-chartrand.html#067.53.20">Ralph Chappell</a>, Olympia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/earman-eastland.html#908.89.44">Gayatri Jane Eassey</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#245.58.35">Corey Eichner</a>, Kirkland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#464.35.43">Dian Ferguson</a>, Seattle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#546.74.96">Geni Hawkins</a>, Auburn - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#505.43.16">David Molnaa</a>, Richland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#425.86.64">Nicole Ricketts</a>, Tumwater - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#302.28.03">Joan Robertson</a>, Tacoma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snyder.html#509.79.80">Sid Snyder</a>, Long Beach - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#453.72.42">Craig A. Soucy</a>, Renton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tooley-tossy.html#198.88.22">Eleanor Topacio-Long</a>, Bellingham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winne-winship.html#086.83.80">Lawrence Winnerman</a>, Seattle <p> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</span></td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <br clear="all"> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a></b> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3><span style="font-size:8pt;"> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are <b>incomplete</b>; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is <b>not</b> guaranteed. 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