Darlene Fairley

Darlene Cook Fairley (born 1943) was a member of the Washington State Senate from 1995 to 2011 representing the 32nd District.[1] In the Senate, she chaired the Government Operations and Elections Committee.[2][3]

Darlene Cook Fairley
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byAl Williams
Succeeded byMaralyn Chase
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMichael Gilbert Fairley
CommitteesGovernment Operations and Elections Committee, Health and Long-Term Care, Ways and Means

Education

Fairly earned in B.S. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1967.[4]

Career

Fairley became a Lake Forest Park councilmember in January 1992 and was first elected to the State Senate in 1994.[5] She succeeded Democrat Al Williams, who retired instead of moving when the 32nd district's boundaries were changed.[6]

Personal life

Fairley married Michael Gilbert Fairley in 1969. Fairley was disabled when her spine was crushed in a traffic accident involving a drunk driver in August 1977.[7]

References
  1. Longtime Sen. Fairley retires
  2. "Members-Staff". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. Votesmart.org-Darlene Fairley
  4. University of Washington-Olympia
  5. Sen. Darlene Fairley Biography Archived 2010-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Senate Democrats, State of Washington, Retrieved July 2, 2010
  6. "Gop Aims at Historically Democratic 32Nd District Seat -- Senate Race Open After Boundaries Redrawn | the Seattle Times".
  7. Article
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