Jeanne Kohl-Welles
| Jeanne Kohl-Welles | |
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| King County Council, District No. 4 | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Phillips |
| Member of the Washington Senate from the 36th legislative district | |
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In office October 14, 1994 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Moore |
| Succeeded by | Reuven Carlyle |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Position 2, 36th legislative district | |
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In office January 13, 1992 – October 14, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Mary Lou Dickerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl October 19, 1942 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Jackson F. Hill (1962–1972) Kenneth D. Jenkins (1973–1980) Alexander Sumner "Alex" Welles (m. 1985) |
| Children | Five |
| Residence | Belltown, Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater |
California State University, Northridge (B.A.) California State University, Northridge (M.A.) University of California, Los Angeles (M.A.) University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.) |
| Profession |
University Lecturer Writer Consultant |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Website | Official |
Jeanne Elizabeth Pearl Kohl-Welles (née Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl; October 19, 1942) is an American politician of the Democratic Party.
She represented the 36th Legislative District in the Washington State Senate, which includes Ballard, Belltown, Blue Ridge, Crown Hill, Greenwood, Magnolia, and Queen Anne Hill neighborhoods of Seattle as well as the north half of Downtown Seattle. The district also takes the western half of Lake Union. Jeanne Kohl-Welles was appointed to the State Senate in 1994.[1]
From 1992 to 1994 she was in the State House.
Education
- Ph.D. in Sociology, UCLA
- M.A. in Sociology, UCLA
- B.A. and M.A. in education, California State University, Northridge
Professional employment and activities
Present:
- researcher, author, consultant, expert witness.
Former:
- visiting assistant professor, Pacific Lutheran University;
- assistant dean of students, coordinator of Women’s Programs, University of California, Irvine;
- program manager, Project Equity (Desegregation Assistance Center, Region IX, U.S. Department of Education);
- lecturer,
- teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District.
An October 2014 Film Community Fundraiser for Kohl-Welles included attendees Chancellor Lisa Brown and Eden film director Megan Griffiths.[2]
Awards and honors
Kohl-Welles was a recipient of the 2009 Fuse "Sizzle" Awards Committee Chair of the Year Award. The award recognized Kohl-Welles work on predatory lending reforms, updates to strengthen and simplify Washington State's Consumer Protection Act, and good government reforms to prevent trade associations from diverting workers compensation funds into political campaigns. [3]
Criticism
Using data and projections compiled by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Evergreen Freedom Foundation, an independent non-profit think tank, have aggregated bills introduced in the 2008 legislative session in order to determine the total increased taxes and fees proposed by each individual legislator, as primary or co-sponsor, would bring to taxpayers over a ten-year period. Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles topped the list of legislators. Her bills have been predicted to bring total of $214,327,749,698 of increases in taxes and fees to Washington taxpayers.[4]
References
- ↑ Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-WA 36th District)
- ↑
- ↑ Fuse "Committee Chair of the Year" Award
- ↑ Archived August 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Biography at HistoryLink
- Sen. Kohl-Welles bio, Senate Democratic Caucus, Washington State
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