Brian Ebersole (born October 10, 1947) was an American politician in the state of

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

. He served in the

Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...

from 1983 to 1997. He was Speaker of the House from 1993 to 1995. He also served as mayor of

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount ...

. Originally from Tennessee, Brian Ebersole obtained a B.S. in political science from the University of Tennessee and a M.Sc. in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut. After graduation, he moved to Tacoma and worked as college administrator and teacher. He was first elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1983 and served as House Majority Leader from 1987 to 1993 and as 41st Speaker of the House from 1993 to 1995. He lost the speakership after 1994 elections, which saw Republican Clyde Ballard win the gavel. He then served as minority leader until May 1995, when he announced his intentions to run for mayor of Tacoma. He won this election with around 65% of the vote and went on to serve from 1996 to 2001. After his time as mayor, Ebersole worked as president of Bates Technical College from 2000 to 2003. In 2018, he opened an art gallery in Tacoma.

References

Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 1947 births Living people {{Washington-politician-stub