Diane E. Tebelius (born 1948) is an American attorney and former federal prosecutor, Tebelius was the chair of the Washington State Republican Party from 2006 to 2007. In 2004, she ran in the Republican primary for election to Washington's 8th congressional district. In a field of four, she finished second behind popular King County Sheriff Dave Reichert who went on to win the general election.Nina Shapiro
"Moderate Landslide"
''Seattle Weekly'', 15 September 2004

Personal life and education

Tebelius was born in 1948 in

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where she was raised on a wheat farm. She received a bachelor's degree in history from

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. After teaching math in public schools, Tebelius earned a J.D. degree from

Whittier College School of Law Whittier Law School was a law school in Costa Mesa, California founded in 1966. The law school was part of Whittier College, a private institution. After several years being ranked among the poorest-performing law schools in the United States ba ...

and a Master's degree in taxation from

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. In 1985, she married attorney Robert McCallum.Nick Perry
"Diane Tebelius, 8th Congressional District candidate, 'never stops' "
''

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'', 10 August 2004 They live in Bellevue, Washington.

Career

In 1981, Tebelius was hired as a special counsel to the United States Senate Committee on the Budget to work on President

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's first budget and tax proposal. In 1986, she became an assistant

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. Tebelius retired as a prosecutor in 2006.

References

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