Jessica Danielle Bateman (born 1981) is an American politician who is the Representative for District 22 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 ...

. Elected in 2020, she assumed office on January 11, 2021, succeeding

Beth Doglio Beth Maureen Doglio (born 1965) is an American politician and activist who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for Washington's 22nd legislative district. She originally served an initial term between 2017 and 2021, reti ...

Early life and education

Raised by a single mother, Bateman earned an associate degree from

Green River College Green River College is a public community college with its main campus in Auburn, Washington. It has a student body of approximately 10,000. The college primarily awards associates degrees but also offers 9 bachelor's degrees. History Green Ri ...

and moved to

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to attend

Evergreen State College The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1967, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a p ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies and

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Career

From 2012 to 2015, she worked as a legislative assistant in the

. In 2015, she was elected to the

City Council and later served as Mayor Pro Tem of Olympia. After

announced that she would not seek re-election to the State House and instead run for

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, Bateman announced her candidacy to succeed her. Bateman placed second in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated her Republican opponent, Dusty Pierpoint, in the November election. She assumed office on January 11, 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bateman, Jessica Living people Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Green River College alumni Evergreen State College alumni 1981 births