Maralyn A. Chase (née Mayfield, born January 6, 1942) is a former Democratic member of the

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, representing the 32nd district from 2011 to 2019. Before her election to the Senate, she served in the

Washington State 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 dis ...

from 2002 to 2011.

Career

In 1997, Chase became an associate of

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(WIFP). WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization. The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media. Chase was appointed by the legislature after Representative Carolyn Edmonds resigned in November 2001 to serve on the King County Council. She was reelected in 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008. In 2010, Chase ran for the Senate seat vacated by Senator

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. She was reelected in 2014, and lost her reelection in 2018 to

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. An amendment added to Senate Bill 5575 by Maralyn Chase added a Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas, WA to the list of pre-1999 biomass facilities that may generate renewable electricity.

Election results

2008

2006

2004

2002

References

External links

Washington State Legislature - Rep. Maralyn Chase
official WA Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Maralyn Chase (WA)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Maralyn Chase
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