Mary Lurintha "Mary Lou" Dye (née Maycock, born June 15, 1961) is an American politician from Washington. She is a

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member of the

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from

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Education

In 1983, Dye earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Science/Crop Management from

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. In 2018, Dye graduated from the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Foundation's Legislative Energy Horizon Institute.

Career

In 1984, Dye became an agriculture educator for the

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in Thailand, until 1986. Dye and her husband operate a wheat farm near

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. On May 8, 2015, Dye was appointed to the

for District 9, despite being the second choice of the Republican Precinct Committee Officers.archived
Dye filled the vacancy left after State Representative

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resigned on April 30, 2015, amid allegations of fraud and theft for inflating reported mileage numbers to increase the amount she received from her taxpayer-funded expense account. On November 3, 2015, Dye won the election and became a

member of

for District 9, Position 1. Dye defeated

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with 63.31% of the votes. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Dye won the election and continued serving as a member of

for District 9, Position 1. Dye defeated Jenn Goulet with 66.51% of the votes. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Dye won the election and continued serving as a member of

for District 9, Position 1. Dye defeated Jenn Goulet with 64.22% of the votes. On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Dye won the election and continued serving as a member of

for District 9, Position 1. Dye defeated Brett Borden with 75.05% of the votes.

Awards

* 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.

Personal life

Dye's husband is Roger Dye. They have three children. Dye and her family live in

References

External links

Mart Dye at ballotpedia.org
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