Patricia Eileen Kuderer (born 1958) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the
Washington State Senate for the 48th district. She was appointed to the State Senate after
Cyrus Habib was elected lieutenant governor.
Early life and education
Kuderer was born in
Minneapolis. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the
University of Minnesota and a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
William Mitchell College of Law (now the
Mitchell Hamline School of Law).
Career
The
King County Council appointed Kuderer to the Washington House of Representatives in 2015, following the resignation of
Ross Hunter
Ross Hunter (born Martin Terry Fuss; May 6, 1916 or 1920 – March 10, 1996) was an American film and television producer and actor. He is best known for producing light comedies such as ''Pillow Talk'' (1959), and the glamorous melodramas ''M ...
.
In 2019, Kuderer sponsored a bill to require presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns to qualify for the Washington state primary and general election ballots. Kuderer's bill is similar to legislation proposed in at least 25 other states, which have begun a debate on the Constitutional authority for states to make the tax return release a requirement. The bill was signed into law on April 26, 2019.
On January 20, 2020, a complaint was filed by the Washington Asians for Equality and the American Coalition for Equality for Kuderer's use of the phrase "Chinese fire drill" during a committee hearing on January 17. Kuderer had apologized at the January 20 session of the committee, before the complaint was filed.
Kuderer sponsored a bill to prohibit
open carry of weapons around the state Capitol and around permitted public demonstrations, that was signed into law on May 12, 2021.
References
External links
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Living people
Women state legislators in Washington (state)
William Mitchell College of Law alumni
Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
Democratic Party Washington (state) state senators
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
1958 births