Lynda D. Wilson (born 1958) is an American politician currently serving in the

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representing the 17th legislative district. A member of the

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, she previously served one term Washington State House of Representatives having defeated

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and current state representative

Monica Stonier Monica Michelle Jurado Stonier (born October 5, 1976) is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 49th district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party Democratic ...

in 2014. In 2016, she left the State House to run for a

seat being vacated by Republican

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against

Tim Probst. Wilson represents herself as a strong conservative and has a lifetime rating of 89% from the

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(ACU) where outgoing State Senator Don Benton has an ACU rating of 79%.

Awards

* 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.

References

External links

Lynda Wilson at ballotpedia.org
1958 births Living people Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Women state legislators in Washington (state) Politicians from Vancouver, Washington 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Republican Party Washington (state) state senators {{Washington-politician-stub