Sharon Tomiko Santos (née Miyake, born July 5, 1961) is an American politician serving as a member of 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 ...

for the 37th legislative district.

Early life and education

Santos was born in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. Santos earned a bachelor's degree from Evergreen State College and earned a master's degree from

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston. Established in 1898, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus as well as satellite campuses in ...

Career

Santos was first elected to the

in 1998. She serves on the Education; Finance; Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection; and Rules committees.

Personal life

Santos lives in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle. She was married to activist

Bob Santos Bob Santos (February 25, 1934 - August 27, 2016) was an American minority-rights activist from Seattle who worked to preserve Seattle's Chinatown and International District. Santos was a member of the Gang of Four and a prominent member of the Fi ...

until his death in 2016.

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