Sherry Phyllis Appleton (née Tarpey, October 28, 1942 — October 25, 2023) was an American politician who was a member of the

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. She was a member of the

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, representing the 23rd district from 2005 to 2021.

Career

She was on the

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City Council for two terms. She was first elected to the

for the 23rd district in 2004. The committees she was on are the House Local Government, Public Safety, State Government & Tribal Relations, Community Development, Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs. She was the chair of the Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs House committees. She chaired the Council of State Governments' Public Safety Committee, and was a member of the Washington Council on Aging and Washington state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Personal life

She married Ron Appleton (1930–2006) in 1981. They had five children and she has lived in

for at least 30 years.

References

1942 births 2023 deaths Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Women state legislators in Washington (state) 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island {{Washington-politician-stub