Randall Revelle (April 26, 1941- June 3, 2018) was the third

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, having served from his election in November 1981 until January 1, 1986. He also served on the

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from 1974 to 1981. Revelle received some national attention when shortly after his election the

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disclosed that Revelle suffered from

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. Revelle made no secret of his condition and, he said later, "friends, colleagues and the media" knew about it. Later, he served as senior vice president of the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA). While at WSHA, Revelle also led the Washington Coalition for Insurance Parity that successfully advocated for Washington State's mental health parity law in 2005. Revelle and the coalition convinced the legislature to expand the law in 2007. Revelle retired from WSHA in 2012. He died on June 3, 2018, and was remembered as "something of a hero in the field of mental health".

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