Helen Sommers

Helen Sommers
Sommers in 1973
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
1972–2009
Personal details
Born (1932-03-29)March 29, 1932
Woodbury Heights, New Jersey
Died March 7, 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 84)
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of Washington

Helen Sommers (March 29, 1932 – March 7, 2017) was an American politician. She served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1972 to 2009. She represented the 36th district, as a Democrat.[1] At the time of her retirement she was the state's longest serving legislator.[2]

Biography

She was born in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey and attended the University of Washington.[3] She was also a Charles Bullard Forest Research Fellow at Harvard University.[4]

Sommers died on March 7, 2017 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, aged 84.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Helen Sommers – An Oral History – 1973-2009" (PDF). Washington State Legislature Oral History Program. 16 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-9827541-1-5. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  2. ↑ "State Rep. Helen Sommers to retire | The Seattle Times". seattletimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  3. ↑ Helen Sommers: An Oral History, Washington State Legislature. Accessed November 4, 2015. "Helen Sommers grew up in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, in the '30s."
  4. ↑ Washington (State). Office of the Governor; Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State (1999). Washington State Yearbook. Information Press. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  5. ↑ Barnes, Shelby (March 7, 2017). "Former State Rep. Helen Sommers dies at 84". Northwest Cable News. Tegna, Inc. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ O'Sullivan, Joseph (March 8, 2017). "Rep. Helen Sommers dies; she served in state House for 36 years". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved March 8, 2017.


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