Darlene Fairley

Darlene Cook Fairley (born 1943) was a member of the Washington State Senate from 1995 to 2011 representing the 32nd District.[1] In the Senate, she chaired the Government Operations and Elections Committee.[2][3]

Darlene Cook Fairley
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
1995–2011
Preceded byAl Williams
Succeeded byMaralyn Chase
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Michael Gilbert Fairley
CommitteesGovernment Operations and Elections Committee, Health and Long-Term Care, Ways and Means

Fairly earned in B.S. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1967.[4]

Fairley became a Lake Forest Park councilmember in January 1992 and was first elected to the State Senate in 1994.[5] She succeeded Democrat Al Williams, who retired instead of moving when the 32nd district's boundaries were changed.[6]

Fairley married Michael Gilbert Fairley in 1969. Fairley was disabled when her spine was crushed in a traffic accident involving a drunk driver in August 1977.[7]

References
  1. Longtime Sen. Fairley retires
  2. "Members-Staff". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. Votesmart.org-Darlene Fairley
  4. University of Washington-Olympia
  5. Sen. Darlene Fairley Biography Archived 2010-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Senate Democrats, State of Washington, Retrieved July 2, 2010
  6. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940912&slug=1930199
  7. Article
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