Randy Revelle

Randy Revelle (April 26, 1941- June 3, 2018)[2][3][4] was the third King County Executive, having served from his election in November 1981 until January 1, 1986.[5] He also served on the Seattle City Council from 1974 to 1981.[6]

Randy Revelle
Randy Revelle (2014)
3rd King County Executive
In office
18 November 1981 – 1 January 1986
Preceded byRon Dunlap
Succeeded byTim Hill
Personal details
Born(1941-04-26)April 26, 1941
Seattle, Washington
DiedJune 3, 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 77)
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Ann Carol Werelius
ChildrenLisa Revelle
Robin Revelle
ResidenceMagnolia, Seattle, Washington
Alma materPrinceton University (BA)
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs[1]
Harvard Law School (JD)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteKing County Executive

Revelle received some national attention when shortly after his election the Seattle Post Intelligencer disclosed[3] that Revelle suffered from bipolar disorder. Revelle made no secret of his condition[7] 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".[3][4][8]

References
  1. "Randy Revelle Announces Retirement". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Randy Revelle".
  3. "Ex-King County Executive Randy Revelle dies, key to conversations around mental health". The Seattle Times. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. "We will miss you dearly, Randy Revelle - Washington State Hospital Association". Washington State Hospital Association. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  5. "Archival Research » County Executive". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.
  6. "Randy Revelle Announces Retirement". PR Newswire. May 22, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  7. "Mental health parity bill headed to governor".
  8. "Executive Constantine on the passing of Executive Randy Revelle". kingcounty.gov. June 6, 2018.
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