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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 member of the Democratic Party.[1] At the time of her retirement she was the state's longest serving legislator.[2]
Sommers was born in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey. She studied at the University of Washington.[3] Sommers died on March 7, 2017 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from natural causes, aged 84.[4]
References
- ↑ "Helen Sommers – An Oral History – 1973-2009". Washington State Legislature Oral History Program. 16 February 2011. . http://apps.leg.wa.gov/oralhistory/sommers/HelenSommersOralHistoryBook.pdf. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ↑ "State Rep. Helen Sommers to retire | The Seattle Times". seattletimes.com. http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2004275718_websommers11m.html. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ↑ Helen Sommers: An Oral History, Washington State Legislature. Accessed November 4, 2015. "Helen Sommers grew up in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, in the '30s."
- ↑ Barnes, Shelby (March 7, 2017). "Former State Rep. Helen Sommers dies at 84". Tegna, Inc.. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/former-state-rep-helen-sommers-dies-at-84/420640095. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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