Paull Shin

Senator Paull Shin (cropped).jpg

Paull Shin (Shin Hobom, Korean: 신호범; September 27, 1935 – April 12, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Washington State Senate from 1999 to 2014. He was the first Korean American ever elected to the Washington State Legislature.[1]

Shin was a member of the Democratic Party. He was born in Paju, South Korea.

In January 2014, Shin was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[2] He died from problems caused by the disease on April 12, 2021 in Edmonds, Washington at the age of 85.[3]

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