Darcy Burner
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| Born | November 12, 1970 |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Redmond, Washington |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
| Website | http://www.darcyburner.com/ |
Darcy Gibbons Burner (born November 12, 1970) is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party from Carnation, Washington. She was the Democratic nominee for Washington's 8th congressional district in 2006 and 2008, losing to Republican incumbent Dave Reichert in both elections. She was then a candidate in the open primary for the newly redrawn Washington's 1st congressional district in 2012 finishing third behind Republican John Koster and Democrat Suzan DelBene. On February 22, 2016 she launched a campaign for the Washington state legislature in the 5th Legislative district.
Burner was adopted at birth in Alaska and grew up in a Republican household in Nebraska farm country. Her father, Ralph Gibbons, spent 20 years in the Air Force, settling after his military retirement with his wife and five kids in Fremont, Nebraska. Burner was the Civil Air Patrol National Cadet of the Year in 1989.
In high school, Burner was a National Merit Scholar. She worked multiple jobs, both part-time and full-time, to earn her way through Harvard University, graduating in 1996 with a B.A. in computer science with a special field of economics. Following graduation, she became co-founder, keyboardist and co-songwriter of Ossian's Ride, the world's first (and last) Heavy Celtic Space Punk band. She also briefly attended law school at the University of Washington in 2004. Her jobs included working for Lotus Development, Asymetrix, and, starting in 2000, as a lead product manager for Microsoft .NET.
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