Denny Heck | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 10th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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Preceded by | District established |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 17th district |
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In office January 10, 1977 – January 11, 1985 |
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Preceded by | Eugene L. Laughlin |
Succeeded by | W. Kim Peery |
Personal details | |
Born |
Vancouver, Washington |
July 29, 1952
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Paula Heck |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Olympia, Washington |
Alma mater | The Evergreen State College |
Occupation | entrepreneur, author |
Website | Representative Denny Heck |
Dennis Lynn "Denny" Heck (born July 29, 1952) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Washington's 10th congressional district since 2013. Heck was previously the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for the 3rd district in 2010, but was defeated by Jaime Herrera Beutler (R). In 2012 Heck ran and won in the newly created 10th district, defeating Republican Dick Muri.
Heck served as Chief of Staff to Washington Governor Booth Gardner from 1990 to 1993. Previously, he was Majority Leader of the Washington State House of Representatives and Chief Clerk of the House. He founded and served as CEO of TVW, the state equivalent of C-SPAN. From 1999 to 2012, he served on the board of directors of Intrepid Learning Solutions, which he co-founded with Christopher Hedrick.
Heck was born in Vancouver, Washington in 1952, and raised in the Lake Shore area of Clark County where he graduated from Columbia River High School. He graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia in 1973.
Heck was the co-founder and from 1999 to 2012 was board director of Intrepid Learning Solutions, a company specializing in business oriented education and training programs. He helped found Digital Efficiency which specializes in aiding businesses and medical facilities in transferring toward an all digital format. Heck helped found TVW, the public affairs network for the state. TVW provides coverage of the Washington State Legislature and sessions of the Washington Supreme Court.