Mary Lou Dickerson
| Mary Lou Dickerson | |
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| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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Assumed office 1995 |
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September 3, 1946 Salem, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | John Birnel |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon, University of Hawaii |
| Profession | program manager |
Mary Lou Dickerson is a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 36th district from 1995 until 2012.
Representative Dickerson was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1994, representing the 36th legislative district as a Democrat. She served 9 terms in the House and served as the chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations committee. She also sat on the Ways and Means committee and the Early Learning and Human Services committee. Her legislative priorities included:
Representative Dickerson resides in Seattle with her husband, John Birnel. They have two children, Chloe & Noah.
Representative Dickerson holds a M.S.W from the University of Hawaii and a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Oregon. She also completed post-graduate work in Business and Public Administration.
In addition to being an Author, Representative Dickerson worked as Executive Director for the Bellevue Schools Foundation and North Seattle Youth Services. She also worked as Program Development Director for the National CASA Association and as Program Manager for Echo Glen Treatment Center.
Dickerson received the 2008 Fuse "Intercontinental Smackdown Champion" award "for relentlessly arm-twisting fellow legislators into supporting a strong toy safety bill while successfully body-slamming the toy industry’s efforts to sell toxic toys to our kids." The award honors her role in the passage of the Children’s Safe Products Act.
Other awards and honors include:
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