Reagan Dunn
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Member of King County Council |
| Website | Official website |
Reagan Dunn (born 1971) is the Vice Chairman of the King County Council, representing the ninth district of King County, Washington. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the King County Flood Control District.
Reagan has served in the private practice of law and has held a number of significant posts with the United States Department of Justice.
He is the son of former U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn (R-WA).
Reagan currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan King County Council, the nation's 13th largest county, which includes Seattle and 38 other cities. He represents nearly a quarter of a million people and nine cities in Southeast King County. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the King County Flood Control District, a special purpose government separate from King County. Under his leadership as Chair, the District has placed nearly a half a billion dollars in flood infrastructure designed to protect lives and property in flood-prone areas of greater Seattle. The District boasts one of the best overhead-to-capital project ratios in the country and has received a "clean" report from the state auditor every year since the district was formed seven years ago.
Reagan was first elected to the County Council in 2005. In addition to serving as Vice Chairman of the Council, he has served as the Chairman of the King County Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee, Employment and Administration Committee, Transportation Committee, Regional Transit Committee, and Government Accountability and Oversight Committee. In these capacities, he received numerous awards including Washington State's Outstanding Local Elected Official of the Year in 2012.
Reagan has a passion for justice. Prior to his elected experience, Reagan worked for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in a variety of important roles. As Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, he worked in the Terrorism and Violent Crime unit with Top Secret clearance. He also prosecuted in other jurisdictions, serving as Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and the District of Columbia.
Reagan spent nearly three years working for DOJ in Washington DC. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Senior Counsel to the Director for the Executive Office of United States Attorneys (EOUSA, the agency that provides support for the 93 United States Attorneys Offices. EOUSA provides support to nearly 10,000 lawyers and staff nationwide and Reagan served in one of the agency's most senior posts. In this capacity, he was the first National Coordinator for Project Safe Neighborhoods: America's Network Against Gun Violence, a national Initiative that he helped to author in 2001. He also served DOJ as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and Attorney Advisor for DOJ's Office of Public Affairs.
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