Reagan Dunn
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Reagan Dunn | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Member of King County Council |
| Website | Official website |
Reagan Dunn (born 1971) is a member of the King County Council, representing the ninth district of King County, Washington. He was appointed to the council in 2005, after Councilmember Rob McKenna was elected State Attorney General.[1] Dunn was elected to his first full term in November 2005. He was re-elected in November 2009 with 77 percent of the vote.[1]
He is a son of former U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn, who primarily raised Dunn and his brother. He grew up in Bellevue, Washington. [2]
Education and Legal Career
Dunn graduated from Arizona State University with his undergraduate degree. In 1998, he earned his J.D. from University of Washington School of Law. After graduating from University of Washington, Dunn joined the law firm of Inslee, Doezie & Ryder, P.S. in Bellevue.
In 2001, Dunn was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) as Senior Counsel to the Director for the Executive Office of United States Attorneys. In this capacity, he was the first National Coordinator of Project Safe Neighborhoods, which he helped to author. [3]
He later served as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and Attorney Advisor for the Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs. [4]
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, Dunn was a Department of Justice delegate on President Bush's Task Force on Citizen Preparedness, where he helped form the USA Freedom Corps, Citizen Corps, and the Volunteers in Police Service Program and led efforts to expand the National Neighborhood Watch Program to include terrorism awareness. Dunn also participated in the investigation of Zacharias Moussaoui in the Eastern District of Virginia. [5]
Political Career
Dunn was appointed to the King County Council in 2005, and elected to the position that same year.
In 2012, he ran for Washington State Attorney General. He received 47 percent of the vote, losing the election to Bob Ferguson, .
Personal Life
Dunn lives in Bellevue, Washington with his two children. [6]
In 2014, Dunn pleaded guilty in Kittitas County to driving under the influence.[7]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Reagan Dunn | 36,947 | 62.14 | |
| Democratic | Shirley A. Gaunt-Smith | 37.47 | ||
| N/A | Write-in | 232 | 0.39 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Reagan Dunn | 44,000 | 77.19 | |
| Nonpartisan | Beverly Harison Tonda | 12,820 | 22.49 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 179 | .31 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Ferguson | 1,545,128 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | Reagan Dunn | 1,349,881 | 46.6 | |
References
- ^ a b Kagarise, Warren (December 1, 2009). "City, schools elections attracted only 50 percent of voters". Issaquah Press. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ Young, Bob (2012-10-11). "Attorney general's race: Republican Dunn carves his own path". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ "Biography". kingcounty.gov. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Biography". kingcounty.gov. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Biography". kingcounty.gov. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Biography". kingcounty.gov. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Miletich, Steve. "King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn pleads guilty to DUI". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Washington attorney general election, 2012, Ballotpedia. Accessed online 2012-11-24
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External links
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