Frank Warnke

Frank Warnke
Washington State Senator from the 31st Legislative District
In office January 10, 1983 (1983-01-10) – January 14, 1991 (1991-01-14)
Preceded by	King Lysen
Succeeded by	Pam Roach
Washington State Representative from the 30th Legislative District, Position 1
In office January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) – January 10, 1983 (1983-01-10)
Preceded by	Norwood Cunningham
Succeeded by	Dick Schoon
Washington State Representative from the 30th Legislative District, Position 2
In office January 11, 1965 (1965-01-11) – January 9, 1967 (1967-01-09)
Preceded by	John Bigley
Succeeded by	Paul Barden
Personal details
Born	(1933-05-18)May 18, 1933 Harlem, Montana, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2011(2011-09-23) (aged 78) Auburn, Washington, U.S.
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery (Auburn, Washington)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Beverly (Lindbo) Warnke
Children	Karla (Warnke) Flygare Kurtis Warnke
Residence	Auburn, Washington
Alma mater	Auburn Senior High School Central Washington University University of Washington
Profession	Union executive director Lobbyist
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1950–1953 (3 years)
Battles/wars	Korean War

Frank J. Warnke (May 18, 1933 – September 23, 2011) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. A Native American, Warnke served 12 years in the Washington House of Representatives in Washington's 30th legislative district and 8 years in the Washington State Senate in Washington's 31st legislative district. He helped create the Public School Employees of Washington (PSE), a union for school district employees, and served 17 years as the organization's executive director.