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King Lysen

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King Lysen
Lysen in 1971
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 8, 1979 – January 10, 1983
Preceded byGordon Herr
Succeeded byFrank Warnke
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 11, 1971 – January 8, 1979
Preceded byNorman B. Ackley
Succeeded byJohn Jovanovich
Personal details
Born(1942-03-10)March 10, 1942
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 2017(2017-03-15) (aged 75)
Burien, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationTeacher

King Lysen (March 10, 1942 – March 15, 2017) was an American educator and politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate as a Democrat.[1][2][3] His wife was Toni Lysen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "45th Session 1977-79, The Washington State Legislature Pictorial Directory" (PDF). Washington State Legislature.
  3. ^ "King Lysen Obituary (1942 - 2017) the Seattle Times". Legacy.com.
  4. ^ Connelly, Joel (2017-03-20). "King Lysen: A reformer in the Legislature who took on the old boys". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2024-01-01.