| Reagan Dunn | |
|---|---|
| Member of King County Council
from the 9th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Personal details | |
| Website | http://www.kingcounty.gov/dunn.aspx |
Reagan Dunn (born 1971) is an American politician from the state of Washington. He is a son of former U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn, who named him for Ronald Reagan.[1]
Dunn is a member of the King County Council representing the ninth district of King County, which includes Bellevue, Newcastle, Renton, Maple Valley, Kent, Covington, Black Diamond, Enumclaw, and large swaths of unincorporated King County. He was appointed to the council in 2005 after then Councilmember Rob McKenna was elected State Attorney General. Dunn was elected to his first full term in November 2005. He was re-elected in November 2009 with 77% of the vote.[2] On June 14, 2011, Dunn, a Republican, announced his candidacy for Washington State Attorney General.[3]
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Reagan Dunn graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University before attending the University of Washington School of Law. While in law school, Dunn was a member and Vice President of the Moot Court Honor Board. He was also a judicial aid to the Honorable Barbara Durham, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington. After graduating with a Juris Doctorate, Order of Barristers, Dunn practice law for several years with Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, P.S., a Bellevue law firm. [4]
In 2001, Dunn served in the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.. At the DOJ, Dunn worked in a variety of capacities including serving as the first National Coordinator and co-author for Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program designed to reduce gun violence through enhanced prosecution. Dunn also served on the Executive Committee of the Attorney General's Task Force on Gun Violence and chaired the Justice Department's Firearms Enforcement Assistance Team. During most of his tenure at the DOJ, Dunn held the title of Senior Counsel to the Director for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Reagan Dunn worked as a DOJ delegate on the President's Task Force on Citizen Preparedness and was actively involved in forming the USA Freedom Corps and Citizen Corps. He also lent a hand in designing and launching the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program. [5]
Follow his time at the Department of Justice, Dunn worked as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida as well as in the District of Columbia. As a prosecutor, Dunn handled cases involving street crimes and narcotics. He then joined the United States Attorney's Office in Seattle as an Assistant United States Attorney in the General Crimes Unit, prosecuting a variety of crimes including narcotics manufacturing, child pornography, internet crimes, bank fraud, and many other matters. Dunn was soon promoted by United States Attorney John McKay to the Terrorism and Violent Crime Unit. His responsibilities included serving as the Coordinator of FACE (Firearm Crime Enforcement Coalition) of Western Washington as well as the investigation and prosecution of federal weapons violations. [6]
Since 2005, Reagan Dunn has served as a King County Councilman, representing District 9. He represents more than 80,000 unincorporated residents that rely on King County for many of their local services. In his time on the Council, Dunn has worked to increase transparency in government, fought to prevent cyber bullying, and has promoted policies to reduce recidivism for offenders that are released into the community.
In 2007, Dunn introduced the "Transparency in Taxation" initiative that now requires the King County Treasurer to provide detailed property tax information to homeowners that did not receive the breakdowns. This includes taxes and fees levied on houses as a result of voter approval [7].
Dunn championed statewide bail reform for dangerous defendants following the murders of four Lakewood police officers in 2009. As such, he served as the statewide Executive Director of the Remember Lakewood Referendum Campaign, which sought to amend the Washington State Constitution. In 2010, this referendum passed with 86% of the statewide vote and provided Washington judges the discretion to deny bail for dangerous offenders [8].
In January 2011, Dunn sponsored a King County measure urging the Washington State Legislature to adopt HB 1001 which would protect victims of sex crimes from facing "Pro Se" defendants or those that choose to represent themselves. HB 1001 passed unanimously in the House on February 22, 2011 [9].
Dunn has held posts of Council Vice Chairman, Chair of the Law, Justice, and Human Services Committee, Chair of the Regional Transit Committee, Chair of the Transportation Committee, and he has served on the Budget Leadership Team.
In 2002, Reagan received the Project Safe Neighborhoods Achievement award by Attorney General John Ashcroft for significant contributions to the fight against gun violence in America. In 2003, he was recognized by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys for his extensive contributions to the organization. In 2005, Dunn received an award for his outstanding service and dedication to the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington. In 2011, Dunn received the Norm Maleng Award for Oustanding Local Elected Official of the Year [10].
Dunn has also received the rating of "Outstanding" from the Municipal League of King County [11].
| November 2005 King County Council District #9 General | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Reagan Dunn | 36947 | 62.14% | |
| Democratic | Shirley A. Gaunt-Smith | 22283 | 37.47% | |
| N/A | Write-in | 232 | 0.39% | |
| November 2009 King County Council District #9 General | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Non-partisan | Reagan Dunn | 44000 | 77.19% | |
| Non-partisan | Beverly Harison Tonda | 12820 | 22.49% | |
| N/A | Write-in | 179 | .31% | |