Brady Walkinshaw
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| Brady Walkinshaw | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Pedersen |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Micah Horwith |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw is an American politician, who was selected in December 2013 to serve in the Washington House of Representatives representing the 43rd legislative district in downtown Seattle.[1]
A Democrat, his appointment was a result of state senator Ed Murray's election as Mayor of Seattle in the 2013 mayoral election.[1] He succeeded Jamie Pedersen in the House of Representatives, while Pedersen moved to the Senate to take Murray's seat.[1]
Walkinshaw is of Cuban American descent, and is openly gay.[2] Walkinshaw is a program officer with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Democrats Choose Rep. Jaime Pedersen To Replace Sen. Ed Murray". KUOW-FM, December 3, 2013.
- ↑ "New legislators, old lawmakers in new jobs". Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 4, 2013.
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