Chris Reykdal

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Chris Reykdal
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
Personal details
Born September 12, 1972
Snohomish, Washington
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Kim Reykdal
Alma mater Washington State University (Undergraduate Degree) University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Master's Degree)
Profession Washington State Legislator

Chris Reykdal is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district.[1]

Born to Mervyn and Arlene Reykdal of Snohomish, WA on September 12, 1972, Chris grew up extremely poor. As a child, he found success in the classroom and in athletics. While attending Snohomish High School, Chris was elected Student Body President in 1989.

After High School, Chris attended Washington State University from 1990-1994, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He graduated Sum Cum Laude.

After graduating, Chris taught United States History and World History at Mark Morris High School between 1994 and 1997. From there, he went to graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill. Following his MPA, he worked for the Washington State Senate as a fiscal analyst on the Senate Transportation Committee.

In 1999. Chris became the Operating Budget Director for the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. In 2002, he was promoted to Deputy Director - Administration. By 2005, the Finance Division and the Administration Division merged together and Chris became the Agency Deputy Director over Administration and Finance.

In December 2009, Chris announced his run for the Washington State House of Representatives.

He ran on three core issues: Tax reform to ensure stable public services, fully funding basic education, and laser focus on issues related to clean air and clean water.

Chris Reykdal ran in a 7 way primary in August 2010 and was the leading voter getter among Democrats.[2] He faced Jason Hearn (R) in the November 2010 General Election and won with 61%[3] of the popular vote.

In 2012, he ran unopposed for a 2nd term to the State House.

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Reykdal". votesmart.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09. 
  2. ↑ http://vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/thurston/
  3. ↑ http://vote.wa.gov/results/20101102/Legislative-District-22-State-Representative-Pos-1.html


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