Javier Valdez

Javier Valdez is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 46th Legislative District.[1] Valdez was the first choice of the Precinct Committee Officers to fill the vacancy after Jessyn Farrell resigned to focus on her run for Mayor of Seattle.[2]

Javier Valdez
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 46th district, Position 2
Incumbent
Assumed office June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)
Preceded by	Jessyn Farrell
Personal details
Born	Moses Lake, Washington, US
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Alma mater	University of Washington; MPA Baruch College, The City University of New York

Valdez served on the Executive Board for the Washington State Democrats from 2003 until 2017. He also served as Chair of the 43rd District Democrats from 1997 to 2002 and Chair of the 46th District Democrats from 2007 to 2009.[3]

Valdez worked for the city of Seattle for more than 20 years, mostly for Seattle City Light and as an aide to former Mayor Ed Murray.[1]

References

1. Brunner, Jim (2017-06-12). "Democrat Javier Valdez picked to fill legislative seat vacated by Seattle's Jessyn Farrell". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
2. Norimine, Hayat (2017-06-12). "PCOs Pick Javier Valdez to Replace Jessyn Farrell". Seattle Met. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
3. "Executive Committee". Washington State Democrats. Retrieved 2020-03-21.