Marilyn Strickland

Democrat Representative of Washington's 10th district

Representative
Washington, district 10
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Washington, district 10
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-9740

@RepStricklandWA

strickland.house.gov

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September 25, 1962 (62 years old)

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Served as the U.S. representative from Washington’s 10th congressional district since January 3, 2021
Previously served as the 38th mayor of Tacoma from 2010 to 2018
First member of the United States Congress of both Korean and African-American heritage
One of the first three Korean-American women elected to Congress
Born in Seoul, South Korea, to a Korean mother and an African-American serviceman father
Moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1967
Earned a degree in business from the University of Washington and an MBA from Clark Atlanta University
Worked at Northern Life Insurance, Starbucks, and helped launch Tacoma’s public broadband cable service Click!
Elected to the Tacoma City Council before becoming mayor
As mayor, focused on drawing foreign investors and hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tacoma
Faced an ethics sanction as mayor for accepting frequent flyer miles from a local businessman for an official trip to Asia, which she later returned
Served as president of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, where she opposed the Seattle head tax
Described as a political moderate or centrist
Won the 2020 election for Washington’s 10th congressional district, succeeding Denny Heck
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
Committee assignments include the United States House Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, and New Democrat Coalition
Protestant