Kirk Pearson (politician)

Kirk Pearson
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 39th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – November 12, 2017
Preceded byVal Stevens
Succeeded byKeith Wagoner
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 39th, Position 2 district
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byJohn Koster
Succeeded byElizabeth Scott
Personal details
Born
Kirk John Pearson

(1958-09-22) September 22, 1958 (age 66)[1]
Everett, Washington
Political partyRepublican
Alma materWenatchee Valley College (attended)
Central Washington University (attended)
WebsiteOfficial

Kirk John Pearson[2] (born September 22, 1958) is an American politician. He was a member of the Washington State Senate from 2013 to 2017 and before that served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013, in both positions as a member of the Republican Party representing the 39th district.[3] It includes most of Snohomish and Skagit counties, as well as some of northern King County.

He previously served as Planning Commissioner for the City of Monroe from 1989 to 1992; and special assistant to U.S. representative Jack Metcalf. He is a past member of the Correctional Industries Board, the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, and Sentencing Guidelines Commission.[4]

Pearson was raised in Monroe, Washington, where he graduated from Monroe High School in 1977. He attended Wenatchee Valley College and Central Washington University.[4] He resigned as state senator in 2017 to become the state director of the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Rural Development.[5]

  1. ^ "Sen. Kirk Pearson (R-WA)". CQ Engage. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  2. ^ "Candidate Registration, Kirk John Pearson". Public Disclosure Commission, State of Washington. 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  3. ^ "Kirk Pearson". votesmart.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  4. ^ a b "39th Senate District: Kirk Pearson", Skagit Valley Herald
  5. ^ Cornfield, Jerry (November 6, 2017). "Sen. Pearson of Monroe resigns to join Trump administration". The Everett Herald. Retrieved September 28, 2019.