Roger Freeman (American politician)

Roger Freeman
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 30th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – October 29, 2014
Preceded byKatrina Asay
Succeeded byCarol Gregory
Federal Way City Council, Position No. 6
In office
January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2012[1]
Preceded byEric Faison
Succeeded byDiana Noble-Gulliford
Personal details
Born(1965-11-30)November 30, 1965
DiedOctober 29, 2014(2014-10-29) (aged 48)
Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSonya Freeman
ResidenceFederal Way, Washington
Alma materIowa State University (BA)
Washburn University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
Public defender
WebsiteOfficial

Roger D. Freeman (November 30, 1965 – October 29, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 30th Legislative District.[2] He died in office of colon cancer,[3] but was subsequently re-elected posthumously.[4] Freeman was African-American.[5]

  1. ^ "Public Reception for Departing Councilmembers Freeman and Kochmar" (PDF). cityoffederalway.com. November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Roger Freeman". votesmart.org. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Federal Way Rep. Roger Freeman dies at 48
  4. ^ Dead man elected: How to fill his seat in the Legislature, at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; by Joel Connelly; published November 5, 2014; retrieved November 10, 2014
  5. ^ "African Americans in the Washington State Legislature". Washington State Library. Retrieved May 16, 2016.