Bill Finkbeiner

Bill Finkbeiner
Majority Leader of the Washington Senate
In office
December 23, 2003 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byJames E. West
Succeeded byLisa Brown
Minority Leader of the Washington Senate
In office
January 10, 2005 – November 29, 2005
Preceded byLisa Brown
Succeeded byMike Hewitt
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 45th district
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 8, 2007
Preceded byAlan Bluechel
Succeeded byEric Oemig
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 45th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 9, 1995
Preceded byJohn W. Betrozoff
Succeeded byKathy Lambert
Personal details
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969 (age 55)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (1994–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1994)
SpouseKristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Children2
Alma materWhitman College, University of Washington (MBA)
OccupationPolitician
Businessman

William E. Finkbeiner (born May 5, 1969) is an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 45th district from 1995 2007. Originally a Democrat, he became a Republican in 1994 following the Republican Revolution and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. In 2003 he became the youngest Senate Majority Leader in the history of the Washington State Senate. In a return to politics at age 43, he ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2012 against incumbent Democrat Brad Owen.[1]

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