Karen Keiser | |
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President pro tempore of the Washington Senate | |
Assumed office November 21, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tim Sheldon |
Member of the Washington Senate from the 33rd district | |
Assumed office December 10, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Julia Patterson |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
In office January 8, 1996 – December 12, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Greg Fisher |
Succeeded by | Dave Upthegrove |
Personal details | |
Born | Karen Lynne Keiser September 29, 1947 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA) |
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Website | State Senate website |
Karen Lynne Keiser (born September 29, 1947)[1] is an American journalist and politician of the Democratic Party. She represents the 33rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate, which contains parts of Burien, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Kent and Des Moines.
Senator Keiser has served in the Washington state senate since 2001 and served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001.