Kirk Pearson (politician)

This article is about the Washington state senator. For the Utah congressional candidate, see 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah.
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.