Susan Hutchison | |
|---|---|
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| Chair of the Washington Republican Party | |
| In office August 24, 2013 – February 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Luanne Van Werven (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Caleb Heimlich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Sylvester March 24, 1954 Fairfield, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Andy Hutchison (m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Florida (BA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Susan Hutchison (née Sylvester; born March 24, 1954) is an American television news journalist, educator, and politician. She served as chair of the Washington State Republican Party from 2013 to 2018 and was a candidate for the United States Senate in 2018.
Hutchison served as executive director of the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for the Arts and Sciences, chair of the Seattle Symphony, and served on the boards of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Children's Hospital, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and Young Life.
Hutchison is a professor for Seattle Pacific University's MBA program, instructing graduate students in managerial communications.[1] As a communications consultant and executive coach, she trained more than 100 executives in companies in Seattle, Redmond, and Palo Alto to effectively communicate to audiences.[2]
Hutchison spent most of her 25-year journalism career as a news anchor at KIRO-TV news in Seattle, a CBS affiliate, where she received five regional Emmy Awards for writing and producing.[3]
Hutchison's husband, Andy, an executive with the Boeing Company served as a retired colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.[4][5]
- ^ "As an adjunct professor for Seattle Pacific University's MBA program, she instructed graduate students in managerial communications based on her past 10 years as a communications consultant", "Wilson Center", 14 November 2006
- ^ "Through her business, Susan Hutchison Presents, she has trained more than 100 executives in companies in Seattle, Redmond, and Palo Alto to effectively communicate to audiences", "Wilson Center", 14 November 2006
- ^ Young, Bob (August 7, 2009). "Records: KIRO says 'sick' Hutchison went canoeing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Taking care of logistics - Deployed Reservist thankful for Boeing’s support", "Boeing Frontiers", November 2003
- ^ "Her husband, Andy, a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, will go on active duty Sunday with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., as part of the U.S. military buildup in preparation for a possible war with Iraq. In civilian life, Andy Hutchison is a Boeing Co. executive.", "Seattle P-I", 9 January 2003