Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Jeanne Elizabeth Pearl Kohl-Welles (née Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl; October 19, 1942) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since January 2016 she has represented District 4 on the Metropolitan King County Council.

Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Jeanne Kohl-Welles, 2017
King County Council, District No. 4
Assumed office
January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01)
Preceded byLarry Phillips
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 36th legislative district
In office
October 14, 1994 (1994-10-14) – December 31, 2015 (2015-12-31)
Preceded byRay Moore
Succeeded byReuven Carlyle
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the Position 2, 36th legislative district
In office
January 13, 1992 (1992-01-13) – October 14, 1994 (1994-10-14)
Preceded byLarry Phillips
Succeeded byMary Lou Dickerson
Personal details
Born
Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl

(1942-10-19) October 19, 1942
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jackson F. Hill (1962–1972)
Kenneth D. Jenkins (1973–1980)
Alexander Sumner "Alex" Welles (m. 1985)
ChildrenFive
ResidenceBelltown, Seattle, Washington
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge (B.A.)
California State University, Northridge (M.A.)
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A.)
University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.)
ProfessionUniversity Lecturer
Writer
Consultant
WebsiteOfficial

From 1994 to 2016 she represented the 36th Legislative District in the Washington State Senate, which includes Ballard, Belltown, Blue Ridge, Crown Hill, Greenwood, Magnolia, and Queen Anne Hill neighborhoods of Seattle as well as the north half of Downtown Seattle. The district also takes the western half of Lake Union. Jeanne Kohl-Welles was appointed to the State Senate in 1994.[1]

From 1992 to 1994 she was in the State House.

Education

Professional employment and activities

Present:

  • researcher, author, consultant, expert witness.

Former:

An October 2014 Film Community Fundraiser for Kohl-Welles included attendees Chancellor Lisa Brown and Eden film director Megan Griffiths.[2]

Awards and honors

Kohl-Welles was a recipient of the 2009 Fuse "Sizzle" Awards Committee Chair of the Year Award. The award recognized Kohl-Welles work on predatory lending reforms, updates to strengthen and simplify Washington State's Consumer Protection Act, and good government reforms to prevent trade associations from diverting workers compensation funds into political campaigns.[3]

Criticism

Using data and projections compiled by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Freedom Foundation aggregated bills introduced in the 2008 legislative session in order to determine the total increased taxes and fees proposed by each individual legislator, as primary or co-sponsor, would bring to taxpayers over a ten-year period. Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles topped the list of legislators. Her bills have been predicted to bring total of $214,327,749,698 of increases in taxes and fees to Washington taxpayers.[4]

References
  1. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-WA 36th District)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Fuse "Committee Chair of the Year" Award Archived April 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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