Reagan Dunn

Reagan Dunn (born 1971) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the King County Council, representing the ninth district of King County, Washington. He was appointed to the council in 2005, after Councilmember Rob McKenna was elected State Attorney General.[1] Dunn was elected to his first full term in November 2005. He was re-elected in November 2009 with 77 percent of the vote.[1]

Reagan Dunn
Member of King County Council
from the 9th district
Assumed office
2005
Preceded byRob McKenna
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
RelativesJennifer Dunn (mother)
Alma materArizona State University (BA)
University of Washington (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

He is a son of former U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn, who primarily raised Dunn and his brother. He grew up in Bellevue, Washington.[2] Dunn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University.[3] In 1998, he earned his Juris Doctor from University of Washington School of Law.

Career

After graduating from law school, Dunn joined the law firm of Inslee, Doezie & Ryder, P.S. in Bellevue.

In 2001, Dunn was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) as Senior Counsel to the Director for the Executive Executive Office for United States Attorneys. In this capacity, he was the first National Coordinator of Project Safe Neighborhoods, which he helped to author.

He later served as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and Attorney Advisor for the Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs.

Following the September 11 attacks, Dunn was a Department of Justice delegate on President Bush's Task Force on Citizen Preparedness, where he helped form the USA Freedom Corps, Citizen Corps, and the Volunteers in Police Service Program and led efforts to expand the National Neighborhood Watch Program to include terrorism awareness. Dunn also participated in the investigation of Zacharias Moussaoui in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Dunn was appointed to the King County Council in 2005, and elected to the position that same year.[4]

In 2012, he ran for Attorney General of Washington. He received 47 percent of the vote, losing the election to Bob Ferguson.[5]

Personal life

Dunn lives in Bellevue, Washington with his two children.[6]

In 2014, Dunn pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Kittitas County.[7]

Election results
November 2005 King County Council District #9 General
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Reagan Dunn 36,947 62.14
Democratic Shirley A. Gaunt-Smith 37.47
N/A Write-in 232 0.39
November 2009 King County Council District #9 General
Party Candidate Votes %
Non-partisan Reagan Dunn 44,000 77.19
Non-partisan Beverly Harison Tonda 12,820 22.49
N/A Write-in 179 .31
November 2012 Washington State Attorney General - General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Ferguson 1,545,128 53.4
Republican Reagan Dunn 1,349,881 46.6

References
  1. Kagarise, Warren (December 1, 2009). "City, schools elections attracted only 50 percent of voters". Issaquah Press. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. Young, Bob (2012-10-11). "Attorney general's race: Republican Dunn carves his own path". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  3. "User Profile". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. "Reagan Dunn to run for County Council". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. staff, Seattle Times (2012-07-21). "The Times endorses Reagan Dunn for state attorney general". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. "Biography". kingcounty.gov. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. Miletich, Steve. "King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn pleads guilty to DUI". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. Washington attorney general election, 2012, Ballotpedia. Accessed online 2012-11-24


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