Toni Lysen
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 34th district
In office
2002–2003
Serving with Joe McDermott
Preceded byErik Poulsen
Succeeded byEileen Cody
Personal details
Born1946 or 1947 (age 77)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKing Lysen
Alma materSeattle University

Toni Lysen (born 1946 or 1947) is an American teacher and former politician in the state of Washington. She represented the 34th district in the Washington House of Representatives between 2002 and 2003.

Early life

Lysen was born in 1946 or 1947.[1] She attended Seattle University.[2] She worked as a teacher and a small-claims court facilitator.[1] She was married to King Lysen, a Democratic representative in the Washington state legislature, and the couple had six children. Her husband challenged Henry M. Jackson in the 1982 United States Senate election in Washington as an independent and, as a result, U.S. representative Mike Lowry was pressured not to hire Lysen on his staff. He refused and she served as an aide to him and, later, to U.S. representative Jim McDermott.[3][4]

Political career

Lysen was appointed by the Metropolitan King County Council on January 7, 2002, to represent the 34th district in the Washington House of Representatives. A Democrat, she held the position until fellow Democrat Eileen Cody was elected in 2003.[2][5][6] She introduced House Bill 2763 on January 28, 2002, which would have prevented insurance companies from using an individual's credit score or insurance history in personal insurance decisions.[7] In 2008, she was considered as a candidate to complete the term of representative Joe McDermott in the 34th district but she came second in a ballot of the 34th District Democrats' precinct committee officers, losing to Sharon Nelson.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Cook, Rebecca (January 15, 2002). "Seven new representatives have much to learn, and quickly". The Olympian. p. 10. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Toni Lysen". web.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ Connelly, Joel (March 20, 2017). "King Lysen: A reformer in the Legislature who took on the old boys". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Government issues". Kitsap Sun. August 28, 1991. p. 38. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "3.0 quake rattles Port Angeles area | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2002 House Bill 2763". www.washingtonvotes.org. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nelson tapped to head to Olympia". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. April 26, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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