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| Title | Darlene Fairley papers |
| Finding Aid Identifier | MS 101 |
| Finding Aid Title | Finding aid for Ms 101, Darlene Fairley papers |
| Subject | Darlene Fairley; Washington State Senate; finding aid; Washington State Legislature; Washington State government |
| Abstract | Senator Darlene Fairley served in the Washington State Legislature since 1995. She has chaired the Senate Labor and Workforce Development Committee and served on the Ways and Means, and Energy, Technology and Telecommunications committees and has focused on labor and workplace issues, civil service reform, health and long-term care issues, children's services, and the state's operating and capital budgets. |
| Biography | Washington state native, Darlene Fairley has served in the Washington State Senate from the 32nd District (northern King County and parts of Snohomish County) since 1995. Prior to her election as a Democrat to the State Senate, she was a member of the Lake Forest Park City Council (1992-1995), the community in which she and her husband, Michael, live. She received her BA in Political Science at the University of Washington and did graduate study in International Management and International Relations. During the Vietnam War she was a medic/community development worker for Catholic Relief Services in Vietnam, where she met her husband. Fairley is known for her interest and advocacy relating to health and long-term care, human and social services, children's services, housing and consumer protection, the environment, and labor and workforce issues. A member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee since 1999, she has earned a reputation as an astute and skilled negotiator in facilitating Senate and House agreement on the state's operating and capital budgets. |
| Scope and Content | The Fairley papers relate to her tenure in the Senate, and, in particular, the 1999 Regular Session of the 56th Legislature of the State of Washington. Responding to a request from the Washington State Historical Society, Senator Fairley and her office staff saved the majority of the material that came through the office during the 1999 session and immediate wrap-up (January through May). Files of legislative bills in their various stages, along with related research, documentation and testimony; correspondence and requests (in all forms, including email) from individuals, organizations and agencies; the work of her three assigned committees during the session; and various reports and other 1999 legislative session related materials constitute the bulk of the papers. Also included are constituent correspondence in the form of Hotline Messages and Responses and Casework files from 1994 through the middle of 1999. |
| Keywords | Darlene Fairley; Washington State Senate; finding aid; Washington State Legislature; Washington State government |
| Inclusive Dates | 1994 - 2000 |
| Restrictions | None |
| Volume | 17.25 linear feet |
| Accession number | 2002.6 |
| Electronic Publisher | Washington State Historical Society |
| Contributors | Washington State Historical Society; Ed Nolan |
| Object Type | Finding aid |
| Format | .PDF |
| Rights | Property of the Washington State Historical Society - All Rights Reserved |
| Data Entry | kam |
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