Jay Inslee

Jay Inslee
23rd Governor of Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office January 16, 2013
Lieutenant	Brad Owen Cyrus Habib Denny Heck
Preceded by	Christine Gregoire
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district
In office January 3, 1999 – March 20, 2012
Preceded by	Rick White
Succeeded by	Suzan DelBene
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 4th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Sid Morrison
Succeeded by	Doc Hastings
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 14th district
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Jim Lewis
Succeeded by	Dave Lemmon
Personal details
Born	Jay Robert Inslee (1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 73) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Washington, Seattle Willamette University

Jay Robert Inslee (born February 9, 1951) is an American politician. In 2013, he became the 23rd Governor of the US state of Washington. Before becoming the governor, he was a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives for more than 20 years. He is a member of the Democratic Party.^[1]

Inslee is known for climate change policies and for his education reforms in Washington state. He was Chair of the Democratic Governors Association from 2018 to 2019.

On March 1, 2019, Inslee announced his campaign for President of the United States.^[2] He ended his campaign on August 21, 2019.

1. ↑ "Jay Inslee". Project VoteSmart. Votesmart. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
2. ↑ Halper, Evan (March 1, 2019). "Jay Inslee, governor of Washington, launches a climate-first presidential campaign". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2019.