Representative Richard DeBolt Biography

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Richard DeBolt

Representative Richard DeBolt's Biography

Full Name:	Richard DeBolt
Office:	State House (WA) - 20 Position 1, Republican
First Elected:	11/05/1996
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Amy; 2 Children: Sophie, Austin
Birth Date:	11/03/1965
Birth Place:	Tacoma, WA
Home City:	Chehalis, WA

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BA, International Relations, University of Wyoming, 1989

Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 1996-present
Minority Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 2004, 2006-2013
Deputy Republican Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 2003
Republican Floor Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 1999-2002
Assistant Republican Whip, 1997-2000

Rules, Ranking Minority Member

Former Member, Audit Review and Oversight Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy Supply and Energy Conservation Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Director, United States External Relations, TransAlta, Centralia
Former Director, The Chamber, Chehalis-Centralia

Member, Fraternal Order of Elks, present
Member, Lewis County Historical Society, present
Member, Rotary Club, present
Member, Saint Joseph Parish, present
Member, United Way of Lewis County, present
Member, Centralia-Chehalis Television Board
Member, Junior Achievement
Member, Leadership Lewis County
Member, Lewis County Literacy Council
Member, Olympia Chamber of Commerce
Member, Thurston Chamber of Commerce
Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)