Jamie Pedersen's Biography
- State Senate (WA) - District 43, Democratic Majority Floor Leader
Contact Information
Office
309 Legislative Building
Post Office Box 40443
Olympia, WA 98504-0443
1200 12th Avenue South
Suite 801
Seattle, WA 98144
Full Name:
Jamie D. Pedersen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Husband: Eric; 4 children: Trygve, Leif, Erik, Anders
Birth Date:
09/09/1968
Birth Place:
Puyallup, WA
Home City:
Seattle, WA
Religion:
Lutheran
JD, Yale Law School, 1991-1994
BA, American Studies; Soviet/Eastern European Studies, Yale University, 1986-1990
Majority Floor Leader, Washington State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Washington State Senate, District 43, 2006-present
Former Assistant Majority Whip, Washington State House of Representatives
Candidate, Washington State Senate, District 43, 2022
Member, Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Employment Relations
Member, Law and Justice Committee
Member, Legislative Ethics Board
Member, Office of the Code Reviser Statute Law Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Member, Office of Public Defense Oversight Committee, 2014-present
Commissioner, Uniform Law Commission, 2010-present
Member, Office of Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, 2009-present
Member, Legislative Ethics Board, 2008-present
Former Member, Business & Financial Services Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Law and Justice Committee, Washington State Senate
Vice President and General Counsel, McKinstry Company, Limited Liability Company, 2012-present
Clerk, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Partner, Of Counsel, K and L Gates, 1995-2012
Attorney, K and L Gates Limited Liability Partnership, 1995-2012
Lawyer, K&L Gates Limited Liability Partner, 1995-2012
Law Clerk, Judge Stephen Williams, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1994-1995
Chair, National Leadership Council, Lambda Legal, 2005-present
Treasurer and Past President, Central Lutheran Church, 2004-present
Member, Seattle Men's Chorus, 1995-present
Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 9 at Saint Joseph's School, present
Legal Services, Lambert House, present
Legal Services, Pride Foundation, present
Legal Services, Seattle Girls Choir, present
Legal Services, Social Venture Partners, present
Legal Volunteer, Flying House Productions
Chair, Lambda Legal Board, 2003-2005