Jeanne Kohl-Welles

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Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Washington State Senate District 36
Incumbent
Assumed office
1994
Current term ends
2010
Political party Democratic
Profession Lecturer, Researcher, Author, Consultant
Website Senate website

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Jeanne Kohl-Welles is a Washington state senator, currently serving the 36th district.[1] She has occupied her senate seat since 1994 and is a member of the Democratic Party.

Education

Kohl-Welles earned her BA in Education from the California State University, Northridge in 1965. She went on to earn her MA in 1970. She later received her MA in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1973. The next year she earned her PhD in Sociology of Education. In 2001, Kohl-Welles was in the Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship, Senior Executives in State and Local Government from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Professional experience

Kohl-Welles worked as Assistant Dean of Students/Coordinator of Women's Programs for the University of California, Irvine. She has also worked as program manager for Project Equity for the Desegregation Assistance Center Region IX, United States Department of Education. Kohl-Welles has also worked as a teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District. She went on to become an assistant professor for Pacific Lutheran University. She was then a lecturer for the California State University/Chapman College/Los Angeles Community College District/University of California, Irvine. She currently works as a lecturer, researcher, author, and consultant for the University of Washington.

Political experience

Kohl-Welles served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994. From 1993 to 1994 she was the Majority Whip. She went on to become a senator in 1995 and has served in that position since. She represents the 36th district.

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Personal life

Kohl-Welles and her husband Alex have five children.

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