Senator Lisa Brown
3rd District, Spokane
Official Senate Biography
Leadership: Majority Leader, 2005; Democratic Leader, 2003.
Elective Office: Washington State House of Representatives (Third District), 1992, 1994; Washington State Senate, 1996, 2000, 2004.
Education: Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics, University of Colorado; B.A., University of Illinois.
Special Committees, Councils, and Boards: Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force, Inland Northwest Alliance for Early Learning Leadership Team, Advisory Board on Women and Bioethics, National Conference of State Legislatures; Blue Ribbon Health Care Commission; Washington Life Sciences Fund Authority; Washington State Investment Board.
Occupation: Associate Professor, Dept. of Organizational Leadership at Gonzaga University, Spokane.
Personal: Son, Lucas. They enjoy year-round outdoor activities in the Inland Northwest and are avid music fans.
Honors:
2007: Special Recognition Award for preventing funding cuts, Spokane Guilds’ School; “Move It” Campaign, Honorable Mention for taking 404,050 steps during 2007 session, Regence.
2006: Family-Friendly Workplace Policies Legislative Leader, Women Legislators' Lobby; Honorary Fire Fighter (in memorial tribute to Spokane fire fighter Jack A. Waller), Washington State Council of Fire Fighters;Cynthia Gillespie Award (for outstanding work in the area of women’s legal rights), Northwest Women’s Law Center; Champion of Youth, Spokane Regional Chase Youth Commission; Outstanding Legislator, Children’s Alliance.
2005: Legislator of the Year, Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs.
2003: Strong Kids, Strong Families, Strong Communities Award, YMCA; Liberty Bell Award, Equal Justice Coalition.
2002: Champion of Justice, Equal Justice Coalition.
2001: Housing Hero, Spokane Low Income Consortium and Washington Low Income Housing Consortium; Golden Phone Award, Community Voice Mail Federation.
2000: Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts, Inland Empire Council.
1998: Child Care Champion, Child Care Works of Washington.
1997: Elected Official of the Year, Citizen’s League of Spokane; Woman of Achievement, YWCA of Spokane.
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