September 4, 2008 - 5:07pm
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Does anyone remember Bill Stinson?

Washington has sixteen living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives: Don Bonker, Rod Chandler, John Cunningham, Tom Foley, Mike Kreidler, Mike Lowry, Mike McCormack, John Miller, Sid Morrison, George Nethercutt, Linda Smith, William Stinson, Allan Swift, Randy Tate, Jolene Unsoeld, and Rick White.  The oldest living ex-Congressman is the 86-year-old McCormack, a Democrat who served from 1975 to 1981.  He was first elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1956, and served in the State Senate from 1961 to 1969.  He lost his bid for re-election in 1980.

Perhaps the most obscure former Congressman (and the earliest serving one) is Stinson, who was 32-years-old when he ousted five-term incumbent Don Magnuson by a 57%-43% margin.  He lost his seat two years later to Brock Adams, who would go on to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and as a United States Senator.

WALLY EDGE can be reached via email at politickerwa@aol.com.

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Bill Stinson


The youngest serving one of the bunch was Randy Tate who was elected in 1994 at the age of 28. He had Stinson beat by four years.

09/09/08 12:16 pm

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