Patrice A. McCarthy (born 1952 or 1953) is an American politician serving as the 11th

Washington State Auditor The State Auditor of Washington is an independently elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. State of Washington. Eleven individuals have held the office of State Auditor since statehood. The incumbent ...

since 2017. She is a member of the

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Career

McCarthy earned her bachelor of Arts in liberal studies from the

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in 1992. She served as the school board director for the Tacoma School District from 1987 to 1999 and as the county executive of

Pierce County, Washington Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130, up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 60th-most populous ...

. In 2016, McCarthy was elected

, defeating Republican

Mark Miloscia Mark Anthony Miloscia (born September 13, 1958) is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years, in 2014 he switched to the Republican ...

. She won reelection in 2020, receiving 60 percent of the vote against Chris Leyba.

Personal life

Her husband, John, has served on the

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commission and as a judge of the Pierce County Superior Court. Their son, Conor, served on the Tacoma City Council, before resigning to become a lobbyist for Comcast.

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External links

Government website
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