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Beth Maureen Doglio (born 1965) is an American politician and activist who serves as a member of the
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for
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. She originally served an initial term between 2017 and 2021, retiring to run for in the
2020 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calend ...
; she placed second in the primary and lost to fellow Democrat
Marilyn Strickland Marilyn Strickland (born September 25, 1962) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative from Washington's 10th congressional district. The district is based in the state capital of Olympia, and also includes much of eastern Taco ...
in the general election. In 2022 she ran for election to the other representative position in Washington's 22nd legislative district to replace retiring representative Laurie Dolan.


Education

Doglio earned a
Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
degree in political science and telecommunication from
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in 1987.


Career

During the
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, Doglio was a state director for Senator
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's campaign. After moving to
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, she was an employee at
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and
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. Doglio was the founding executive director of Washington Conservation Voters, serving from 1991 to 1995. In 1996, she worked as a field organizer for
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. She also worked as an organizer for
Peace Action Peace Action is a peace organization whose focus is on preventing the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, thwarting weapons sales to countries with human rights violations, and promoting a new United States foreign policy based on common sec ...
. Doglio is a progressive, and has advocated
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, immigration reform,
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legislation, and the expansion of public housing in the
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region.


2020 congressional election

In March 2020, Doglio announced that she would run for in the
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after incumbent Representative
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opted to run for
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instead of seeking reelection. She faced former state representative Kristine Reeves and former
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mayor
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, among others, in the
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. Doglio came in second and lost to Strickland in the general election.


Personal life

Doglio is married to Eddy Cates, a family physician in
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. They have two children. Doglio is openly
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.


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