Stephen Robert Litzow (born 1961) is an American politician who served as a member of the
Washington State Senate, representing the
41st district from 2010 to 2017. A
liberal Republican, his district includes the affluent
Seattle suburbs of
Bellevue,
Beaux Arts Village
Beaux Arts () is a town located in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States. It is the smallest municipality in the county, with a population of 299 as of the 2010 census and a land area of 0.1 sq mi. There is no town h ...
,
Mercer Island,
Newcastle, and parts of
Issaquah,
Sammamish, and
Renton in
King County
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
.
Litzow is widely seen as a
centrist.
He was defeated by
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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Lisa Wellman in the 2016 election.
Committee assignments
*Chair, Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee
*Energy Environment & Telecommunications Committee
*Transportation Committee
Background
Litzow resides on Mercer Island and is a graduate of
Northwestern University. He was twice elected to the city council before being chosen in 2010 to represent Washington's 41st Legislative District in the State Senate. Litzow was a
Procter & Gamble executive and a business consultant before being elected to the Senate.
References
Washington State SenateAbout Steve Litzow
1961 births
Living people
Northwestern University alumni
People from Mercer Island, Washington
Procter & Gamble people
Republican Party Washington (state) state senators
21st-century American politicians
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