Senator Mike Carrell
Biography
28th District, Lakewood
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Leadership: Deputy
Republican Floor Leader, 2007-08.
Elective Office: House of
Representatives, elected 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002. Senate,
appointed July 6, 2004, elected November 2004, current term
expires January 2009.
Standing Committees
(2007-08): Judiciary; Human Services and Corrections; Ways &
Means; Health and Long-Term Care.
Special Committees:
Attorney General's Eminent Domain Task Force; Legislative Task
Force on Community Custody and Community Supervision; Child
Support Work Group;
Joint Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs;
Joint Legislative Task Force on Offenders Programs.
Occupation: Retired
science/math teacher (31 years); state legislator.
Education: B.A. in
education from Pacific Lutheran University; post-graduate
studies in science.
Community Involvement:
Founder and past president of Washington Families; past member
and chief negotiator for Franklin Pierce Education Association;
past executive board member, 28th District Republican Club; 28th
District Initiative 602 coordinator. Member: Christ Lutheran
Church; Lakewood Chamber of Commerce; Lakewood First Lions;
Lakewood United.
Personal: Mike is a
life-long resident of the Tacoma area. Mike has three sons:
Matthew, Larry and Carlton; and four grandchildren. Mike and his
wife, Charlotte, live in Lakewood. |