A. L. (Slim) Rasmussen | |
Office: | President pro tempore of the Washington Senate |
Term Start: | January 12, 1987 |
Term End: | January 10, 1988 |
Predecessor: | Barney Goltz |
Successor: | Alan Bluechel |
Office1: | Member of the Washington State Senate |
Constituency1: | 29th |
Term Start1: | October 1, 1971 |
Term End1: | January 6, 1993 |
Predecessor1: | John T. McCutcheon |
Successor1: | Rosa Franklin |
Constituency2: | 28th |
Term Start2: | January 9, 1961 |
Term End2: | November 1, 1967 |
Predecessor2: | Gerald G. Dixon |
Successor2: | Paul E. Bentley |
Office3: | Member of the Pierce County Council from the 5th District |
Term Start3: | May 1, 1981 |
Term End3: | January 1, 1983 |
Predecessor3: | Constituency established |
Successor3: | Wendell B. Brown |
State House4: | Washington |
District4: | 28th |
Term Start4: | January 8, 1945 |
Term End4: | January 9, 1961 |
Predecessor4: | Winifred C. P. Meddins |
Successor4: | W. J. O’Connell |
Birth Name: | Albert Lawrence Rasmussen |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1909 |
Birth Place: | Everett, Washington, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Albert Lawrence "Slim" Rasmussen (October 10, 1909 - January 6, 1993) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1949 to 1961 for district 28, and in the Senate from 1961 to his resignation in November 1967 due to his election as Mayor of Tacoma. He served again in the Senate from October 1971 to fill the unexpired term of John T. McCutcheon, and would serve until his death on January 7, 1993.[1] [2]