Dave Quall Explained

Dave Quall
State House:Washington
District:40th
Term Start:January 11, 1993
Term End:January 10, 2011
Predecessor:Harriet Spanel
Successor:Kristine Lytton
Birth Name:David Spencer Quall
Birth Date:26 January 1936
Birth Place:Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Seattle Pacific University (MEd)

David Spencer Quall (January 26, 1936 – November 12, 2020) was an American educator and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 40th district from 1993 to 2011.

Biography

Quall attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a master's degree in Education Guidance and Counseling in 1974. He worked for thirty-eight years in education.

As a representative, he served as Chair of the Education Committee, and he has been a member of the Economic Development, Agriculture and Trade Committee.

His legislative priorities were to "help public schools meet the new high standards of Education Reform," "Increasing family-wage jobs and a healthy economic climate," and to make "home-ownership affordable for young families starting out".[1]

In 2006 he faced Republican challenger Yoshe Revelle for Representative District No. 40, Position No. 1 and easily defeated him with the help of campaign manager Miriam Witt.

He died on November 12, 2020, at age 84.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Rep. Dave Quall, serving the 40th District. 2006-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20060821211358/http://hdc.leg.wa.gov/members/quall/bio.asp. 2006-08-21. dead.
  2. Web site: Former state legislator Quall dies . Goskagit.com . 2020-11-12 . 2020-11-13.