| Davina Duerr | |
| State House: | Washington |
| District: | 1st |
| Alongside: | Shelley Kloba |
| Term Start: | July 1, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Derek Stanford |
| Birth Name: | Davina Williams |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1971 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Bothell, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Syracuse University (BA) |
Davina Williams Duerr[1] (born March 3, 1971) is an American politician and architect who serves as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives, a position that she was appointed to on July 1, 2019.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, she also served on the Bothell City Council for three years prior to being elected to her current position.[3] [4]
Davina was born on March 3, 1971, the daughter of a Taiwanese immigrant.[5] She grew up in Upstate New York and attended Syracuse University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture and a minor in environmental geography.
In addition to serving in the state's House of Representatives, she works as a senior interior architect at an architecture firm in Bellevue, Washington.
Duerr is a former Deputy Mayor for the Bothell city council, on which she served from 2016 to 2019. She then went on to be appointed as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives, taking over Derek Stanford's seat after he was appointed to the Washington State Senate. Duerr was subsequently elected to a full term on November 3, 2020.[6]
Before she was appointed, Duerr served on the Bothell Landmarks Preservation Board for ten years. She also co-founded the M.I.L.K. Money Project, which provides academic and financial services to underprivileged students.[7]
In her time as a representative, Duerr has focused on the issues of transportation and climate change.[8] For example, she has served on the Eastside Transportation Partnership in an attempt to ease traffic and commute times in Bothell.
Duerr supports several environmental causes, including a reduction in the use of single-use plastic, lowering the level of acceptable greenhouse gasses, and environmental restoration initiatives.[9] [10] [11]
Her voting record includes support for establishing background checks for the purchase of firearms.[10] In 2020, Duerr sponsored a bill that would allot funds to improve local infrastructure in hopes of spurring economic development.[12]
While on the Bothell City Council, she supported affordable housing in established Bothell neighborhoods.