| Kirk Pearson | |
| State Senate: | Washington |
| District: | 39th |
| Term Start: | January 14, 2013 |
| Term End: | November 12, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Val Stevens |
| State House1: | Washington |
| District1: | 39th, Position 2 |
| Term Start1: | January 8, 2001 |
| Term End1: | January 14, 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | John Koster |
| Successor1: | Elizabeth Scott |
| Birth Name: | Kirk John Pearson |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1958[1] |
| Birth Place: | Everett, Washington |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Wenatchee Valley College (attended) Central Washington University (attended) |
| Website: | Official |
Kirk John Pearson[2] (born September 22, 1958) is an American politician. He was a member of the Washington State Senate from 2013 to 2017 and before that served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013, in both positions as a member of the Republican Party representing the 39th district.[3] It includes most of Snohomish and Skagit counties, as well as some of northern King County.
He previously served as Planning Commissioner for the City of Monroe from 1989 to 1992; and special assistant to U.S. representative Jack Metcalf. He is a past member of the Correctional Industries Board, the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, and Sentencing Guidelines Commission.[4]
Pearson was raised in Monroe, Washington, where he graduated from Monroe High School in 1977. He attended Wenatchee Valley College and Central Washington University.[4] He resigned as state senator in 2017 to become the state director of the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Rural Development.[5]