Lynda Wilson | |
State Senate: | Washington |
District: | 17th |
Term Start: | January 9, 2017 |
Predecessor: | Don Benton |
State House1: | Washington |
District1: | 17th |
Term Start1: | January 12, 2015 |
Term End1: | January 9, 2017 |
Predecessor1: | Monica Stonier |
Succeeded1: | Vicki Kraft |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Spokane, Washington |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Clark College (attended) |
Occupation: | politician |
Residence: | Vancouver, Washington |
Website: | Official |
Signature: | Lynda Wilson Signature.png |
Lynda D. Wilson (born 1958) is an American politician currently serving in the Washington State Senate representing the 17th legislative district. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served one term Washington State House of Representatives having defeated Democrat and current state representative Monica Stonier in 2014.[2] In 2016, she left the State House to run for a Washington State Senate seat being vacated by Republican Don Benton against Democrat Tim Probst.[3] Wilson represents herself as a strong conservative and has a lifetime rating of 89% from the American Conservative Union (ACU) where outgoing State Senator Don Benton has an ACU rating of 79%.[4]