Shay Schual-Berke Explained

Shay Schual-Berke
State:Washington
State House:Washington
District:33rd
Term Start:January 11, 1999
Term End:January 12, 2009
Predecessor:James McCune
Successor:Tina Orwall
Birth Date:14 January 1952
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Death Date:XXIFDECEASED
Death Place:CITYWIKILINK, U.S.-->
Party:Democratic
Education:Washington University in St. Louis (B.A.),
New York Medical College (M.D.),
Oregon Health Sciences University (board certification, internal medicine and cardiology)
Occupation:Cardiologist

Shay Schual-Berke (born January 14, 1952) is a former American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009. She represented Washington's 33rd legislative district as a Democrat. Before election to the legislature, she served from 1995 to 1999 as a member of the Highline School Board.

Her community service has included work for Northwest Harvest, Mount Rainier High School Foundation, among others. In the legislature, she served on multiple committees, with leadership roles including vice-chair of the health care committee (1999 and 2001) and chair of the financial institutions and insurance committee (2003).

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