Tana Senn | |
State House: | Washington |
District: | 41st |
Alongside: | My-Linh Thai |
Term Start: | September 9, 2013 |
Preceded: | Marcie Maxwell |
Party: | Democrat |
Birth Place: | Illinois, U.S.[1] |
Residence: | Mercer Island, Washington |
Alma Mater: | Washington University (BA) Columbia University (MPA, MPP) |
Tana Senn (born 1971) is an American politician who has represented the 41st legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives since 2013.
Raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Pacific Palisades, Senn attended Washington University in St. Louis for her undergraduate education.[2] She went on to attend Columbia University for graduate school.[3] She is a first cousin once-removed of former Washington state Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn.[4]
Senn was initially selected by the King County Council on September 9, 2013, to replace State Representative Marcie Maxwell and then elected in November 2014 with 63% of the vote.[5]
Senn was first appointed to the Mercer Island City Council in January 2012.[6] She was elected to a full 4-year term in November 2013, having run unopposed.[7]
After the resignation of Representative Maxwell, Senn was selected by the Democratic Party Precinct Committee Officers on August 21, 2013 for appointment by the King County Council to the Washington House of Representatives.[8]