Deborah Senn

Deborah Senn
7th Insurance Commissioner of Washington
In office
January 13, 1993 (1993-01-13) – January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
GovernorMike Lowry
Gary Locke
Preceded byRichard G. "Dick" Marquardt
Succeeded byMike Kreidler
Personal details
Born
Deborah Mandel Senn

(1949-03-08)March 8, 1949
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 2022(2022-02-18) (aged 72)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRudi Bertschi
Residence(s)Leschi, Seattle, Washington
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA)
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (MA)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (JD)

Deborah Mandel Senn (March 8, 1949 – February 18, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. She was the 7th Washington Insurance Commissioner for two terms from 1993 to 2001. In 2000, in lieu of running for re-election, she ran for the U.S. Senate, losing in the Democratic primary election to Maria Cantwell.[1] In 2004, she unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General, narrowly defeating Mark Sidran by less than 10,000 votes in the primary, but losing to Rob McKenna in the general election.[1] Senn also has been partner in a law firm.[2] She is a first cousin, once-removed of current Washington State Representative Tana Senn.[3]

Deborah Senn was raised in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.[4] Senn served as chief counsel in Illinois Governor James R. Thompson's Office of Consumer Services.[4]

Electoral history

Washington Attorney General, 2004 General Election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rob McKenna 1,425,368 52.98
Democratic Deborah Senn 1,163,964 43.27
Libertarian J. Bradley Gibson 56,792 2.11
Green Paul Richmond 44,020 1.64
Washington Attorney General, 2004 Democratic Primary Election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Deborah Senn 365,922 50.68
Democratic Mark Sidran 356,125 49.32
U.S. Senator, Class 1, from Washington, 2000 Democratic Primary Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Maria Cantwell 472,609 70.55
Democratic Deborah Senn 168,110 25.10
Democratic Barbara Lampert 15,150 2.26
Democratic Robert Tilden Medley 14,009 2.09
Washington state Insurance Commissioner, 1996 General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Deborah Senn 1,163,832 55.36 +5.21
Republican Anthony "Tony" Lowe 872,280 41.49
Natural Law Steve Sevick 66,348 3.16
Washington state Insurance Commissioner, 1996 Democratic Primary Election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Deborah Senn 571,167 100.00 +37.02
Washington state Insurance Commissioner, 1992 General Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Deborah Senn 1,049,231 50.15
Republican Richard G. "Dick" Marquardt (incumbent) 894,551 42.76 −13.72
Independent Brian McCulloch 148,280 7.09
Washington state Insurance Commissioner, 1992 Democratic Primary Election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Deborah Senn 284,083 62.98
Democratic Marj Wilkerson 166,988 37.02
Washington State Senate, 37th Legislative District, 1990 Democratic Primary Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dwight Pelz 2,977 30.92
Democratic Deborah Senn 2,355 24.46
Democratic Steve Shulman 1,936 20.11
Democratic Walt Hubbard 1,371 14.24
Democratic Dee Anderson 899 9.34
Democratic Robert J. May 91 0.95
Illinois General Assembly, 3rd District, 1982 Democratic Primary Election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lee Preston 8,053 56.33
Democratic Deborah Mandel Senn 6,243 43.67

References

  1. ^ a b "McKenna Defeats Senn For State Attorney General". KOMO-TV. 2004-11-03. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ^ "Senn's past battles shape campaign for attorney general". The Seattle Times. 2004-10-26. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. ^ "From Generation to Generation". huffingtonpost.com. February 18, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Burne, Tom (September 11, 1995). "Chicago a dirty word in Seattle political feud: Washington state GOP paints ex-Illinoisan as power hungry". Chicago Tribune – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "November 2004 General, Attorney General". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "September 2004 Primary, Attorney General". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "September 2000 Primary, U. S. Senator". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "November 1996 General, Insurance Commissioner". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "September 1996 General, Insurance Commissioner". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "November 1992 General, Insurance Commissioner". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "September 1992 Primary, Insurance Commissioner". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  12. ^ "September 1990 Primary, State Senator District #37". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  13. ^ State of Illinois, Official Vote Cast at the General Primary Election March 16, 1982. The Illinois State Library: Illinois Secretary of State. June 14, 1982. p. 58. Retrieved April 5, 2015.