Mark Doumit

Mark Doumit
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 19th district
In office
November 26, 2002 – November 1, 2006
Preceded bySid Snyder
Succeeded byBrian Hatfield
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 19th district
In office
January 13, 1997 – November 26, 2002
Preceded byBob Basich
Succeeded byBrian Blake
Personal details
Born
Mark Lawton Doumit

(1961-11-26)November 26, 1961
Longview, Washington, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 2021(2021-06-21) (aged 59)
Tenino, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materLower Columbia College (AA)
Washington State University (BA)
ProfessionCommercial fisherman

Mark Lawton Doumit (November 26, 1961 – June 21, 2021)[1][2] was an American commercial fisherman and politician who represented the 19th District in the Washington State Senate and the State House from 1997-2006.

Political career

Doumit was elected as a Wahkiakum County Commissioner in 1988.[3] He served two terms as a Commissioner before running for the Washington House of Representatives in 1996.[2]

In the House, Doumit chaired the House Natural Resources Committee.

Doumit was appointed to the Senate in 2002 to fill the term of Sid Snyder.[2] He vacated his seat to take a job in the private sector in late 2006.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Lawton Doumit". The Daily News. June 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. ^ a b c Kauffman, Brennen (23 June 2021). "Former state legislator Mark Doumit dies at 59". The Daily News. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ AP (6 October 2006). "A Senate leader quits to take industry post". Seattle PI. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Mark Doumit's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Forestry Association Names Sen. Mark Doumit as New Executive Director" (PDF). Washington Forest Protection Association. October 6, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2015.


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