List of People From Spokane, Washington - Politicians

Politicians

Civic
  • James Everett Chase, mayor of Spokane
  • Jack Geraghty, mayor of Spokane
  • Dennis P. Hession, mayor of Spokane
  • John Powers, mayor of Spokane
  • David H. Rodgers, mayor of Spokane
  • Ron Sims, mayor of Seattle
  • John Talbott, mayor of Spokane
  • Mary Verner, mayor of Spokane
  • James E. West, Washington State Senator and Spokane mayor
Federal
  • Ryan Crocker, U.S. diplomat, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
  • Tom Foley, U.S. Congressman, former Democratic Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  • Eric Johnston, former head of the United States Chamber of Commerce, former president of the Motion Picture Association of America
  • Mike McKevitt, U.S. Congressman for Colorado's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives (1971–73)
  • George Nethercutt, former Republican U.S. Congressman, judge and attorney
  • Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; mayor of Seattle
State
  • James E. West, Washington State Senator and Spokane mayor
  • James Geraghty, Washington State Supreme Court Justice
  • Samuel G. Havermale, early Spokane pioneer, minister and politician

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