Suzan Del Bene

Suzan Del Bene

Suzan Kay DelBene (born February 17, 1962) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Washington's 1st congressional district since 2012.

DelBene was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district, but was defeated by incumbent Republican Dave Reichert. The 2012 general election race in Washington's newly-drawn 1st district, in which she faced Republican John Koster, was called in her favor by various media organizations soon after the polls closed. She also won the election for the remainder of the term in the vacant 1st district under the pre-2012 boundaries, a seat left vacant by the resignation of Jay Inslee.