Deborah Senn | |
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7th Washington state Insurance Commissioner | |
In office January 13, 1993 – January 10, 2001 |
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Preceded by | Richard G. "Dick" Marquardt |
Succeeded by | Mike Kreidler |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
March 8, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Rudi Bertschi |
Residence | Leschi, Seattle, Washington |
Alma mater |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.A.) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (M.A.) Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D.) |
Deborah Mandel Senn (born March 8, 1949) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She was the Washington state 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 Democratic primary election to Maria Cantwell. 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. Senn also has been partner in a law firm. She is a first cousin, once-removed of current Washington State Representative Tana Senn.