James McIntire (politician)
| Jim McIntire | |
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| Treasurer of Washington | |
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In office January 14, 2009 – January 10, 2017 |
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| Governor |
Christine Gregoire Jay Inslee |
| Preceded by | Mike Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Duane Davidson |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 46th district |
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In office December 3, 1998 – January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Peyton |
| Succeeded by | Scott White |
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James Leonard McIntire April 9, 1953 Bluffton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christina Koons |
| Education |
Macalester College (BA) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MA) University of Washington, Seattle (PhD) |
James Leonard "Jim" McIntire (born April 9, 1953) is an American economist and politician, who served as the Washington State Treasurer from 2008 to 2017. A Democrat, McIntire was first elected as Washington state Treasurer in 2008 and had previously served five terms in the Washington State House of Representatives, from 1998 to 2009.
Born in Bluffton, Ohio, McIntire attended Macalester College, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Affairs, in 1976. He received his Master of Arts in Public policy from the University of Michigan, in 1978. McIntire also later attended the University of Washington, receiving his Ph.D. in Economics, in 1993.
McIntire started his career working as an Economist for the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, from 1977 to 1980, for former Vice President and then Senator Hubert Humphrey. From 1980 to 1981, he worked as an Economist for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, before briefly working as a special legislative assistant for California Congressman Augustus F. Hawkins, in 1981. McIntire was hired as a Research Scientist for the Battelle Human Affairs Research Center in 1983, before reentering politics; working as a Special Assistant for Fiscal Policy for former Washington Governor Booth Gardner, from 1985 to 1987. He joined the University of Washington, as a Senior Lecturer at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs in 1987, and is still currently a Professor at the University. From 1990 to 1996, McIntitre served on the board of directors and as the chairman of Common Cause, a nonprofit housing development foundation; in 1993 he was appointed director of the Fiscal Policy Center at the University of Washington, and was appointed to serve as chairman of the Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board in 1994, holding both positions until 1998.
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