FINN ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID

35TH Legislative District State Rep. Fred Finn is announcing his candidacy for re-election to the State House. Finn, 64, lives in rural Thurston County and is in his first term. The 35th District includes all of Mason and parts of Kitsap, Grays Harbor and Thurston Counties .
 
Finn currently serves on the following committees: Audit Review & Oversight; Ecology & Parks; Environmental Health; Technology, Energy & Communications; Transportation; and Veterans’ & Military Affairs. He also serves on the Washington Tourism Commission and was selected as Assistant Majority Whip, a leadership position in the State House. He did not miss a legislative vote in 2009.
 
"We had a very strong first session in very difficult economic times,” Finn said.
 
Rep. Finn successfully prime-sponsored legislation that promotes jobs, safeguards the environment, increases penalties for timber theft and addresses important educational goals.  “I hope to build on this record and continue to work hard for all the citizens of the 35th District,” he stated.
 
Finn, who works in commercial real estate, has lived in the 35th district for over 20 years. He and Bonnie, his wife of 30 years, have three children and one grandchild.
 
A past Griffin School Board member and founding Director of the Washington Business Bank, Finn currently is a member of the Mason General Hospital Foundation Board as well as numerous business and civic organizations throughout the 35th District.
 
Rep. Finn is a U.S. Army veteran, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Fordham University School of Law. He previously practiced telecommunications law in Washington D.C.
 
Rep. Finn prevailed in 2008 among a group of four candidates, ultimately winning in the General Election with 56% of the vote.