Jessica Bateman

Jessica D. Bateman is an American politician who is the Representative for District 22 in the Washington House of Representatives. Elected in 2020, she assumed office on January 11, 2021, succeeding Beth Doglio.

Jessica Bateman
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byBeth Doglio
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceOlympia, Washington, U.S.
EducationGreen River College (AA)
Evergreen State College (BA, MPP)

Early life and education

Raised by a single mother, Bateman earned an associate degree from Green River College and moved to Olympia, Washington to attend Evergreen State College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies and Master of Public Policy.[1][2]

Career

From 2012 to 2015, she worked as a legislative assistant in the Washington House of Representatives.[3] In 2015, she was elected to the Olympia, Washington City Council and later served as Mayor Pro Tem of Olympia.[4][5][6] After Beth Doglio announced that she would not seek re-election to the State House and instead run for Washington's 10th congressional district, Bateman announced her candidacy to succeed her. Bateman placed second in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated her Republican opponent, Dusty Pierpoint, in the November election. She assumed office on January 11, 2021.[7]

References
  1. "About the Speakers". The Evergreen State College. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. Scott, Douglas (2017-03-24). "People in Politics: Jessica Bateman". ThurstonTalk. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. "Jessica Bateman, Progressive Voters Guide". progressivevotersguide.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. "Jessica Bateman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. "Jessica Bateman". olympiawa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. Pickford, Owen (2020-07-02). "Jessica Bateman 2020 Questionnaire – State House District 22, Position 2". The Urbanist. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. JOLT, Paul Pickett for. "Compare Candidates: 22nd Legislative District Primary". The JOLT - The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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