Dave Upthegrove
Dave Upthegrove | |
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Member of King County Council from the 5th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Julia Patterson |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
In office January 7, 2002 – December 15, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Karen Keiser |
Succeeded by | Mia Gregerson |
Personal details | |
Born | Burien, Washington, U.S. | May 3, 1971
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Des Moines, Washington, U.S. |
Education | University of Colorado Boulder (BA) University of Idaho |
Website | www |
David Upthegrove (born May 3, 1971) is an American politician. He is a member of the King County Council, representing the 5th district since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district from 2002 to 2013.[1]
Early life and education
Dave Upthegrove is a descendant of the German Op den Graeff family of Dutch origin.[2] He was a direct descendant of Herman op den Graeff, mennonite leader of Krefeld, and his grandson Abraham op den Graeff, one of the founders of Germantown and in 1688 signer of the first protest against slavery in colonial America.
Dave Upthegrove was born and raised in King County, Washington and attended Lakeside School in Seattle. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental conservation from the University of Colorado Boulder and a graduate certificate in energy policy planning from the University of Idaho.[3]
Career
Upthegrove was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in January 2002 and was elected to a two-year term in November 2002. He was then re-elected at two-year intervals until running for King County Council.[citation needed]
While serving in the
References
- Seattle Times, November 5, 2013.
- ^ Prof. William I. Hull: William Penn and the Dutch Quaker Migration to Pennsylvania (2018)
- ^ "Project Vote Smart: Rep. Dave Upthegrove". Retrieved 2008-07-28.