Adam Kline
Encyclopedia
Adam Kline is the State Senator
for Washington's 37th district, comprising part of South Seattle, six precincts in Renton
and two in Tukwila
. He has served the 37th District for 12 years. He chairs Senate Judiciary Committee, and is a member of the Government Operations and Elections Committee and the Rules Committee. Sen. Kline was one of main movers behind the sale of the site of former MLK Jr. School in Seattle which was valued at over 9 million dollars to a church group for less the two million.
Before entering law school, Kline worked as a merchant seaman and as a newspaper reporter. He is a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement
. He worked for SNCC
in Greenwood, Mississippi
, during the 1964 Freedom Summer
and, after law school, returned to Greenwood in 1972 to work for North Mississippi Rural Legal Services. Recently Kline has been in the spotlight for his role in sponsoring a bill to bring an assault weapons ban to Washington state.
Kline practiced law 32 years before retiring in 2004 to work for the Laborers Union. He was a cooperating attorney with the ACLU and is active with NARAL and Washington Conservation Voters.
He is married to Laura Gene (Genie) Middaugh, who serves as a judge on the King County Superior Court.
Washington State Senate
The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 senators, each representing a district with a population of nearly 120,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia....
for Washington's 37th district, comprising part of South Seattle, six precincts in Renton
Renton, Washington
Renton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...
and two in Tukwila
Tukwila, Washington
Tukwila is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The northern edge of Tukwila borders the city of Seattle. The population was 19,107 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. He has served the 37th District for 12 years. He chairs Senate Judiciary Committee, and is a member of the Government Operations and Elections Committee and the Rules Committee. Sen. Kline was one of main movers behind the sale of the site of former MLK Jr. School in Seattle which was valued at over 9 million dollars to a church group for less the two million.
Before entering law school, Kline worked as a merchant seaman and as a newspaper reporter. He is a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights to them. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1955 and 1968, particularly in the South...
. He worked for SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ' was one of the principal organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a series of student meetings led by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina in April 1960...
in Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
, during the 1964 Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi which had historically excluded most blacks from voting...
and, after law school, returned to Greenwood in 1972 to work for North Mississippi Rural Legal Services. Recently Kline has been in the spotlight for his role in sponsoring a bill to bring an assault weapons ban to Washington state.
Kline practiced law 32 years before retiring in 2004 to work for the Laborers Union. He was a cooperating attorney with the ACLU and is active with NARAL and Washington Conservation Voters.
He is married to Laura Gene (Genie) Middaugh, who serves as a judge on the King County Superior Court.