Lynn Kessler is a Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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 representative

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, serving her eighth term in the Washington State House of Representatives, and is currently the House Majority Leader

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She also serves on the Washington State Fine Arts Commission and the National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). She is a former small-business owner and executive director of the United Way of Grays Harbor.

She and her husband Keith are the parents of four and the grandparents of Kyle, Ryan and Areeya. They live in Hoquiam.