Marilyn Strickland is an American politician and Mayor of the City of Tacoma in Washington (State).

Biography

Marylin Strickland was born in Seoul, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 where her father was stationed. 1967 her father was stationed in Fort Lewis

Fort Lewis

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord....

, Washington and the family moved to Tacoma.

Strickland worked as a marketing manager for Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...

and as an officer in the Tacoma Public Library System.

She was elected in 2008 for the Tacoma City Council.

Ethics Violation Investigation

In May 2010 the Tacoma Board of Ethics sanctioned Mayor Marilyn Strickland for accepting frequent flyer miles from a local businessman for an official trip to Asia. May Strickland has accepted the sanction returned the value of the frequent flyer miles to the businessman.

External links

Marilyn Strickland on Facebook