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Wayne Angevine

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Wayne Angevine
Member of the Washington State Senate for the 32nd district
In office
1959–1963
Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 31st district
In office
1965–1967
Personal details
Born1935 (age 89–90)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFran
Children5
Alma materSeattle University (BA)

Wayne George Angevine (born 1935) is an American former politician in the state of Washington from Seattle.[1] He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate.[2] He was one of the youngest people to sit in the State Senate, having been elected at the age of 23.[3]

Angevine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seattle University, and sold life insurance. He had two children with his wife, Fran who had three children from a previous marriage.[1]

By 1978, Angevine was Seattle's assistant city clerk, and had come out as gay.[4] Later that year, he unsuccessfully ran for the Seattle City Council.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory, Washington State Legislature, 39th Session" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. January 13, 1965. p. 23. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Youngster' Is Senator". Centralia, Washington: The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1958. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Johnson, Orv (February 3, 1978). "The Estes Petition Threat". Seattle Gay News. p. 6. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mayerson, Robert (September 29, 1978). "Angevine Defeat - An Omen?". Seattle Gay News. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.