Wayne Angevine
Appearance
Wayne Angevine | |
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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 | |
Born | 1935 (age 89–90) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Fran |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Seattle 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Directory, Washington State Legislature, 39th Session" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. January 13, 1965. p. 23. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
- ^ "'Youngster' Is Senator". Centralia, Washington: The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1958. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Orv (February 3, 1978). "The Estes Petition Threat". Seattle Gay News. p. 6. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mayerson, Robert (September 29, 1978). "Angevine Defeat - An Omen?". Seattle Gay News. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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