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PRITCHARD, Joel McFee (1925-1997)

Republican of Washington

1st congressional district

Served in House 1973-1985

Total roll-call votes cast: 5,908

Biography

Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 5, 1925; attended the public schools; Marietta College, 1946-1947; served in the United States Army, 1944-1946, with rank of sergeant; employed, Griffin Envelope Co., Seattle, Wash., president, 1948-1971; member, state house of representatives, 1953-1966; member, state senate, 1966-1970; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1956; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1985); did not seek reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress; elected lieutenant governor of Washington in 1988; reelected in 1992 for the four-year term beginning January 13, 1993; died October 9, 1997, in Olympia, Wash.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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